AR Blaster vs Ride The River
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Blaster
Defend your city from an alien invasion by shooting down UFOs with your blaster. Tap the screen to fire and prevent the invaders from landing to save Earth. Survive the onslaught and become the hero your world needs.
- Augmented reality gameplay
- Shoot down UFO invaders
- Tap-to-shoot controls
- Save your city from invasion
- Survival-based gameplay
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You have been transported into a world where your reality is filled with UFO invaders trying to take over your city! However, you have been supplied with a blaster that if you tap on the screen you can shoot down the UFOs before they land in order to save your home and the world. If even one UFO lands, the aliens will attack and it will be Game Over for you! Prevent the UFOs from landing to survive in this cruel world. Best of luck in saving Earth!
Ride The River
Navigate treacherous jungle rivers, collecting gems to unlock new rafts. Dodge obstacles like rapids, crocodiles, and logs to survive the wild currents. Test your explorer skills and see if you can conquer the river.
- Tap to steer raft
- Collect gems for new rafts
- Navigate shifting rapids
- Avoid crocodiles and logs
- Unlock new raft designs
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Feel the rush in Ride The River, an exciting adventure set in the wild jungle. Only the keenest explorers can tame the raging rapids! - Tap the sides of the screen to steer the raft - Collect precious gems in the river to purchase new raft designs - Take care around the rapids that will shift and push your raft around - Avoid the crocodiles and floating logs Can you conquer the river, or will your raft crumble to pieces? Find out now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ride The River at 100% against AR Blaster's 0%. Ride The River also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.4 vs 2.6). AR Blaster's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, 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
Ride The River is free to download; AR Blaster costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ride The River holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of AR Blaster's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ride The River's.
AR Blaster ships an update every 5 days, Ride The River every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AR Blaster | Ride The River |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual GS | Adknown |
Customer experience
AR Blaster
Ride The River
In-app purchases
AR Blaster
No in-app purchases
Ride The River
No in-app purchases
