Comparison

Faily Rocketman vs Rocket Hell

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

Head to head
About

Faily Rocketman

Pilot a homemade rocket on an ambitious journey to the moon. Navigate through atmospheric hazards and space debris, upgrading your vehicle to survive increasingly challenging obstacles. Experience physics-based gameplay with hilarious ragdoll crashes.

Highlights
  • Physics-based endless runner gameplay
  • Navigate atmospheric and space debris
  • 12+ upgradeable rockets
  • Rocket armor, fuel, steering, and engine upgrades
  • In-game pickups like fuel, lasers, and shields
  • Epic crashes and ragdoll physics
Features
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Can you make it all the way to the Moon?? "Faily Rocketman is the latest game in the hit Faily series from the developers of No 1 smash hit Faily Brakes! It’s the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and Phil Faily has decided to leave his mark on human space travel! Undeterred by his complete lack of skills or qualifications, Phil is building Space Rockets in his back yard and testing them himself! Houston, we have a problem! In this physics-based endless runner you need to maneuver the rocket as it climbs higher and higher in altitude, breaking through a debris field of crazy birds, storm clouds, planes, helicopters, hang gliders and hot air balloons. Eventually blasting into space, the rocket will need to avoid space debris, satellites, asteroids and meteors and even UFO’s! Ground control to Major Phil! Come in Phil! Features include: Animated sky and space scenery with hilarious flying items and space junk 12+ Upgradeable rockets Upgrade your rocket armor, fuel, steering assistance and engine thrust. Pickups to improve your play including Fuel, Lazers and shields Epic crashes and the usual crazy rag doll action Faily style".

About

Rocket Hell

Engage in a mission of complete destruction by upgrading your rocket's components. Enhance your head, ammo, fuel, and engine to maximize your destructive capabilities and achieve total annihilation.

Highlights
  • Destroy everything
  • Upgrade rocket head
  • Upgrade ammo
  • Upgrade fuel
  • Upgrade engine
  • Increase destruction chance
Features
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Your mission is destructing everything! Don't forget to upgrade your rocket's head, ammo, fuel and engine to improve your components and increase your chance of total destruction!

Screenshots

Faily Rocketman4 screens
Rocket Hell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rocket Hell at none against Faily Rocketman's 11. Rocket Hell also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Faily Rocketman's advantage is review sentiment (26% vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Faily Rocketman sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Rocket Hell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Faily Rocketman holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 442 and 263 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Faily Rocketman's written reviews are positive against 6% of Rocket Hell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faily Rocketman ships an update monthly, Rocket Hell every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Faily Rocketman versus Rocket Hell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaily RocketmanRocket Hell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (442 ratings) — better4.4 (263 ratings)
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews — better6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings442 — better263
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB89 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSpunge Games Pty LtdHAPPY GAME COMPANY TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Faily Rocketman

All ratings441 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral13.2%
Negative60.5%

Rocket Hell

All ratings260 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral31.3%
Negative62.5%

User reviews

Faily Rocketman

From 442 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 💡 Interesting take on the 'Faily' game series

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Excessive ads that disrupt gameplay
  • 💰 Expensive to remove ads and unlock features

Rocket Hell

From 263 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Satisfying for a short time
  • 💯 Exactly as advertised (initially)

Room to improve

  • 👎 Game worse after update
  • 📺 Forced ads to progress
  • 🤥 Game advertised as ad-free but isn't
  • 😴 Gets boring quickly
  • 🐌 Slow load times

Bugs and requests

Faily Rocketman

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound issues with echoes and distortion
  • Controls not responsive at times
  • Compatibility problems with newer device versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • More varied and challenging levels
  • Ability to play in first-person view
  • Clearer progression and end-game content

Rocket Hell

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads appear even when declined
  • Level progression blocked by ads

Requested features

2 requests
  • Roll back the update
  • Fix the game after the update

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Faily Rocketman

One-time11
  • Small Coin Pack$1.99
  • The Frizzle$1.99
  • Baaaby$1.99
Show 8 more
  • The Ringo$1.99
  • The Phil$1.99
  • Coin Doubler$2.99
  • Regular Coin Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Big Coin Pack$3.99
  • The Murica$3.99
  • Bigger Coin Pack$5.99
None

Rocket Hell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Faily Rocketman free?
Faily Rocketman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rocket Hell free?
Rocket Hell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Faily Rocketman or Rocket Hell?
Faily Rocketman is rated higher. Faily Rocketman averages 4.5 out of 5 from 442 ratings, while Rocket Hell averages 4.4 from 263 ratings.
Do Faily Rocketman or Rocket Hell have ads?
Both Faily Rocketman and Rocket Hell show ads.
Which is updated more often, Faily Rocketman or Rocket Hell?
Faily Rocketman ships an update monthly, and Rocket Hell every 10 days. Most recently, Faily Rocketman was updated on October 20, 2026 and Rocket Hell on October 21, 2026.

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