Comparison

Serious Scramblers vs Dhoruba

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

Dhoruba

Navigate a character upwards through a storm, dodging falling obstacles to achieve the highest score. Enjoy this simple, engaging game and share it with friends. Your feedback is valued.

Highlights
  • Dodge falling obstacles
  • Climb through a storm
  • Achieve high scores
  • Simple gameplay
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Dhoruba - Swahili for storm. Help Vex dodge the falling obstacles and rise as high you can through the storm to get a high score. Do enjoy the game and possibly share it with a friend. Feedback, reviews and ratings will be appreciated.

Screenshots

Serious Scramblers4 screens
Dhoruba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dhoruba at none against Serious Scramblers's 2. Dhoruba also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Serious Scramblers's advantage is ratings volume (224 vs 2). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dhoruba asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dhoruba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Serious Scramblers has 224 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Serious Scramblers versus Dhoruba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerious ScramblersDhoruba
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (224 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings224 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYong Kian ChinKevin Omyonga

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

Dhoruba

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
None

Dhoruba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Serious Scramblers free?
Serious Scramblers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dhoruba free?
Dhoruba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Serious Scramblers or Dhoruba?
Dhoruba is rated higher. Serious Scramblers averages 4.5 out of 5 from 224 ratings, while Dhoruba averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

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