Comparison

Scrap Divers vs Apex Rumble

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

Head to head
About

Scrap Divers

Control a robot with one finger in this fast-paced arcade game. Dodge obstacles like sawblades and flames as you fall through an infinite tunnel. Compete globally for the longest fall with unique robots and challenging environments.

Highlights
  • One-finger robot control
  • Dodge dangerous obstacles
  • Infinite falling tunnel
  • Pixel art visuals
  • 15 playable robots with unique abilities
  • 8 diverse environments
Features
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Dive into an incredibly fast-paced and beautifully crafted retro runner! Control your robot with just a finger to dodge sawblades, flames and many other dangerous obstacles while flying through an infinite tunnel. Are you ready for the drop? Parachute not included. Features: • Accessible yet hard to master gameplay - compete with the world for the longest fall • Amazing pixel art visuals combined with rocking chiptune to keep you immersed • A roster of 15 playable robots, each one with unique abilities and challenges • 8 diverse environments full of hazards to overcome with a secret reward waiting at the end

About

Apex Rumble

Embark on an arcade adventure to rebuild a fallen city by smashing enemy towers, collecting resources, and strategically using boosters. Grow your character by consuming smaller towers while avoiding larger ones to progress through increasingly challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Rebuild Apex City
  • Smash enemy towers
  • Collect Voxel Brix and blueprints
  • Grow by consuming towers
  • Utilize six powerful boosters
  • Progress through 60 levels
  • Unlock GameCenter achievements and leaderboards
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Embark on an epic arcade adventure in the ruins of Apex City! The once thriving metropolis has fallen victim to the Voxel Vandals. Your mission is to rebuild the entire city. Recover the stolen blueprints, smash enemy towers, create Voxel Brix and build! You have six powerful boosters and a well-calibrated Blueprint Proximeter at your disposal. The people of Apex City count on you. Don't let them down. Blast your way through endless, colorful arcade levels filled with both danger and goodies. Feel the vertigo as you grow and feel the pulse as you dodge past the bigger towers. How high can you reach? - Build: Collect Voxel Brix, find blueprints and restore Apex City to its former glory. - Grow: Gobble up all the small colorful towers to grow but watch out for the big black towers. - Boosters: Use boosters like Fungus, Frost and Tornado to strategically beat challenges. - Combos: Build color combos to grow faster. - Progress: Smash your way through 60 levels of increasing intensity and unlock three stars on each course. - Rewards: Collect gifts and unlock invaluable loot to max out your journey. - Achievements: Conquer 12 GameCenter achievements and show what you're all about. - Compete: Climb the GameCenter leaderboard and challenge your friends. In a sea of colorful towers, you quickly realize that the key to success lies in growing fast. Smash the small colorful towers to grow and watch out for the big black towers. As you grow, black towers will turn into your next colorful snack. But beware, there are towers out there, larger than anything, and they're coming for you. Use boosters to gain an advantage. Each booster offers a unique strategic twist. Freeze your rivals with Frost, eat Fungus for temporary dominance, or summon a Tornado to suck up scores of nearby towers and skyrocket. Collect gifts filled with boosters and add them to your arsenal to use at just the right moment. Apex City awaits! Let's go!

Screenshots

Scrap Divers4 screens
Apex Rumble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scrap Divers at 4.8 against Apex Rumble's 3.0. Scrap Divers also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 63%) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 1). Apex Rumble's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Scrap Divers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Apex Rumble sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scrap Divers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scrap Divers has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Scrap Divers's written reviews are positive against 63% of Apex Rumble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scrap Divers ships an update monthly, Apex Rumble every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Scrap Divers versus Apex Rumble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrap DiversApex Rumble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews94.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB169 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperGearhead Games ApSPatrik Hedmalm

Customer experience

Scrap Divers

All ratings1,260 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive94.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative1.2%

Apex Rumble

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

Scrap Divers

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing on login screen
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Sandbox mode to create custom robots
  • More levels and content updates
  • Multiplayer mode

Apex Rumble

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scrap Divers

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
12 purchases

Apex Rumble

One-time12
  • Revive 25$0.99
  • Fungus 25$0.99
  • 100 Coins$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Thunder 100$1.99
  • Immortal 100$1.99
  • Revive 100$1.99
  • Fungus 100$1.99
  • 500 Coins$2.99
  • Thunder 500$3.99
  • Immortal 500$3.99
  • Revive 500$3.99
  • Fungus 500$3.99

Questions

Is Scrap Divers free?
Scrap Divers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apex Rumble free?
Apex Rumble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scrap Divers or Apex Rumble?
Scrap Divers is rated higher. Scrap Divers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Apex Rumble averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Scrap Divers or Apex Rumble have ads?
Both Scrap Divers and Apex Rumble show ads.
Which is updated more often, Scrap Divers or Apex Rumble?
Scrap Divers ships an update monthly, and Apex Rumble every 3 days. Most recently, Scrap Divers was updated on September 22, 2026 and Apex Rumble on June 9, 2026.

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