Comparison

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ vs Theme Park Rush

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

Head to head
About

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

Build and manage your dream theme park, from designing thrilling roller coasters to customizing every detail. Expand your park, attract more visitors, and compete in fun challenges.

Highlights
  • Design custom roller coasters
  • Collect and customize attractions
  • Manage park operations
  • Upgrade rides and buildings
  • Participate in time-based challenges
  • Visit and trade with friends
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The gold standard for 3D park-building sims returns, with more fun, challenges, and thrills than ever…. A deep simulation game where you manage it all -- coasters, rides, shops, restaurants, bathrooms, janitors, ride engineers -- everything is up to you. Use the roller coaster builder to draw intense coasters, full of loops, rolls, twists, corkscrews, dips, dives, and more. -Collect and customize hundreds of attractions -Push the limits of coaster design .. add loops, rolls, twists, corkscrews, dips, dives, and more -Upgrade your park to grow attendance and make more -Earn rewards playing time-based challenges -Visit your friend’s parks and trade items -Build a water park with wet rides and crazy slides -Fun events all year long A modern take on the classic Roller Coaster Tycoon for phone and tablet … the classic is back. Set prices, start marketing campaigns, install decorations, even color each building. All to maximize customer satisfaction and increase your daily attendance. You can even trade-in and upgrade to rare and epic-level rides and buildings. The more successful you are, the larger you can make your park, and the more you can build and manage! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Theme Park Rush

Build and expand a vibrant theme park. Design exciting vehicles to entertain visitors and grow your park into a global entertainment hub. Test your creativity and management skills to create the ultimate fun destination.

Highlights
  • Build theme park
  • Design vehicles
  • Expand park
  • Entertain visitors
  • Become entertainment center
Features
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People want to have fun and they are looking for a theme park. Build crazy vehicles and give them joy. Expand your theme park and become the entertainment center of the world! Are you fun enough to build this park?

Screenshots

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™4 screens
Theme Park Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ and Theme Park Rush both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™'s written reviews are positive against 26% of Theme Park Rush's. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ also leads on ratings volume (86K vs 1.8K) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Theme Park Rush's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Theme Park Rush asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ against 4.6 for Theme Park Rush. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ has 86K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™'s written reviews are positive against 26% of Theme Park Rush's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ ships an update every 5 days, Theme Park Rush every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ versus Theme Park Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™Theme Park Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (86K ratings)4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better26.0% of reviews
Number of ratings86K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB126 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAtariVirtual Projects Oyun Yazilim Ve Teknoloji

Customer experience

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

All ratings86,152 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews3,586 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.4%

Theme Park Rush

All ratings1,766 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive26.0%
Neutral18.0%
Negative56.0%

User reviews

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

From 86K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Unique card-based progression system
  • 👍 Nostalgic for fans of the original Rollercoaster Tycoon
  • 👍 Visually appealing graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases required for progression
  • 🤔 Repetitive card rewards
  • 🤔 Limited park space and land expansion options
  • 🤔 Janitor and maintenance system could be improved

Theme Park Rush

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 👍 Good concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🔋 Drains battery
  • 💰 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Park progress and purchases disappearing after updates
  • Inability to access main park after visiting a friend's park
  • Ads not loading or crashing the game
  • Incorrect rewards from card packs and casino spins

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to name your park
  • More land expansion options
  • Improved coaster building tools
  • Ability to customize park interiors
  • First-person ride mode
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  • Offline play mode

Theme Park Rush

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Workers get stuck outside the park
  • Money disappears quickly
  • Rides and workers stop functioning
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more rides and features
  • Improve performance and stability
  • Reduce ads or offer ad-free option

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Subscription (1 month)$5.991 Month
One-time9
  • Some Coins$1.99
  • Some Tickets$1.99
  • Portfolio of Cards$1.99
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  • Level Up Pack$3.99
  • Handful of Coins$4.99
  • Welcome Pack$4.99
  • Beginner Pack$4.99
  • Utility Cards$4.99
  • Pack of Coins$9.99
None

Theme Park Rush

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ free?
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Theme Park Rush free?
Theme Park Rush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ or Theme Park Rush?
Theme Park Rush is rated higher. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 86K ratings, while Theme Park Rush averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ or Theme Park Rush have ads?
Both RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ and Theme Park Rush show ads.
Which is updated more often, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ or Theme Park Rush?
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ ships an update every 5 days, and Theme Park Rush every 3 weeks. Most recently, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™ was updated on September 25, 2026 and Theme Park Rush on September 21, 2026.

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