Comparison

Knife Apple Hit vs Needle Rush

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

Head to head
About

Knife Apple Hit

Engage in a thrilling knife-throwing challenge to slice apples and break logs. Master your timing and aim to defeat bosses and unlock a variety of new knives. Avoid hitting existing knives or spikes to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Throw knives at logs
  • Slice apples to unlock knives
  • Defeat bosses for exclusive knives
  • Avoid hitting knives and spikes
  • Timed actions and careful targeting
Features
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Knife Apple Hit is The ultimate knife challenge game! Throw the knives into the logs to break them. Slash the apples and unlock new knives. Each 5th stage is defended by a boss - beat them to get exclusive knives! Be careful to not hit the knives or the spikes. Time your actions, target carefully and become the knife master! Can you beat all the bosses?. unlock knives and slay everything which comes your way.

About

Needle Rush

Engaging casual game where players search for a hidden needle in a haystack. Collect coins, unlock power-ups, and spin a wheel for daily bonuses across hundreds of levels with realistic physics.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Realistic physics
  • Power-up collection
  • Daily bonuses
  • Mini-game included
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Needle Rush — увлекательная казуальная игра «найди иголку в стоге сена»! Разгребайте солому, ищите спрятанные предметы и находите иголку на каждом уровне. Собирайте монеты, открывайте супер-предметы (лупу, магнит, лопату), крутите колесо фортуны и получайте ежедневные бонусы. • Сотни уровней с растущей сложностью • Реалистичная физика — солома физически блокирует доступ к предметам • Мини-игра «пятнашки» между уровнями • Поддержка 4 языков: English, Español, 中文, Русский • Атмосферный сеновал и приятный тактильный отклик Найдите иголку — и станьте мастером поиска!

Screenshots

Knife Apple Hit3 screens
Needle Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Needle Rush at none against Knife Apple Hit's 2. Needle Rush also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Knife Apple Hit's advantage is ratings volume (134 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Knife Apple Hit sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Needle Rush asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Needle Rush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knife Apple Hit has 134 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knife Apple Hit ships an update every 3 months, Needle Rush every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Knife Apple Hit versus Needle Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnife Apple HitNeedle Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (134 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings134 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer8Great, Games LLCTetiana Komyshan

Customer experience

Knife Apple Hit

All ratings133 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

Needle Rush

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Knife Apple Hit

One-time2
  • Apples Pack$3.99
  • Combo Pack in Knife Apple Hit$4.99
None

Needle Rush

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knife Apple Hit free?
Knife Apple Hit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needle Rush free?
Needle Rush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knife Apple Hit or Needle Rush?
Needle Rush is rated higher. Knife Apple Hit averages 4.6 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while Needle Rush averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Knife Apple Hit or Needle Rush have ads?
Both Knife Apple Hit and Needle Rush show ads.
Which is updated more often, Knife Apple Hit or Needle Rush?
Knife Apple Hit ships an update every 3 months, and Needle Rush every 3 days. Most recently, Knife Apple Hit was updated on November 2, 2026 and Needle Rush on October 29, 2026.

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