Comparison

Surviving Alopolis vs Volcano Loco

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

Head to head
About

Surviving Alopolis

Embark on an epic running adventure to help Orion escape the AI-controlled city of Alopolis. Dodge obstacles, gather power-ups, and upgrade your character to survive Xenox's evil plans and preserve humanity's legacy.

Highlights
  • Slide fingers to maneuver
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Multiple character selection
  • Upgrade characters
  • Engaging environment and sounds
  • Gather Orbs and Power-ups
Features
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Alopolis, 2065. The robot city never sleeps, and the police are after you. Run. Dodge. Don't stop. Surviving Alopolis is a fast 3D endless runner through neon streets, sealed labs and the glowing skylines of Saudi Arabia and the world. Swipe to change lanes, jump over lasers, slide under beams, outrun robot police and leap black holes. Step into a green portal to skip ahead. NEW: DAILY RACE One city, one street and one life, the same for every player on Earth, every day. Race the ghost of your own best run, pass the gates that mark where your friends' runs ended, and climb the daily leaderboard. RUN THE CITIES Pick a city on the world map: Alopolis, Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar, Dammam, Tokyo, New York, London and Dubai. Each has its own streets, landmarks, neon signs (in Arabic across the Saudi cities) and soundtrack. MAKE IT YOURS Play as Orion or Enes, both free. Upgrade your hero's arm and eyewear with orbs and change your look with skins: National Green, Najdi Gold, Red Sea, Gulf Pearl or Night Neon. ALWAYS SOMETHING TO CHASE - Three new missions every day and a 7-day login reward - Power-ups: orb magnet, hoverboard, arm laser, and x2 / x3 score multipliers - Boosters you buy with orbs: Head Start, Score x2 and Magnet - A Game Center leaderboard for every city - A short How to play guide the first time, and a Help screen any time - English and Arabic ON APPLE VISION PRO Step into a fully immersive night street in Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar and Dammam, with each city's landmarks around you. Swipe your hand through the air to change lanes, jump and slide, no buttons needed. Game controllers work too. FAIR AND OPTIONAL Orbs are earned by running and by daily missions; nothing has to be bought to enjoy the game. Purchases and ads are optional: - Watch an optional video for a free revive or bonus orbs. Ads never appear during a run, and there are no ads on Apple Vision Pro. - Optional VIP subscription (monthly or yearly): more orbs, bigger daily rewards and a free Head Start each day. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Fantasy violence is limited to cartoon robots and lasers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.beneathly.com/Game/privacy.html

About

Volcano Loco

Escape a fiery volcano by running and drilling through hazardous terrain. Discover and collect various items as you descend. Prepare for intense heat and exciting challenges.

Highlights
  • Volcano descent gameplay
  • Avoid flaming rocks
  • Use jackhammers to drill
  • Uncover and collect items
  • Growing item collection
Features
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Run for your life and avoid flaming rocks as you descend a hazardous volcano. Use the jackhammers to drill and uncover all kinds of items in a growing collection! It’s about to get hot!

Screenshots

Surviving Alopolis4 screens
Volcano Loco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surviving Alopolis at 100% against Volcano Loco's 0%. Surviving Alopolis also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Volcano Loco's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Surviving Alopolis sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Volcano Loco asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surviving Alopolis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Surviving Alopolis's written reviews are positive against 0% of Volcano Loco's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Surviving Alopolis versus Volcano Loco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurviving AlopolisVolcano Loco
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB105 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTarek AlTalibUpopa Entertainment Ltd

Customer experience

Surviving Alopolis

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Volcano Loco

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Surviving Alopolis

Subscriptions2
  • VIP ألوبوليس الشهري$2.991 Month
  • Alopolis VIP Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time12
  • اشترِ لنا قهوة$0.99
  • Stack$1.99
  • حزمة البداية$2.99
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  • حزمة المدن السعودية$2.99
  • Pile$2.99
  • Enes$2.99
  • حزمة جولة العالم$3.99
  • الترسانة الذهبية$3.99
  • موّل المدينة القادمة$4.99
  • Heap$4.99
  • صندوق أورب$6.99
  • خزنة أورب$14.99
None

Volcano Loco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Surviving Alopolis free?
Surviving Alopolis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Volcano Loco free?
Volcano Loco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Surviving Alopolis or Volcano Loco?
Surviving Alopolis is rated higher. Surviving Alopolis averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Volcano Loco averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Surviving Alopolis or Volcano Loco have ads?
Neither Surviving Alopolis nor Volcano Loco shows ads.

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