Comparison

Rusty Quest vs Trashbot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rusty Quest

Engage in an action-packed jump and run arcade shooter to defend the planet from an alien robot invasion. Utilize powerful weapons, drive tanks, and master dual-stick controls to overcome diverse mechanical enemies. Compete on leaderboards and enjoy a console-like experience across all your iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Jump and run arcade shooter gameplay
  • Fight alien robots and machines
  • Use powerful extra weapons and vehicles
  • Dual stick controls for precise movement and shooting
  • Play on all iOS devices with iCloud sync
  • Compete on Game Center Leaderboards
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Save the planet from an invasion of alien robots and machines! Fight your metal enemies with powerful extra weapons and various vehicles (like really big tanks)! Enjoy the console-like gaming experience with Rusty Quest's powerful dual stick controls. Rusty Quest is an action packed jump and run shooter. A shoot'em up action game for gaming enthusiasts and hardcore gamers! GAME FEATURES * Play exciting levels and challenges against various rolling, floating, crawling and walking machines! * Fight your metal enemies with cannons, lasers, grenades, gravity beams and other extra weapons! * Drive tanks and other vehicles for increased firepower and higher speeds! * Use the powerful dual virtual stick controls to walk, run, jump, duck, crawl, climb and shoot your way through your enemies’ lines! * You can even use a compatible external Game Controller (MFi "Extended Control Layout")! * Enjoy the mesmerising sound track, powerful sound effects and awesome explosions! * Climb the Game Center Leaderboards to compete with your friends or other players around the world! * Play on all of your iOS devices, with game progress synchronised over iCloud! CUSTOMER SUPPORT If you are experiencing any problems running the game, please visit us at rustyquest.com/support STAY IN TOUCH Follow us on Twitter: @Code_Handwerker Or send your feedback to feedback@rustyquest.com!

About

Trashbot

Build and battle custom robots in a post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge for parts, assemble unique machines with a manipulator and welder, and fight in tournaments and against enemy bases to save humanity.

Highlights
  • Robot assembly with manipulator and welding
  • Scavenge for parts and resources
  • Robot battles and constructor tournaments
  • Customizable robot parts
  • Capture enemy bases
  • Mobile assembly station in battle
Features
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Robots seized the Earth, the humankind is almost destroyed. You are a trash robot, one of few resistance fighters. Your goal is to capture bases of the Corporation located in your region. To achieve the main goal, trashbots will help you. They collect resources and parts of robots scattered at junkyards. Construct your own robots with the help of a manipulator and welding, take part in robot battles and constructor tournaments, execute orders of resistance fighters and expand your own might. Save the humankind from total destruction and create a new union of people and robots! Game features: - Over 60 parts differing in appearance, purpose and design (wheel bases, energy shields, batteries, armor, shotguns, rifles and machine guns). - Assembly of robots using a manipulator arm and welding. - Robot battles based on the play-off system with impressive rewards. - Constructor tournaments, in which you will need to assemble robots according to an example as quickly and accurately as possible. - Orders for the assembly of robots from resistance fighters. - Enemy bases retain the damage received, which allows to capture bases as a result of several attacks. - Junkyards to search for resources and parts using trashbots. - When the robot is assembled, you can test its parameters, adjust them, save or disassemble it into parts. - Assembly of robots right in battle using selected parts with the help of a mobile assembly station located inside your truck. - A possibility to inflict damage to enemy robots by firearms or body. - A possibility to leave the battlefield at any time and take all the parts found and the robot. - 16 enemy bases of the Corporation. - 4 geographic zones differing in appearance, the strength of enemies, the number of resources and parts rarity. - Unique parts for the assembly of a heavy-duty X-robot.

Screenshots

Rusty Quest4 screens
Trashbot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rusty Quest at none against Trashbot's shown. Rusty Quest also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (77 vs 13). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rusty Quest sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Trashbot sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Rusty Quest against 4.8 for Trashbot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rusty Quest has 77 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Rusty Quest's written reviews are positive against 75% of Trashbot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rusty Quest ships an update every 3 weeks, Trashbot every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rusty Quest versus Trashbot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRusty QuestTrashbot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (77 ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB269 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCode Handwerker GmbHAlexander Tavintsev

Customer experience

Rusty Quest

All ratings77 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Trashbot

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Rusty Quest

One-time6
  • A Handful of Coins$0.99
  • A Pile of Coins$0.99
  • A Bag of Coins$0.99
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  • A Box of Coins$2.99
  • A Lot of Coins$7.99
  • A Ton of Coins$15.99
4 purchases

Trashbot

One-time4
  • 100 coins$0.99
  • 300 coins$1.99
  • Disable Ads$1.99
Show 1 more
  • 500 coins$2.99

Questions

Is Rusty Quest free?
Rusty Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trashbot free?
Trashbot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rusty Quest or Trashbot?
Trashbot is rated higher. Rusty Quest averages 4.7 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Trashbot averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Rusty Quest or Trashbot have ads?
Trashbot shows ads; Rusty Quest does not.
Which is updated more often, Rusty Quest or Trashbot?
Rusty Quest ships an update every 3 weeks, and Trashbot every 10 months. Most recently, Rusty Quest was updated on October 11, 2026 and Trashbot on October 6, 2026.

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