Comparison

RookStar vs Bouncing Bots

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

Head to head
About

RookStar

A challenging puzzle game where you strategically move rooks to target positions. Compete with friends or others in daily challenges. Offers a yearly subscription to remove ads.

Highlights
  • Strategic rook movement
  • Target position puzzles
  • Play with friends
  • Daily challenges
  • Ad-free subscription
Features
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You control five rooks that move in straight lines until they hit a wall or another rook. For each problem, try to move the rook with the same color as the target to the target position(rotating star) in as few moves as possible. Play with friends or compete against others in the daily challenges. Subscription options We have the following subscription periods in our game: 1. Remove ads yearly subscription for $2.49 for skipping ads during one year. End of trial and subscription renewal This price is established for Swedish customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Cancelling trial or subscription You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039 . When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period can not be cancelled. When your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use elements included in Subscription option.

About

Bouncing Bots

Engage in a competitive multiplayer puzzle game where you program robots to bounce through dynamic grid challenges. Solve puzzles by calculating the perfect move count and race against opponents or train against a CPU.

Highlights
  • Competitive multiplayer
  • Program bouncing robots
  • Ricochet puzzle gameplay
  • Dynamic grid challenges
  • CPU training mode
Features
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A competitive multiplayer ricochet puzzle game where players program bouncing robots, calculate the perfect move count, and race to solve dynamic grid challenges. Once a solution is found, the clock begins, giving rivals one last chance to out think the board or train against a CPU.

Screenshots

RookStar1 screens
Bouncing Bots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bouncing Bots at none against RookStar's 1. Bouncing Bots also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). RookStar's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RookStar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per year. Bouncing Bots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RookStar against 5.0 for Bouncing Bots. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RookStar has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RookStar ships an update every 6 weeks, Bouncing Bots every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RookStar versus Bouncing Bots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRookStarBouncing Bots
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB121 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMats ErikssonYuval Parker

Customer experience

RookStar

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bouncing Bots

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RookStar

Subscriptions1
  • Remove ads 1 year subscription$2.491 Year
None

Bouncing Bots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RookStar free?
RookStar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bouncing Bots free?
Bouncing Bots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RookStar or Bouncing Bots?
RookStar and Bouncing Bots are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 12 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RookStar or Bouncing Bots have ads?
Neither RookStar nor Bouncing Bots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RookStar or Bouncing Bots?
RookStar ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bouncing Bots every 3 weeks. Most recently, RookStar was updated on September 29, 2026 and Bouncing Bots on October 3, 2026.

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