Touchgrind BMX vs Rooftop Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Touchgrind BMX
Perform spectacular BMX tricks in stunning 3D environments worldwide. Master realistic physics and unlock new bikes and locations by completing challenges and earning medals. Share your best runs with friends via YouTube and Facebook.
- Perform spectacular BMX tricks
- Realistic 3D graphics and physics
- Unlockable bikes and locations
- Medal and challenge system
- Record and replay runs
- Create and export replay videos
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- Chosen by Apple as one of the three best iPhone games of 2011 - Awarded Best Sports Game at the International Mobile Gaming Awards 2012 --------------------------------------------------- Become a BMX pro and perform spectacular tricks in breathtaking locations all over the world. Your skill and imagination are the only limits to the tricks you can pull off! Impress your friends by uploading your best runs to YouTube and Facebook. We took everything that made Touchgrind into an App Store classic to the extreme and created Touchgrind BMX. At Illusion Labs we only release games that we are extremely proud of. We feel that BMX is the pinnacle of our productions to date! Stunning 3D graphics, amazing physics and realistic sound. Collect medals and complete challenges to unlock many different bikes and locations. Watch replays, generate videos, export to your computer or upload to YouTube and show all your friends on Facebook, by just a few clicks. FEATURES - True physics - The same revolutionary controls as seen in the original skateboarding game Touchgrind - Many unlockable bikes and locations - Earn medals and complete challenges at every location - Record and replay your runs - Create replay videos and show the world
Rooftop Run
Experience the thrill of urban parkour by running, jumping, and sliding across rooftops. Master freestyle movements and overcome hundreds of challenging levels with spectacular 3D visuals and intuitive controls. Fulfill your parkour spirit and escape enemies in this exciting game.
- Rooftop running and jumping
- Freestyle parkour movements
- Hundreds of thrilling levels
- Spectacular 3D visuals
- Intuitive controls
- Escaping from enemies
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Get ready to run, jump, roll, and slide over buildings to move from one rooftop to another in an urban environment in quick and exciting ways. Parkour is a sport that combines rolling, running, jumping, and sliding from one point to another to overcome challenges. Rooftop Run is the best parkour and freestyle running game available for you, to get from one point to another in an urban environment most quickly and excitingly possible. Master freestyle running, do amazing movements, and finish hundreds of thrilling levels. This game features spectacular 3D visuals, intuitive controls, and well-designed levels. It is simple to use yet hard to master. Do incredible parkour skills while completing hundreds of intense levels. Fulfill your crazy spirit of parkour sport by dashing, running, jumping, and climbing from one point to another in an urban environment. Feel the thrill of - Epic jumps - Glass breaking - Escaping from the enemies Be the MASTER of the parkour game by playing Rooftop Run! Download it NOW!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rooftop Run at 4.8 against Touchgrind BMX's 3.8. Rooftop Run also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (25K vs 683). Touchgrind BMX's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#138 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Touchgrind BMX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rooftop Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rooftop Run holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rooftop Run has 25K ratings behind it against 683, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Touchgrind BMX's written reviews are positive against 69% of Rooftop Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Touchgrind BMX ships an update every 6 months, Rooftop Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Touchgrind BMX | Rooftop Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (683 ratings) | 4.8 (25K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 68.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 683 | 25K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #138 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 420 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Illusion Labs | Mad Hook |
Customer experience
Touchgrind BMX
Rooftop Run
User reviews
Touchgrind BMX
From 683 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 🚀 Nostalgic
- 🚀 Fun and addictive
- 👍 Good graphics and controls
- 👍 Challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and unresponsive controls
- 🔒 Too many in-app purchases
- 🔒 Only one free level
- 🔒 Expensive for the content provided
- 🔒 Difficult challenges
Rooftop Run
From 25K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best mobile parkour game
- 👍 Satisfying and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth controls and animations
- 👍 Fun and challenging levels
- 🚀 Great graphics and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Repetitive levels
- 🔋 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Unresponsive jump/wall-run mechanics
- 🔋 Coins have no purpose
Bugs and requests
Touchgrind BMX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Perspective changes causing issues
- Difficulty with completing challenges
- Multiplier resets on crashes
Requested features
6 requests- Free roam mode
- More levels and bikes
- Scooter game mode
- Ability to land backwards
- Customization options
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- Skatepark mode
Rooftop Run
Reported bugs
5 issues- Falling through the map
- Enemies blocking paths
- Unresponsive controls
- Freezing/crashing on certain levels
- Ads appearing during gameplay
Requested features
7 requests- Endless/procedurally generated levels
- More level variety (night, lava, etc.)
- Character customization and skins
- Ability to replay previous levels
- Additional parkour mechanics (vaulting, wall-climbing, etc.)
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- Offline mode without ads
- Online/multiplayer features
In-app purchases
Touchgrind BMX
- Get full game$6.99
Rooftop Run
- No Ads.$2.99
Questions
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