Hurdle Hell vs Catch the Soft Serve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hurdle Hell
Control two runners simultaneously to clear an endless stream of hurdles. If either runner trips, the game ends. Collect Hell Bottlecaps as a reward for your progress and earn special bottlecaps through a daily stamp system.
- Dual character control
- Endless hurdle jumping
- Collectable in-game rewards
- Daily stamp system
- Simple tap controls
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The two runners' hearts beat as one! If just one of the runners trips, it's game over! Control both runners and clear an endless hell of oncoming hurdles! How to Play * Jump the endless onslaught of hurdles. * Press L to make the bottom runner jump and R to make the upper right runner jump. * Keep playing to collect your reward: Hell Bottlecaps! Daily Stamp You can collect one stamp per day. Collect six to receive a special bottlecap.
Catch the Soft Serve
A simple and fun game where players catch falling soft serve ice cream with a cone. Aim to make the perfect soft serve by skillfully timing your catches. Enjoy a delightful ice cream-making experience.
- Catch falling soft serve
- Use a cone to catch
- Make perfect soft serve
- Simple gameplay
- Ice cream making theme
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Let's make soft serve ice cream. Catch the falling soft serve with a cone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hurdle Hell at 4.3 against Catch the Soft Serve's 4.0. Hurdle Hell also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Catch the Soft Serve's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 74%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hurdle Hell holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Hurdle Hell's written reviews are positive against 88% of Catch the Soft Serve's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hurdle Hell | Catch the Soft Serve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better | 4.0 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | Ninicode |
Customer experience
Hurdle Hell
Catch the Soft Serve
In-app purchases
Hurdle Hell
No in-app purchases
Catch the Soft Serve
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Hurdle Hell or Catch the Soft Serve have ads?
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