The Slug vs Coaster Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Slug
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Slug is a casual endless game to play quickly matches. It is easy to play with an easy control, just press on the screen to jump. The goal is to achieve points and to get to be playing as long as possible Meet Slug, catch the fireflies to change your color and so you can eat the little slugs of your same color and try to avoid while advancing your enemies by jumping and changing sides. Have a while?, then play a quick game on the bus, subway, while you wait to be attended, ... and improve your friends' scores. You dare?, be careful, it can be highly addictive.
Coaster Tap
Experience a thrilling rollercoaster adventure with unique powerups and silly characters. Time your boosts and launch chaotic attacks to defeat enemies in hilarious ways. Enjoy endless levels and offline play with simple tap controls.
- Unique powerups for chaotic fun
- Collect silly characters and carts
- Simple tap controls, hard to master
- Play offline games
- Infinite levels
- Ring the bell for extra coins
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NEW: Planes that shoot pies, cannonball bombs, drive-thru freezers, and an incredibly POWERFUL vacuum cleaner! Vacuum your enemies faces off to show them who's boss Coaster Tap is the roller coaster adventure with crazy powerups, jump boosts, bananas and more! It's pie throwing fun. Time your boosts and launch your powerups or get flattened into a pancake in hilarious ways. FEATURES: - Use unique powerups to create chaos for your enemies - Collect silly characters and carts as you play for free - The simple gameplay features tap controls that are easy-to-play and hard to master - Play offline games - Ring the bell at the end of each level for extra coins - Dancing ducks - Infinite levels to play your own way - Who doesn't like to ride rollercoasters??? Play now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Slug at none against Coaster Tap's 14. The Slug also leads on ads (none vs shown). Coaster Tap's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 19 months). 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
Both are free to download. Coaster Tap sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. The Slug asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Slug ships an update every 19 months, Coaster Tap every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Slug | Coaster Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nica Burcio Vecino | Happy Admission LLC |
In-app purchases
The Slug
No in-app purchases
Coaster Tap
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Duck Theme Standard$0.99
- Blue Sport ATV$0.99
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- Plucked$0.99
- Woohoo Wagon$0.99
- Purple Sport ATV$0.99
- Pig$0.99
- Classic Car$2.99
- Rock Crawler Pink$2.99
- Rock Crawler$2.99
- Oink! Oink!$3.99
- Lunch Break$3.99
- Cerberus Quack!$4.99
- Remove Automatic Ads$7.99









