Volcano vs Pipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Volcano
Engage in a tropical-themed word search game where you connect letters to form words and score points. Beware of the erupting volcano and utilize special letters to maximize your score. Compete globally and track your progress.
- Word formation in any direction
- Scoring based on word length and letter type
- Special 'hot' letters that melt
- Board shuffling for new letters
- Global leaderboards
- Dozens of achievements
- Vocabulary improvement in 6 languages
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Love word games? Then Volcano is the game for you. Come to build words in a remote tropical jungle, but be careful not to awaken the volcano! How to play? - Draw lines between the letters to form words and earn points (any direction works). - Each letter in the word has a score. Longer words are worth more points. - Use green letters—they are worth more than regular letters. - Struggling to find a word? Shuffle the board to get new letters. Watch out for hot letters! - A hot letter will melt the letter beneath it at the end of each turn. - To get rid of a hot letter, form a word with it that has at least 3 letters. - If the letter reaches the bottom of the board, you have 10 seconds to form a word with it, or the game ends! What else? - Compete against thousands of players and earn your spot on the leaderboard. - Dozens of achievements to brag about. - View your progress in the game. - Improve your vocabulary in 6 different languages. - The game is available in English, Russian, German, Hebrew, Swedish, and Danish (more languages coming soon). Recommended to play with headphones. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pipe
Navigate an endless pipe maze, dodging obstacles and collecting coins to unlock unique characters. Compete on global leaderboards and challenge friends in this fast-paced arcade game with retro graphics and smooth gameplay.
- Endless pipe maze navigation
- Obstacle dodging (spikes, ghosts)
- Coin collection for character unlocks
- Global leaderboards
- Unlockable characters with special abilities
- Power-ups for gameplay boosts
- Offline play
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PIPE-RUSH - The Ultimate Arcade Dash Game! Dash through an endless maze of pipes, dodge deadly spikes and ghosts, and see how far you can go! Simple one-tap controls, addictive gameplay, and tons of unlockable characters make Pipe-Rush the perfect game for quick sessions or marathon runs. SIMPLE & ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY • Tap to move through the pipe maze • Avoid spikes, ghosts, and obstacles • Collect coins to unlock characters • Beat your high score and climb the leaderboard! 20+ UNIQUE CHARACTERS Unlock an amazing roster of characters, each with their own special abilities: • Gold Guy - Earn bonus coins! • Dr. C - Transform into legendary forms! • Midas - Turn everything to gold! • Eagle Guy, Owl Guy, Super Guy & more! From Common to Legendary rarity - collect them all! ACHIEVEMENTS & CHALLENGES • 50+ achievements to unlock • Character-specific challenges • Time-based shift achievements (Day, Evening, Night, Morning worker!) • Track your progress and show off your skills POWER-UPS • Longer Time - Get extra seconds each level • Fire Power - Pop ghosts like a pro • Coin Multiplier - Double your earnings! FEATURES • Global Leaderboards - Compete worldwide • Friends System - Challenge your friends • Cloud Save - Sign in with Apple or Google to save your progress • Beautiful retro-style graphics • Smooth 60fps gameplay • No internet required to play! SEASON PASS Unlock ALL Season 1 characters instantly plus bonus coins! Download now and start your dash! How far can YOU go? #PipeRush #ArcadeGame #EndlessRunner
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pipe at 100% against Volcano's 38%. Pipe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Volcano's advantage is ratings volume (374 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Volcano sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Pipe sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pipe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Volcano has 374 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Volcano's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pipe's.
Volcano ships an update every 11 days, Pipe every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Volcano | Pipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (374 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 374 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sivan Gants | Quentin Fankhouser |
Customer experience
Volcano
Pipe
In-app purchases
Volcano
- Volcano Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Volcano Premium - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Volcano Premium - Annualy7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Shuffles Pack 1$1.99
- Shuffles Pack 2$2.99
- Remove Ads$24.99
Pipe
- 2000 Coins$0.99
- 5000 Coins$1.99
- Season Pass$2.99









