Dashy Smash vs VolcanUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dashy Smash
Pilot a jetpack through a magical world, smashing obstacles and collecting treasures. Unlock new characters and upgrades with collected coins, and customize your playstyle. Compete with others globally in daily quests and leaderboards.
- Jetpack flight
- Environment destruction
- Treasure collection
- Character unlocks
- Customizable playstyle
- Daily quests
- Global leaderboards
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In this action-packed adventure, you play as a character equipped with a jetpack, soaring through a magical world filled with treasures to collect. One of the unique features of this game is the ability to destroy the environment around you – use powerful busts and various power-ups to smash through obstacles and clear a path to your goals. As you collect coins, you can use them to unlock unique characters and upgrades. With endless customization options available, such as the spider catcher and the gravity pull, you can tailor the game to your playstyle. In addition to the main campaign mode, the game also features daily quests and leaderboards, allowing you to compete with players from around the world for high scores. With its fast-paced gameplay, charming pixel art graphics, and simple controls, this mobile game is sure to keep you coming back for more.
VolcanUp
Race against rising lava in this challenging platformer. Tap to jump and wall jump your way through six distinct zones, collecting coins and avoiding obstacles. Master simple controls to escape the volcano before it's too late.
- Automatic character movement
- Tap to jump
- Wall jump mechanics
- Six unique zones
- Coin collection
- Lava escape challenge
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Escape the rising lava of a dangerous volcano before it's too late! Your character walks automatically; you can tap the screen to jump. If you tap while against a wall, your character will also change direction by performing a wall jump. Find the best route up through the six unique zones using these simple controls while racing against the volcano’s lava. But watch out, if you get hit by a spike or fall in lava, you’ll have to restart from the bottom! The six areas: Rock Bottom - Intro Pink Passage - Bouncy Pads Blue Mine - Ice Blocks Green Factory - Fading Platforms Yellow Elevator - Two Updrafts Orange Opening - Low Lighting Each area has one coin to collect. Some are one jump away, but others are on extra paths entirely! To save each coin, you must bring it all the way back to the surface in one go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VolcanUp at none against Dashy Smash's 3. VolcanUp also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (90% vs 78%). Dashy Smash's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Dashy Smash sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. VolcanUp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dashy Smash against 4.8 for VolcanUp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Dashy Smash's written reviews are positive against 90% of VolcanUp's.
Dashy Smash ships an update monthly, VolcanUp every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dashy Smash | VolcanUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (58 ratings) | 4.8 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 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 | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Anton Chekulaev | Logan Marshall |
Customer experience
Dashy Smash
VolcanUp
In-app purchases
Dashy Smash
- Small coin pack$1.99
- Large coin pack$7.99
- Ultimate coin pack$14.99
VolcanUp
No in-app purchases








