Comparison

Rail Rush vs Castle Princess Runner

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

Head to head
About

Rail Rush

Embark on an epic adventure in a mine cart, accelerating through treacherous rails. Tilt and swipe to dodge obstacles, collect precious gems, and discover new paths across diverse and exciting environments. Equip power-ups and complete missions to become the ultimate explorer.

Highlights
  • Epic adventure gameplay
  • Gem and gold collection
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • 10 diverse worlds
  • Power-ups and upgrades
  • Multiple characters
Features
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••• FEATURED BY APPLE ON THE iTUNES HOMEPAGE ••• ••• MORE THAN 60 MILLION DOWNLOADS ••• • REVIEWS • "Rail Rush is up there with the best examples of the genre. Everything about it entices you to try again." - Pocket Gamer "Thanks to its great controls and sense of speed, Rail Rush is a fun variation of the genre.” - App Tudes "Rail Rush is a blast to play!" - Gamezebo • ABOUT THE GAME • Get ready for this epic adventure! Step into your cart and begin this exploring frenzy! Accelerate through these insanely fast rails while tilting and swiping to avoid the obstacles. Your job is to collect precious stones, so get those gold nuggets and gems! There will be surprises along the way, and special gifts to earn if you're lucky! Break the rock eggs to reveal what’s inside of them and pick up all the gems for your personal explorer’s collection! Find new and exciting paths to explore across the mine, and go through those special levels to earn more nuggets! Featuring many exciting environments in 10 different settings: dash through the Crazy Caves, fight the horde in the Zombie Caves, make your sweetest dreams come true in Sweet Wonderland, hurtle through the lush and dangerous Amazon jungle, immerse in the terrific Undersea World, take a dive in the Horror Land, visit the wonderful Snow Land, navigate on the Steam Factory, find your way on the Jurassic Jungle and explore the Pharaoh's Tomb, all this and many surprise levels which will amaze you with their colorful scenarios. You can also equip your cart with power ups to extend your chances inside the mine, while completing missions and ranking up, in order to become the ultimate explorer! KEY FEATURES: • 18 different characters • Cool power ups • 10 different worlds and many hidden levels • Stunning graphics • Action packed gameplay • Many in-game achievements • Game statistics • Game Center leader boards How long can you last in the rails? Find out, by downloading Rail Rush now! **************************************** Try also the free web version of Rail Rush on our website: http://www.miniclip.com/games/rail-rush/ Find out more about Miniclip: http://www.miniclip.com “Like” Rail Rush on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/railrush Watch the official game trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0OyMCs_kRU Follow Rail Rush on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/railrush Follow Miniclip on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/miniclip

About

Castle Princess Runner

Guide a princess through a zig-zag path to reach the castle. Tap to change direction and collect rings to unlock new dresses. Avoid falling off the path, as the floor is lava.

Highlights
  • Zig-zag path navigation
  • Collect rings for dresses
  • Avoid lava floor
  • Simple tap controls
  • Princess character
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Welcome to Castle Princess Runner. Your goal is simple: Lead princess to the castle through the way, tap the screen to make than princess change direction in zig zag. Take the rings that appear in your way, they can be exchanged for beautiful dresses. Do not let the princess fall out of the way... the floor is Lava. Download now!

Screenshots

Rail Rush4 screens
Castle Princess Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rail Rush at 4.6 against Castle Princess Runner's 4.0. Rail Rush also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 20) and review sentiment (88% vs 75%). Castle Princess Runner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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. Rail Rush sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Castle Princess Runner 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

Rail Rush holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rail Rush has 3.5K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Rail Rush's written reviews are positive against 75% of Castle Princess Runner's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rail Rush versus Castle Princess Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRail RushCastle Princess Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better4.0 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.5K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB103 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMiniclip.comJUAN MIGUEL DE ROBLES MACEDO

Customer experience

Rail Rush

All ratings3,445 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews472 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.0%

Castle Princess Runner

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Rail Rush

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Purchases not restoring across devices
  • Saved progress not syncing properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free content and levels
  • Expanded character and cart customization
  • Leaderboards and social features
  • Difficulty progression and new challenges

Castle Princess Runner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Rail Rush

One-time10
  • Hat Full of Nuggets$1.99
  • 5 Second Chances$1.99
  • Jurassic Jungle$1.99
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  • Pharaoh's Tomb$1.99
  • Undersea World$1.99
  • Amazonia World$1.99
  • Zombie Caves$1.99
  • BEST DEAL!$2.99
  • Pouch Full of Nuggets$4.99
  • Mega Magnet$4.99
1 purchases

Castle Princess Runner

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Rail Rush free?
Rail Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castle Princess Runner free?
Castle Princess Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rail Rush or Castle Princess Runner?
Rail Rush is rated higher. Rail Rush averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Castle Princess Runner averages 4.0 from 20 ratings.
Do Rail Rush or Castle Princess Runner have ads?
Rail Rush shows ads; Castle Princess Runner does not.

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