Sarge by Ape Apps vs Speedrun Royale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sarge by Ape Apps
Embark on a side-scrolling platform shooter adventure as a space marine. Battle aliens, robots, and zombies through intense action, boss fights, and humorous cut-scenes to save the world.
- Side-scrolling platform shooter gameplay
- Battle aliens, robots, and zombies
- Intense boss fights
- Hilarious cut-scenes
- Run, jump, and shoot mechanics
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Get ready for action, adventure, explosions, and mayhem, with Sarge! Sarge is a fast paced action packed side scrolling platform shooter from Ape Apps! You take up the role of Sarge, a space marine from the popular Deimos RPG series, who must kick butt and save the world yet again. Fight aliens, robots, and zombies as you run, jump, and shoot your way to glory. Along the way you will face harrowing chases, intense boss fights, and hilarious cut-scenes. Will the shoot 'em up action ever end? Find out by downloading Sarge today! Beachfront Celebration Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Mistake the Getaway Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Blown Away Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sax Rock and Roll Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Speedrun Royale
Compete in a fast-paced platformer to reach the goal before your opponent. Utilize a card system to enhance your character's abilities or hinder your rivals. Unlock matches against friends and random players as you level up.
- Competitive speedrunning races
- Card system for ability modification
- Character ability enhancements
- Opponent hindrance mechanics
- Multiplayer matches against friends
- Matchmaking with random opponents
- XP leveling system
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Speedrun Royale - A competitive platformer where the goal is to speedrun to the girl faster than your opponent. A card system modifies your characters abilities, like speed, jump height, gravity etc. Cards can also freeze the opponent, stun enemies etc. Advance to XP level 3 to participate in matches against friends or random opponents.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedrun Royale at 5.0 against Sarge by Ape Apps's 4.2. Speedrun Royale also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). Sarge by Ape Apps's advantage is update cadence (every 13 months vs every 54 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sarge by Ape Apps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Speedrun Royale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speedrun Royale holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sarge by Ape Apps has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Sarge by Ape Apps ships an update every 13 months, Speedrun Royale every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sarge by Ape Apps | Speedrun Royale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 54 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Tommy Hass |
Customer experience
Sarge by Ape Apps
Speedrun Royale
In-app purchases
Sarge by Ape Apps
- Sarge Premium$1.99
Speedrun Royale
- Pack of 80 gems$0.99
- Pack of 500 gems$4.99
- Special offer level 11$6.99
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- Special offer level 9$8.99
- Special offer level 12$8.99
- Pack of 1200 gems$9.99
- Special offer level 13$17.99
- Pack of 2500 gems$19.99
- Pack of 6500 gems$48.99
- Pack of 14000 gems$94.99
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