Downhill Smash vs Tail Glider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Downhill Smash
Roll downhill, smashing everything in your path with a powerful boulder machine. Boost your vehicle with unique weapons and race through a post-apocalyptic world, defeating giant zombie bosses.
- Unique physics-based gameplay
- Build ultimate zombie-smashing machine
- Race through post-apocalyptic world
- Unlock and upgrade powerful weapons
- Defeat giant zombie bosses
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Smash everything on your way downhill to victory! Be faster than the avalanche by boosting your crushing boulder machine with unique and deadly weapons from a wide selection! From the creators of C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars, Cut the Rope and Crossy Road. - UNIQUE PHYSICS-BASED GAMEPLAY Destroy everything on your way! - Build an ultimate zombie-smashing machine! - Race through the wacky post-apocalyptic world - Unlock and upgrade powerful weapons - Defeat giant zombie bosses! DOWNLOAD NOW and have FUN rolling 'n' smashing!
Tail Glider
Experience intuitive flight controls in a mobile arcade game. Race opponents for crystals to extend your ship's tail, but be aware that a longer tail increases danger. A single collision means instant defeat in this hyperspace adventure.
- Intuitive flight controls
- Hyperspace racing
- Crystal collection
- Tail extension mechanic
- High-risk gameplay
- Mobile arcade experience
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Master your flying like never before while discovering the joy of intuitive flight controls in a mobile arcade game. Race against two ace pilots for the crystals that fuel your ship and extend your growing tail, but beware… As your tail grows, the flying becomes ever more dangerous, because a single collision is death in Hyperspace!
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Verdict
Downhill Smash and Tail Glider both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Tail Glider's written reviews are positive against 41% of Downhill Smash's. Tail Glider also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Downhill Smash's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 19). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Downhill Smash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Tail Glider asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Downhill Smash against 4.7 for Tail Glider. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Downhill Smash has 22K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Downhill Smash's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tail Glider's.
Downhill Smash ships an update every 3 weeks, Tail Glider every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Downhill Smash | Tail Glider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (22K ratings) — better | 4.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 382 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZeptoLab UK Limited | Froglet Inc |
Customer experience
Downhill Smash
Tail Glider
Bugs and requests
Downhill Smash
Reported bugs
4 issues- Weapons becoming unusable after upgrades
- Indestructible objects blocking progress
- Ads not working or causing game freezes
- Inconsistent avalanche/storm behavior
Requested features
4 requests- More diverse levels and content
- Removal or improvement of key/energy system
- Better progression system without paywalls
- Consistent physics and collision detection
Tail Glider
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Downhill Smash
- 35 Gems$0.99
- Galaxy spikes$1.99
- Galaxy Shotgun$1.99
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- Galaxy Machine-gun$1.99
- Extra Slot Discount Offer$3.99
- 200 Gems$4.99
- 24H Starter Pack$4.99
- Extra Slot$4.99
- Remove Ads Discount Offer$7.99
- Extra Slot 2$7.99
Tail Glider
No in-app purchases
