Comparison

Rats! vs DEATHSMILES

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

Head to head
About

Rats!

Engage in a frantic extermination game where you must eliminate all rats before they multiply. Utilize a variety of tools and chemicals to clear the maze and prevent an infestation.

Highlights
  • Frantic gameplay
  • Rat extermination
  • Maze clearing
  • Variety of tools and chemicals
  • Prevent rat mating
Features
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Rats! is a frantic game of rodent extermination. You must kill all the rats before they have a chance to mate and overrun the maze. To do this you can use bombs, radioactive waste, gas, poison, death rats, blocks, and gender changing chemicals. "Ugh! Rats! They're everywhere" - PC Review "The idea of this fun and somewhat warped game is to kill all the rats before they have a chance to mate and overrun the maze" - Personal Computer World "Try gassing them or bombing them, but whatever you do, don't let them mate or you'll have a plague on your hands!" - PC Answers "Kill all the rats before they have a chance to mate and overrun the maze" - PCW "Rodent-haters of the world, unite! This game pits you against a legion of ever-producing rats -- get 'em before they get you." - Filemine "Rats is a lot of fun and worth the time!"- Lycos Hotfiles For the latest news on all of my games follow @SeansGames on Twitter!

About

DEATHSMILES

Experience a gothic horror shooter with unique sliding controls adapted for smartphones. Choose between two game modes, power up your character with items, and compete globally via Game Center rankings and achievements.

Highlights
  • Smartphone-adapted slide controls
  • Practice mode for learning stages
  • Smartphone Mode with new character and story
  • Arcade Mode port of the classic shooter
  • Character power-ups via shop and enemy drops
  • Game Center rankings and achievements
Features
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Now updated for iOS 11 or later! Enjoy the bullet hell with your new iOS! ### DEATHSMILES ### Gothic Horror Shooter “Deathsmiles” finally arrives on your iPhone! Once more, the Angels descend upon Gilverado! ● The unique sliding maneuvering just with Smartphone. Controls adapted to the iPhone feature slide controls for comfortable play! Several button layouts are available in the Options so that even beginners can handle complicated controls. ●PRACTICE MODE AVAILABLE And those who are just starting out. Practice Modes are also included for learning the stages! ● TWO GAME MODES Two fully-featured game modes: Smartphone Mode,with a new character, revamped character designs and original story! and Arcade Mode, a port of the arcade shooter classic. Players can power up their Princess by using equipment and items bought from “Sakura’s Shop”, as well as those dropped by enemies in stages throughout the game. ● COMPATIBLE WITH GAME CENTER Rankings are included for each game mode and character! Compete with players all over the world for high scores, and unlock achievements by completing in-game challenges! Go for a full achievement list! ### Important ###: Please read the following before downloading this application. ●Compatibility: iPhone5S or later, iPod touch 6thGen. or later and iPad Air or later. ●Compatible OS: iOS 11 or later. ●This application will use mass volume of memory. Please note the application may not function properly or shutdown without any notice when used with limited memory space. ●Turning ON the accessibility option setting may cause malfunctions in certain features.

Screenshots

Rats!3 screens
DEATHSMILES4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DEATHSMILES at 4.6 against Rats!'s 2.9. DEATHSMILES also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 48 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 58%). Rats!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and price ($1.99 vs $5.99). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Rats! costs $1.99 and DEATHSMILES $5.99 up front. DEATHSMILES sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Rats! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DEATHSMILES holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEATHSMILES has 111 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Rats!'s written reviews are positive against 76% of DEATHSMILES's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rats! ships an update every 48 months, DEATHSMILES every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Rats! versus DEATHSMILES: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRats!DEATHSMILES
Price$1.99 — better$5.99
Rating2.9 (19 ratings)4.6 (111 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews75.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB500 MB
Age rating+912+
DeveloperSean O'ConnorCAVE CO.,LTD.

Customer experience

Rats!

All ratings19 ratings
Positive42.1%
Neutral15.8%
Negative42.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative38.5%

DEATHSMILES

All ratings111 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative17.2%

Bugs and requests

Rats!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DEATHSMILES

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 8 and newer
  • Save data corruption issues
  • Unresponsive controls near screen edges

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Backbone controller
  • Implement full screen mode without borders
  • Add widescreen/HD display options
  • Provide cloud save/sync functionality

In-app purchases

None

Rats!

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

DEATHSMILES

One-time10
  • Continues +22 variants$0.99
  • Princess Umbrella$1.99
  • Princess Crown$1.99
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  • Princess Dress$1.99
  • Princess Heels$1.99
  • Continues +5$1.99
  • Blissful Death$2.99
  • Resurrection$2.99
  • Golden Horn$2.99
  • Lucky Charm$3.99

Questions

Is Rats! free?
Rats! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DEATHSMILES free?
DEATHSMILES costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rats! or DEATHSMILES?
DEATHSMILES is rated higher. Rats! averages 2.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while DEATHSMILES averages 4.6 from 111 ratings.
Do Rats! or DEATHSMILES have ads?
Neither Rats! nor DEATHSMILES shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rats! or DEATHSMILES?
Rats! ships an update every 48 months, and DEATHSMILES every 2 months. Most recently, Rats! was updated on October 24, 2026 and DEATHSMILES on October 30, 2026.

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