Rocketboat vs Flat Pack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocketboat
Embark on an action-adventure platformer with a unique visual style blending pixel art and 3D. Experience a humorous story filled with nostalgic nods, sci-fi tropes, and conspiracy themes, all set to a retro soundtrack.
- Unique graphic style
- Humorous story
- Nostalgic gaming and sci-fi nods
- Retro 8-bit soundtrack
- Touch controls or gamepad support
- Unlockable Challenge Mode
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Rocketboat - Pilot is an action/adventure platformer which features a unique graphic style that mixes classic minimalist pixel art with modern 3D rendering techniques. The game tells a humorous story with memorable characters while giving nods to nostalgic gaming and sci-fi clichés, conspiracy culture, the Illuminati, and even the hacktivist group Anonymous. Tying it all together is an 8-bit retro soundtrack influenced by the band’s music. * Use touch controls or a gamepad (recommended!) * Turn on shadows via Options > Display! * Find hidden music notes to unlock jukebox featuring original Rocketboat recordings and chiptune remakes. * Collect all planet points to unlock Challenge Mode! * Please rate and review! STORY: Far beyond the reaches of the Milky Way, a great darkness is looming. A clandestine force using powerful social manipulation techniques is controlling the resources of star systems throughout the universe. Their only existential threat appears to be a rock band from the planet Earth. Meanwhile on Earth, while experimenting with new ways to promote their music, the band Rocketboat is about to find itself on a life-changing adventure.
Flat Pack
Experience a unique platformer that blends 2D and 3D gameplay. Navigate over 30 levels filled with challenging traps, enemies, and epic boss fights. Explore a real-world environment with the innovative AR Mode.
- 2D and 3D hybrid gameplay
- Over 30 unique levels
- AR Mode for real-world environments
- Cool traps and enemies
- Epic boss fights
- One-handed controls
- Secret stars and ending
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Flat Pack. A 2D and 3D platform mix-up! Features: • Cool traps and enemies that escape the confines of the level. • Take to the skies and explore 30+ levels each with there own unique twist. • Featuring brand new AR Mode! Manoeuvre around levels in a real world environment. • Wrap your brain around this 2D and 3D hybrid! • One handed platforming at its best. • Epic Boss Fights!!! • Explore and find all of the secret stars to unlock a secret ending!
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Verdict
Rocketboat and Flat Pack both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Flat Pack's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rocketboat's. Flat Pack also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 7). Rocketboat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating 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. Flat Pack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rocketboat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Rocketboat against 4.7 for Flat Pack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flat Pack has 4.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Rocketboat's written reviews are positive against 85% of Flat Pack's.
| Parameter | Rocketboat | Flat Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 4.4K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Present Day Media LLC | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Rocketboat
Flat Pack
In-app purchases
Rocketboat
No in-app purchases
Flat Pack
- Remove Ads - premium$3.99









