Breaking Away vs Tap Marathon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breaking Away
Experience a fast-paced bike racing game inspired by a famous university event. Draft, attack, and manage your health to avoid crashes and achieve victory. Choose your rider and difficulty for a challenging race.
- Physics-based gameplay
- AI Competitors
- Simple Slide & Tap controls
- Health management
- Drafting mechanic
- Crash avoidance
- Rider selection
- Difficulty and lap selection
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Avoid wrecks and ride your way through the pack as you seek victory in this fast-paced bike racing game. Based off Indiana University’s iconic bike race, the Breaking Away game is a fun yet challenging racer celebrating this annual spring event. Draft off other riders and time your attack but watch out because your chance at glory could end in a cloud of dust. GAME FEATURES - Physics-based gameplay - A.I. Competitors - Simple Controls - Slide to steer, Tap to pedal - Manage health to avoid bonking. - Draft off other riders to recover. - Avoid crashing and other gnarly wrecks. - Pick your rider to fit your style. - Select level of difficulty and number of laps. - Beat the field and your personal best. “The race is won by the rider who can suffer the most.” – Eddy Merckx “Cycling isn’t a game, it’s a sport. One plays football, or tennis, or hockey. One doesn’t play at cycling.” – Jean de Gribaldy
Tap Marathon
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Start a marathon around the world. This game is perfect for all ages, girls, boys, adults and old people. The best free idle game. Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Breaking Away at every 8 days against Tap Marathon's every 41 months. Breaking Away also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Breaking Away ships an update every 8 days, Tap Marathon every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breaking Away | Tap Marathon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | modulR LLC | Keecon |
In-app purchases
Breaking Away
No in-app purchases
Tap Marathon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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