Comparison

Exoracer vs Gem Rush

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced multiplayer races
  • Offline mode
  • Powerful replay viewer
  • Level editor
  • Compete for world records
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Endless match-3 gameplay
  • Rising rows mechanic
  • Rocket power-up
  • Five unique power-ups
  • Coin earning and shop
  • Personal best tracking
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Exoracer3 screens
Gem Rush3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Exoracer versus Gem Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExoracerGem Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNyan Studio Games LLCJavin Ladish

Customer experience

Exoracer

All ratings1,728 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative14.4%

Gem Rush

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

9 purchases

Exoracer

One-time9
  • 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
4 purchases

Gem Rush

One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,400 Coins$2.99
  • 3,200 Coins$4.99
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  • 7,500 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Exoracer free?
Exoracer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gem Rush free?
Gem Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Exoracer or Gem Rush?
Gem Rush is rated higher. Exoracer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Gem Rush averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Exoracer or Gem Rush have ads?
Exoracer shows ads; Gem Rush does not.

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