Sprint RPG vs Serious Scramblers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprint RPG
Embark on a fast-paced rogue-lite adventure through a perilous dungeon. Engage in quick combat, memorize enemy patterns, and collect treasures and monsters. This one-handed game offers endless replayability with various modes and stylish customization options.
- Fast-paced rogue-lite combat
- Memorize enemy patterns
- Collect monsters and relics
- Stylish character customization
- One-handed gameplay
- Endless mode for high scores
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The dusty Bone Dungeon awaits, full of treasure and peril... Pick up your mighty sword, Embrace your trusted shield, Put your high heels on... and RUN! Smite enemies at record speed in this Rogue-lite game of fast-paced combat and memory. Defeat the Bone King and his skeletal monster horde and make your bid for freedom. Features: ◆ Race against the clock in your wooden clogs or soft slippers. ◆ Hack, slash, fish-slap or fly swat enemies with epic weapons. ◆ Memorise enemy patterns and outwit the smartest of foes. ◆ Collect all the monsters in your bestiary handbook. ◆ Fill your shelves with priceless lost relics. ◆ Dress to impress and dazzle your enemies with that stylish disco wig! ◆ Test your bravery and gain the highest score in endless mode. ◆ One-handed gameplay (You'll need a free hand to pull your hair out!) -Important Information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion from other Nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.
Serious Scramblers
Dive into a challenging arcade experience where you fall through a bottomless pit, overcoming obstacles and leveling up. Unlock new characters and face massive boss fights in this intense, jumpless platformer.
- Intense arcade action
- Level up with obstacles
- Unlock new characters
- Massive boss fights
- Leaderboard rankings
- Chip-tune music
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A seemingly bottomless pit has appeared and bloodcurdling shrieks can be heard from the depths below. What lies in the deep? The only reasonable thing to do is to jump in and find out! Overcome insurmountable odds in this highly challenging jumpless platformer! Welcome to Serious Scramblers! Features: • Fall your way through the super intense arcade action • Level up with challenging obstacles • Unlock new characters to supercharge you to the next level • Get ready for the finale - MASSIVE BOSS FIGHT • Mark your victory on the leaderboard • Enjoy with some real sweet chip-tune music while playing the game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Serious Scramblers at 4.5 against Sprint RPG's 4.0. Sprint RPG's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Sprint RPG sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Serious Scramblers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Serious Scramblers holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 320 and 224 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Sprint RPG's written reviews are positive against 70% of Serious Scramblers's.
Sprint RPG ships an update fortnightly, Serious Scramblers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprint RPG | Serious Scramblers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (320 ratings) | 4.5 (224 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 320 — better | 224 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Yong Kian Chin |
Customer experience
Sprint RPG
Serious Scramblers
User reviews
Sprint RPG
From 320 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
- 👍 Retro art style
- 🎨 Unique visual design
- 💡 Challenging difficulty
- 👍 Addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Depth perception issues
- 🤯 Frustrating level progression
- 💸 Intrusive ads
- 🤔 Lack of meaningful upgrades
- 🤖 Unresponsive controls
Serious Scramblers
From 224 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging retro 8-bit aesthetic and music
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-learn controls
- 🎯 Well-designed level progression and difficulty scaling
- 💡 Innovative ad system that doesn't interrupt gameplay
- 🎨 Polished graphics and visual design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent unexpected crashes and game closures
- 🎮 Imprecise and unresponsive controls on some devices
- 💸 Escalating revival costs that drain coin reserves
- 📺 Long ad durations (30+ seconds) between attempts
- 🎯 Unfair boss difficulty spikes
Bugs and requests
Sprint RPG
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing and crashing at the end of levels
- Buttons not registering inputs consistently
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels and content
- Improve depth perception and visual cues
- Implement a less punishing level progression system
- Introduce meaningful upgrades and power-ups
- Optimize controls and responsiveness
Serious Scramblers
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes unexpectedly during gameplay
- Game crashes at critical moments near victory
- Controls fail to register player input
- Character moves opposite to intended direction
- Hearts mechanic doesn't function properly
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- Negative coin balance glitch
- Unintended character unlocks after crashes
- App minimizes when clicking side arrows
- Hitbox detection issues with enemies
- Performance lag on lower-end devices
Requested features
11 requests- Jump button or additional movement mechanics
- Power-ups and special abilities system
- More levels and content variety
- Character upgrades and progression system
- Versus/multiplayer mode
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- Infinite/endless mode
- Challenge modes
- More unique boss mechanics
- Adjustable control sensitivity
- Reduced ad frequency or shorter ad durations
- Multiple continue options per level
In-app purchases
Sprint RPG
- Coin Pack 1$0.99
- Coin Pack 2$1.99
- Premium - Remove Ads$2.99
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- Coin Pack 3$2.99
- Coin Pack 4$3.99
Serious Scramblers
- Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins$1.99
- Support the dev: play as Chiny$2.99
Questions
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