Exoracer vs Gem Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exoracer
Compete in fast-paced multiplayer platformer races to achieve world records. Enjoy addictive gameplay with up to four players, an offline mode, and a powerful replay viewer. Create your own challenges with the fully fledged level editor.
- Fast-paced multiplayer races
- Offline mode
- Powerful replay viewer
- Level editor
- Compete for world records
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Exoracer is a fast-paced multiplayer platformer game where you compete for the world record. Play on short and fun levels to get the best time as you can Main features: - Fast-paced and addictive gameplay in 4-player races - Offline mode - Powerful replay viewer - Fully fledged level editor
Gem Rush
Swap gems to create lines of three or more in this endless puzzle game. Clear rows quickly to gain time and trigger cascades. Utilize power-ups and rockets to survive as long as possible and achieve high scores.
- Endless match-3 gameplay
- Rising rows mechanic
- Rocket power-up
- Five unique power-ups
- Coin earning and shop
- Personal best tracking
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Gem Rush is an endless Match-3 game. Swap adjacent gems, make lines of three or more, and keep the board alive as rows keep rising from below. Every match clears gems and sends new ones falling from above. A row timer pushes fresh gems up from the bottom. Clear faster, chain cascades, and earn time back on the clock — or watch the board fill. Match four in a row to spawn a rocket. Swipe to fire and clear an entire row. Build combos, chase huge scores, and survive as long as you can before the board fills. Need breathing room? Five power-ups help you fight back — shuffle when you're stuck, freeze incoming rows, blast a 3×3 area, clear a whole color, or pull off a wildcard swap. Earn coins each run and buy more from the shop between games. HOW IT WORKS • Endless Match-3 — one mode, one board, one goal: beat your best score • Gems fall from the top after every clear • New rows push in from below — pressure never stops • Match 4 spawns a rocket — swipe horizontally to blast a full row • Match clears add time back to the row timer • Five power-ups — shuffle, freeze row, blast, color bomb, and wildcard swap • Earn coins every run to buy power-ups from the shop • Track run score and personal best every time • Satisfying match glow, cascades, and snappy animations • Pick up and play in seconds — no energy timer Swap. Clear. Survive. One more run!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gem Rush at none against Exoracer's shown. Gem Rush also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Exoracer's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Exoracer sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Gem Rush sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gem Rush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exoracer has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Exoracer | Gem Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 244 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nyan Studio Games LLC | Javin Ladish |
Customer experience
Exoracer
Gem Rush
Bugs and requests
Exoracer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent checkpoint triggers
- Leaderboard issues with incorrect times
- Graphical glitches on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add a friends system
- Implement a ranked mode
- Allow free access to level editor
- Add more customization options
Gem Rush
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Exoracer
- Diamond pack 1$1.99
- Level editor2 variants$1.99
- Diamond pack 2$4.99
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- Exopass$4.99
- Science pack$4.99
- Special offer$4.99
- Diamond pack 3$9.99
- Diamond pack 4$19.99
- Diamond pack 5$49.99
Gem Rush
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1,400 Coins$2.99
- 3,200 Coins$4.99
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- 7,500 Coins$9.99









