Comparison

Serious Scramblers vs Tiny Derby

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Tiny Derby

Race adorable critters in frantic challenges. Strategically place hazards and boosts to help the good guys win and hinder the bad guys across 120 levels and diverse environments.

Highlights
  • 120 levels
  • 4 environments
  • 7 unique bad guys
  • 5 hazard types
  • Strategic placement of boosts and hazards
Features
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"Everything is allowed to make them win!" Little critters compete in short and frantic races, and your role is to put hazards and boosts on the race track to hinder the bad guys and help out the good guys (the cute yellow ones). Good luck! FEATURES: • 120 levels spread over 4 different environments. • 7 special bad guys, each one featuring a unique game mechanic. • 5 types of hazards you can put on the race track.

Screenshots

Serious Scramblers4 screens
Tiny Derby3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tiny Derby at none against Serious Scramblers's shown. Tiny Derby also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 68%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Serious Scramblers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Derby sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Serious Scramblers ships an update every 3 months, Tiny Derby every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Serious Scramblers versus Tiny Derby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerious ScramblersTiny Derby
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (225 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings225 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB428 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYong Kian ChinTriple Boris inc.

Customer experience

Serious Scramblers

All ratings225 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative23.1%

Tiny Derby

Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%

Bugs and requests

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

Tiny Derby

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Serious Scramblers

One-time2
  • Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins$1.99
  • Support the dev: play as Chiny$2.99
2 purchases

Tiny Derby

One-time2
  • Episode 2$1.99
  • Episode 4$1.99

Questions

Is Serious Scramblers free?
Serious Scramblers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Derby free?
Tiny Derby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Serious Scramblers or Tiny Derby have ads?
Serious Scramblers shows ads; Tiny Derby does not.
Which is updated more often, Serious Scramblers or Tiny Derby?
Serious Scramblers ships an update every 3 months, and Tiny Derby every 5 months. Most recently, Serious Scramblers was updated on October 11, 2026 and Tiny Derby on October 9, 2026.

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