Stretch Dungeon vs Serious Scramblers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stretch Dungeon
Bounce, spring, and fall through a mind-bending action game by stretching walls. Navigate randomized levels in a deadly prison, aiming for a high score. Features unique mechanics, realistic physics, and atmospheric pixel art.
- Unique wall stretching mechanics
- Easy single-tap portrait gameplay
- Realistic beard physics
- Atmospheric pixel art
- Randomized levels for replayability
- Warped prisoner's mind theme
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Tap to stretch the walls, as you bounce, spring and fall through this fast paced mind bending action game. By the award winning studio that brought you Silly Sausage and Leap Day. Trapped in a deadly prison, do you have what it takes to escape? Or would you rather keep dreaming of a higher score? Features: • A Unique wall stretching mechanics! • Easy to pick up and play(single tap portrait game play). • Cool realistic beard physics. • Atmospheric pixel art set through 4 zany dungeon environments. • Experience a different play through every time. (levels are randomised) • A unique look inside the warped mind of a prisoner. -Important information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion for other nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.
Serious Scramblers
Dive into a challenging arcade experience where you fall through a bottomless pit, overcoming obstacles and leveling up. Unlock new characters and face massive boss fights in this intense, jumpless platformer.
- Intense arcade action
- Level up with obstacles
- Unlock new characters
- Massive boss fights
- Leaderboard rankings
- Chip-tune music
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A seemingly bottomless pit has appeared and bloodcurdling shrieks can be heard from the depths below. What lies in the deep? The only reasonable thing to do is to jump in and find out! Overcome insurmountable odds in this highly challenging jumpless platformer! Welcome to Serious Scramblers! Features: • Fall your way through the super intense arcade action • Level up with challenging obstacles • Unlock new characters to supercharge you to the next level • Get ready for the finale - MASSIVE BOSS FIGHT • Mark your victory on the leaderboard • Enjoy with some real sweet chip-tune music while playing the game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Serious Scramblers at 4.5 against Stretch Dungeon's 4.1. Serious Scramblers also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 49%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Stretch Dungeon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Serious Scramblers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Serious Scramblers holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 224 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Stretch Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 70% of Serious Scramblers's.
Stretch Dungeon ships an update every 6 months, Serious Scramblers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stretch Dungeon | Serious Scramblers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (83 ratings) | 4.5 (224 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 224 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
Stretch Dungeon
Serious Scramblers
User reviews
Stretch Dungeon
From 83 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Unique and innovative mechanics
- 🎨 Great art style and visuals
- 🎉 Challenging but rewarding experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Unclear objectives and lack of instructions
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with frequent ads
- 🕹️ Difficult controls and unresponsive gameplay
Serious Scramblers
From 224 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging retro 8-bit aesthetic and music
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-learn controls
- 🎯 Well-designed level progression and difficulty scaling
- 💡 Innovative ad system that doesn't interrupt gameplay
- 🎨 Polished graphics and visual design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent unexpected crashes and game closures
- 🎮 Imprecise and unresponsive controls on some devices
- 💸 Escalating revival costs that drain coin reserves
- 📺 Long ad durations (30+ seconds) between attempts
- 🎯 Unfair boss difficulty spikes
Bugs and requests
Stretch Dungeon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes or freezes on launch
- Unavoidable damage from certain obstacles
- Synchronization issues between character and walls
- Inability to continue after watching an ad
Requested features
4 requests- Add more characters and customization options
- Implement a level editor or creator
- Improve tutorial and onboarding for new players
- Reduce the frequency and intrusiveness of ads
Serious Scramblers
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes unexpectedly during gameplay
- Game crashes at critical moments near victory
- Controls fail to register player input
- Character moves opposite to intended direction
- Hearts mechanic doesn't function properly
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- Negative coin balance glitch
- Unintended character unlocks after crashes
- App minimizes when clicking side arrows
- Hitbox detection issues with enemies
- Performance lag on lower-end devices
Requested features
11 requests- Jump button or additional movement mechanics
- Power-ups and special abilities system
- More levels and content variety
- Character upgrades and progression system
- Versus/multiplayer mode
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- Infinite/endless mode
- Challenge modes
- More unique boss mechanics
- Adjustable control sensitivity
- Reduced ad frequency or shorter ad durations
- Multiple continue options per level
In-app purchases
Stretch Dungeon
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Pot of Gems$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Chest of Gems$4.99
Serious Scramblers
- Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins$1.99
- Support the dev: play as Chiny$2.99
Questions
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