Comparison

Rip Them Off vs Down in Bermuda

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

Head to head
About

Rip Them Off

A minimalistic puzzle game where players manage a business empire. Strategically place shops in urban environments to maximize profits and advance through increasingly challenging levels. The game features a unique 1960s art style and a jazzy soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Economic management gameplay
  • Tower defense mechanics
  • Strategic shop placement
  • Increasingly difficult challenges
  • Minimalistic 1960s art style
  • Jazzy soundtrack
Features
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Rip Them Off is a minimalistic new puzzle game of economic management and tower defense. The Board needs its profit, and it’s up to you to line the streets with shops the masses can’t resist. Choose your locations, pick your stores and earn enough to advance up the corporate ladder with its increasingly difficult challenges! -- PRESS -- • Pocket Gamer's Top 25 best tower defense games for iPhone and iPad • "With a gorgeous visual aesthetic, a jazzy soundtrack, and smart puzzle-play, it's hard to find too much fault with Rip Them Off" - Pocket Tactics • "With a minimalist 1960s art style, a capitalist-sceptic theme, and jazzy soundtrack it’s got style" - Metro.co.uk • "Rip Them Off features a beautiful, minimalistic aesthetic” - The Gamer • "Coupled with the lovely 1950s aesthetic it's definitely a game worth keeping an eye on.” - Pocket Gamer -- AWARDS -- • “Pocket Gamer Awards 2021” Finalist for the most innovative game • "TIGA Games Industry Awards 2020" Finalist for best puzzle game, best strategy game & game of the year • "GDC Summer 2020" Artwork selected at GDC Artists gallery --- Message from the Board: --- Welcome [New Hire Name Here]. We’re proud¹ to have you as the newest member² of our [Product Name Here] sales team. Here at [Subsidiary Company Name Here] we’re passionately committed to [Vague Passionate Commitment Here] and we know you are too³. Here at [Company Name] we’re all about giving the people what they want, and what they want is [Product Name] (the ad boys have seen to that!⁴). As a valuable member of our [Company] family⁵ this is where you come in. ¹ Any assertion of pride is purely performative and does not reflect the Board’s opinion of individual employees ² Unless otherwise stated new employees shall be referred to as “Office Drone” ³ Please see Standard Employee Contract section 11b Subsection 12: “Your New Personal Opinions” ⁴ Any suggestion of consumer manipulation by [Company Name] advertising practices is purely hypothetical ⁵ [Company Name] is a registered corporation and not a familial unit. Please see Employee Contract section 154a, “Knowing Your {Lack Of} Rights” -- Choose Maximising profit and satisfying the board will require planning. In each city, utilise suspiciously* empty locations and create an inescapable maze of retail opportunities the masses simply won’t be able to refuse! *not suspicious at all -- Spend Those stores aren’t gonna build themselves*! Make sure to prioritise your earning potential by managing your budget: buy the right stores in the right locations at the right price. *Self-building stores coming in [Unobtainable Release Date Here]! -- Earn Once you build it, they will come. And keep coming! But it’ll take more than one location to satisfy the Board’s exponential profiteering*. Combine locations and store types to really take them for all they’re worth and open up exciting new opportunities around the world! *Year on year growth is currently set at a more-than-reasonable 3015% --- FEATURES --- - An innovative new type of game: Combining puzzle mechanics with tower defence games, Rip Them Off is a new breed of challenge, easy to pick up but hard to master. - Gorgeous design: Evoke your inner Mad Man with 1950s inspired music and graphics. - Addictive gameplay: Each new city provides an increasingly devilish challenge. Can you make it all the way to the biggest metropoles? - Challenge your friends: Who’s the best rip off merchant? Compete against your friends and/or rivals with the leaderboard feature to find out who comes out on top. - Map of the Moment: Hone your capitalistic edge post-launch with Map of the Moment, showcasing revamped versions of your favourite maps with fun modifiers to keep you on your toes. - Go fast or slow: Control the flow of time to make sure your strategies unfold with perfection. - iCloud sync Choose your location, choose your stores, give the people what they want. And of course, don’t forget to… RIP THEM OFF

About

Down in Bermuda

Embark on a quirky adventure as an aviator stranded in the Bermuda Triangle. Solve puzzles, crack codes, and collect magic orbs to escape six unique islands and find your way home.

Highlights
  • Solve puzzles and crack codes
  • Explore six unique islands
  • Collect magic orbs
  • Uncover island secrets
  • Escape the Bermuda Triangle
Features
Currently charting
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An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search for a way back home. Down in Bermuda is a quirky adventure filled with puzzles to solve and mysteries to uncover. Our adventurous aviator Milton finds himself trapped in a time bubble deep inside the Bermuda and needs your help to escape. Crack codes, solve puzzles, collect magic orbs and escape each of the six unique islands, each one leading to the next on a quest for a way back home. From the studio who brought you the suave secret agent adventure Agent A: A puzzle in disguise.

Screenshots

Rip Them Off4 screens
Down in Bermuda4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Down in Bermuda at 4.4 against Rip Them Off's 3.6. Down in Bermuda also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 36%) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). Rip Them Off's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Rip Them Off costs $3.99 and Down in Bermuda $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Down in Bermuda holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 80 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Rip Them Off's written reviews are positive against 68% of Down in Bermuda's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rip Them Off ships an update every 11 days, Down in Bermuda every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Rip Them Off versus Down in Bermuda: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRip Them OffDown in Bermuda
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.6 (17 ratings)4.4 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews67.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1780 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB460 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLozange LabYak & co

Customer experience

Rip Them Off

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral23.5%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative42.9%

Down in Bermuda

All ratings80 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative27.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rip Them Off

No in-app purchases

None

Down in Bermuda

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rip Them Off free?
Rip Them Off costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Down in Bermuda free?
Down in Bermuda costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rip Them Off or Down in Bermuda?
Down in Bermuda is rated higher. Rip Them Off averages 3.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Down in Bermuda averages 4.4 from 80 ratings.
Do Rip Them Off or Down in Bermuda have ads?
Neither Rip Them Off nor Down in Bermuda shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rip Them Off or Down in Bermuda?
Rip Them Off ships an update every 11 days, and Down in Bermuda every 8 months. Most recently, Rip Them Off was updated on October 24, 2026 and Down in Bermuda on October 30, 2026.

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