Explode Car vs Sway Hop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explode Car
Engage in thrilling car battles with up to four players on a single device. Control your car with a simple button press to steer and outmaneuver opponents in this action-packed game.
- Up to 4-player local multiplayer
- Single-button car control
- Battle against the device
- Simple and intuitive gameplay
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Explode Car Play a car battle with up to 4 players in the same device or play against the device. Each player uses a single button to turn the car while the button is held down. www.maxtimoteo.com
Sway Hop
Tap to move left, right, or up to dodge swinging hammers and collect gems. Earn medals based on your score, but avoid falling off the screen or getting hit. Simple controls for addictive gameplay.
- Tap controls for movement
- Dodge swinging hammers
- Collect gems
- Earn medals based on score
- Avoid falling off screen
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Hop and sway past the hammers to collect gems! It's simple, hop around and collect gems! The more points you rack up, the better the medals you'll earn. Just make sure not to get hit by the hammers or fall off the screen! [HOW TO PLAY] - Tap the left side of the screen to move left, and the right side to move right. You can also tap the center of the screen to move upwards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sway Hop at every 3 weeks against Explode Car's every 10 months. Explode Car's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Explode Car against 5.0 for Sway Hop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Explode Car ships an update every 10 months, Sway Hop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explode Car | Sway Hop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Max Timoteo | Ulvi Gafarov |
Customer experience
Explode Car
Sway Hop
In-app purchases
Explode Car
No in-app purchases
Sway Hop
No in-app purchases
