Comparison

Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge vs Sprinttrain

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

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About

Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge

Compete in 12 rowing races by choosing one of 6 teams. Master perfect rowing techniques to outpace opponents and win each race to advance. Experience thrilling competition on the water.

Highlights
  • Choose from 6 teams
  • Compete in 12 races
  • Master rowing technique
  • Outpace opponents
  • Win races to advance
Features
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Choose your favourite team among the 6 available and beat all the others along the 12 races available. Make perfect rowings to not be overtaken by your opponents and finish first to move forward to the next race!

About

Sprinttrain

Features
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Sprinttrain is a tactical top-down road-cycling sprint game. You ride in the peloton, manage your energy, use the slipstream, and pick the right moment to launch your sprint for the stage win. The Race Racing is all about the wind. Out in front you burn through your energy fast, but tucked into another rider's slipstream you save it and even recover. Your power is measured in "matches" — every time you sprint above your threshold, you spend one, and if you burn too many you get blown and your speed collapses. The art is in the timing: read the finale, hold the wheel, and go at exactly the right moment. Moving up through the bunch and forcing your way through gaps costs energy too, so every position you fight for has a price. To set yourself up, you build your own lead-out train — recruit and upgrade riders who pull you into position and peel off in the finale. Everything runs on one-finger touch control or the keyboard. Course & Stages No two finishes feel the same. You contest flat bunch sprints, chase points at intermediate sprints on the road, and grind over hill climbs that genuinely bite — uphill you slow markedly and the draft barely helps, while downhill you roll faster. The run-ins throw roundabouts, traffic islands, narrowing roads and road blockades at you, all the way down to the flamme rouge and the finish line. Career Pick from three rider archetypes, each with its own strengths, and work your way up through a league system with promotion and relegation: Continental Tour, Pro Continental Tour, and World Tour. Each season is made up of multi-stage tours where you earn World Tour Points to survive and climb. Between races you train your rider's attributes and build and upgrade your team. A points classification and Green Jersey reward consistent placings and intermediate sprints, and every stage gives you results with time gaps, tour and season overviews, full career stats (Palmarès) and a podium ceremony. Three difficulty levels let you set the challenge. Multiplayer (Beta) You can also take the same drafting and sprint tactics online against other riders in real time. Sit in the bunch, share the work in the slipstream, and try to outsmart human opponents in the finale instead of the AI. Multiplayer is currently in beta — the core racing works, and it keeps getting refined as the netcode matures. No account, no ads, no in-app purchases. The single-player game plays fully offline. All names, races and teams are fictional.

Screenshots

Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge4 screens
Sprinttrain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge at Free against Sprinttrain's $2.99. Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Sprinttrain's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 26 months). On in-app purchases 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

Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge is free to download; Sprinttrain costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge ships an update every 26 months, Sprinttrain every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge versus Sprinttrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowing 2 Sculls ChallengeSprinttrain
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCode This Lab srlDavid Pape

In-app purchases

None

Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

Sprinttrain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge free?
Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sprinttrain free?
Sprinttrain costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge or Sprinttrain have ads?
Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge shows ads; Sprinttrain does not.
Which is updated more often, Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge or Sprinttrain?
Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge ships an update every 26 months, and Sprinttrain every 3 days. Most recently, Rowing 2 Sculls Challenge was updated on September 24, 2026 and Sprinttrain on September 20, 2026.

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