Comparison

Touchgrind BMX vs Rooftop Run

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Rooftop running and jumping
  • Freestyle parkour movements
  • Hundreds of thrilling levels
  • Spectacular 3D visuals
  • Intuitive controls
  • Escaping from enemies
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Touchgrind BMX4 screens
Rooftop Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Touchgrind BMX versus Rooftop Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchgrind BMXRooftop Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (683 ratings)4.8 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews — better68.5% of reviews
Number of ratings68325K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB420 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIllusion LabsMad Hook

Customer experience

Touchgrind BMX

All ratings683 ratings
Positive67.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews902 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative18.0%

Rooftop Run

All ratings24,921 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews372 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative19.4%

User reviews

Touchgrind BMX

From 683 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

1 purchases

Touchgrind BMX

One-time1
  • Get full game$6.99
1 purchases

Rooftop Run

One-time1
  • No Ads.$2.99

Questions

Is Touchgrind BMX free?
Touchgrind BMX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rooftop Run free?
Rooftop Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Touchgrind BMX or Rooftop Run?
Rooftop Run is rated higher. Touchgrind BMX averages 3.8 out of 5 from 683 ratings, while Rooftop Run averages 4.8 from 25K ratings.
Do Touchgrind BMX or Rooftop Run have ads?
Rooftop Run shows ads; Touchgrind BMX does not.
Which is updated more often, Touchgrind BMX or Rooftop Run?
Touchgrind BMX ships an update every 6 months, and Rooftop Run fortnightly. Most recently, Touchgrind BMX was updated on October 17, 2026 and Rooftop Run on October 18, 2026.

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