Comparison

Rainbow Rocket vs Rocket Surfer

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

Head to head
About

Rainbow Rocket

Engage in a vibrant arcade experience by mixing colors to blast incoming asteroids. Unlock new rocket ships, compete on global leaderboards, and protect the rainbow in this fast-paced challenge.

Highlights
  • Color mixing gameplay
  • Asteroid blasting action
  • Unlockable rocket ships
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Two game modes
Features
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Mix colors and blast asteroids in this challenging rocket arcade game! Put your brain to the test as you mix and match colors while asteroids hurtle towards you! Mine coins and obtain new rocket ships, and climb the world ranks! Protect the rainbow at all costs! FEATURES: - Vibrantly colorful gameplay that will challenge both your reflexes and your ability to think fast under pressure - Nearly two dozen unique rockets to unlock - Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements to keep track of your mastery of the game - Two game modes, Classic and Meteor, with another coming in the future - Multiple music tracks to get your groove on while blowing asteroids away Download for FREE today!

About

Rocket Surfer

Pilot a rocket through space, dodging asteroids and engaging in thrilling combat. Choose between different rocket types, each with unique abilities like firing lasers or creating protective bubbles. Enjoy an immersive space simulation experience on your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Rocket movement via shaking or tapping
  • Asteroid dodging mechanics
  • Laser firing for asteroid destruction
  • Bubble creation for defense
  • Multiple rocket types
  • Space simulation gameplay
Features
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Shake your hands and your rocket will be moved respectively. You can also tap on the place where you want to move a rocket. ASTEROID ROCKET - Save your rocket from dropped Asteroids. - Asteroids will drop randomly from a random position. - Shake your iPhone left or right. You can also tap anywhere to move rocket that position. LASER ROCKET - Thrilling effect! Your rocket will fire laser continuously. - You just need to break asteroids by hitting lasers to them. BUBBLE ROCKET - Tap anywhere to throw bubble.  - Save your rocket from landslide part on the bubble.  -You can blow any number of the bubble. It is a really amazing experience. You can play this ​game on the ​iPhone, iPod, ​and iPad. Enjoy best space surfer game.

Screenshots

Rainbow Rocket4 screens
Rocket Surfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rainbow Rocket at none against Rocket Surfer's shown. Rainbow Rocket also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (70 vs 2). Rocket Surfer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Rainbow Rocket sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Rocket Surfer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rocket Surfer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rainbow Rocket has 70 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Rainbow Rocket's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rocket Surfer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainbow Rocket ships an update every 6 weeks, Rocket Surfer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rainbow Rocket versus Rocket Surfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow RocketRocket Surfer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (70 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDobsoft StudiosSoftnoesis

Customer experience

Rainbow Rocket

All ratings70 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

Rocket Surfer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rainbow Rocket

One-time3
  • 12,000 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads & 2X Coins$2.99
  • 120,000 Coins$4.99
1 purchases

Rocket Surfer

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$2.99

Questions

Is Rainbow Rocket free?
Rainbow Rocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rocket Surfer free?
Rocket Surfer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rainbow Rocket or Rocket Surfer?
Rocket Surfer is rated higher. Rainbow Rocket averages 4.5 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Rocket Surfer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Rainbow Rocket or Rocket Surfer have ads?
Rocket Surfer shows ads; Rainbow Rocket does not.
Which is updated more often, Rainbow Rocket or Rocket Surfer?
Rainbow Rocket ships an update every 6 weeks, and Rocket Surfer every 7 months. Most recently, Rainbow Rocket was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rocket Surfer on October 10, 2026.

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