Comparison

Giant Rush! vs Monster Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Giant Rush!

Engage in an action-packed hyper-casual game where you race through obstacle tracks, merge to grow stronger, and battle giant monsters. Dodge attacks, strategize your moves, and lead your hero to victory in thrilling arena duels and boss fights.

Highlights
  • Collect and merge to grow bigger
  • Race through dangerous tracks
  • Rush towards the finish line
  • Get stronger to face giants
  • Brawl against monsters
  • Win giant race challenges
Features
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Giant Rush is an action packed hyper casual fight game with giants. deadly arena and monster duels. Jump on board, run through the obstacle track, merge, grow stronger and battle against giant monsters. Fight with the giants, dodge the incoming attacks and take down the enemy. Choose your strategy and lead your hero to victory in this battle! Build a strong runner and crush your enemy. Merge and upgrade your hero, overcome all the obstacles and win the battle. Get a bigger and powerful warrior to clash against the giants. Run through dangerous zones, merge heroes to get stronger and reach the finish line! Brawl against the giant boss at the end of the run. The giant boss throws hard punches, dodge the incoming attacks and fight back. Gain experience as you face dangerous giants in brawl games. Go on castle raids, collect and merge to get bigger & brawl against giants Guide your runner on a dangerous track, your decisions will make the difference between victory and defeat! Features: Collect, Merge and Get Bigger! Race Through Dangerous Track. Rush Towards the Finish. Get Stronger to Face The Giant. Brawl Against Monsters. Win the Giant Race Challenge! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at https://tap-nation.io/ Privacy Policy: http://tap-nation.io/privacy Term of use: https://www.tap-nation.io/legal-notice/

About

Monster Trainer

Collect food to evolve your monsters and become the strongest trainer. Battle other trainers to earn badges and unlock new lands filled with powerful creatures. Build your ultimate monster team.

Highlights
  • Collect food for monsters
  • Catch monsters
  • Evolve monsters
  • Battle trainers
  • Earn badges
  • Build a dream team
Features
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What do you need to become the strongest monster trainer? Catch Them All! Rush forward to collect as much food for your monsters as possible. Help them evolve and become your strongest monster! Battle and defeat all other trainers to earn badges and open the way to lands filled with powerful monsters. Game Features: Collect food for the monster Catch Monster Evolve the Monster Build a Dream Team

Screenshots

Giant Rush!4 screens
Monster Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Giant Rush! at 178K against Monster Trainer's 3.4K. Giant Rush! also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Monster Trainer's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 42%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Giant Rush! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Monster Trainer sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Giant Rush! against 4.4 for Monster Trainer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Giant Rush! has 178K ratings behind it against 3.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Giant Rush!'s written reviews are positive against 54% of Monster Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Giant Rush! ships an update every 6 weeks, Monster Trainer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Giant Rush! versus Monster Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiant Rush!Monster Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (178K ratings) — better4.4 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews53.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings178K — better3.4K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size410 MB475 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTapNationNegaxy., JSC

Customer experience

Giant Rush!

All ratings178,249 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews617 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative50.9%

Monster Trainer

All ratings3,363 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral10.6%
Negative35.6%

User reviews

Giant Rush!

From 178K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and easy to understand
  • 🤩 Engaging visuals and character designs

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Excessive and repetitive ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 🤯 Inappropriate ads for children's game
  • 🤒 Accessibility issues for color-blind players

Monster Trainer

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Great game
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable
  • 🎉 Addictive gameplay
  • 🤩 Awesome monsters to collect
  • 🕹️ Satisfying battles

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤯 Unrealistic in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Not like the ads
  • 🤷‍♂️ Feels like a Pokémon ripoff

Bugs and requests

Giant Rush!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches when reaching high multiplier levels
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices
  • Skins menu exit button placement issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customization options for characters and levels
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard features
  • Difficulty settings or progression system
  • Improved audio and sound effects

Monster Trainer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Ads not working after purchase
  • Safari zone resets after clearing
  • Incorrect monster display in battles
  • Laggy performance on older devices
  • Microphone not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more monsters and islands
  • Implement trading between players
  • Improve food/item pricing
  • Add multiplayer and PvP modes
  • Implement cloud/game save feature

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Giant Rush!

One-time2
  • Ultimate Skin Pack$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
19 purchases

Monster Trainer

One-time19
  • Dollar 1$0.99
  • Monster 1 Sale$0.99
  • Supply Silver Pack Sale$0.99
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  • Dollar 2$1.99
  • Monster 2 Sale$1.99
  • Ads in game$2.99
  • Monster Legendary$2.99
  • Monster 3 Sale$2.99
  • Dollar 3$4.99
  • Supply Diamond Pack Sale$4.99
  • Monster 4 Sale$4.99
  • Monster 5 Sale$4.99
  • Monster 6 Sale$9.99
  • No ads Pack$14.99
  • Monster 7 Sale$14.99
  • Dollar 5$19.99
  • Monster 8 Sale$24.99
  • Dollar 6$49.99
  • Dollar 7$99.99

Questions

Is Giant Rush! free?
Giant Rush! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Trainer free?
Monster Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Giant Rush! or Monster Trainer?
Giant Rush! is rated higher. Giant Rush! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 178K ratings, while Monster Trainer averages 4.4 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Giant Rush! or Monster Trainer have ads?
Both Giant Rush! and Monster Trainer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Giant Rush! or Monster Trainer?
Giant Rush! ships an update every 6 weeks, and Monster Trainer every 4 months. Most recently, Giant Rush! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Monster Trainer on October 27, 2026.

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