Comparison

Rail Rush vs Spinning Apple 3

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

Spinning Apple 3

Features
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Apple is spinning.  Touch your screen to shoot an apple.  It's your victory when you hit your enemy with an apple and get his HP zero.  You can play local multiplay, online multiplay, two players on one device and solo.

Screenshots

Rail Rush4 screens
Spinning Apple 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rail Rush at Free against Spinning Apple 3's $4.99. Rail Rush also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Spinning Apple 3's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

Rail Rush is free to download; Spinning Apple 3 costs $4.99 up front. Rail Rush sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Spinning Apple 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rail Rush ships an update every 3 months, Spinning Apple 3 every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rail Rush versus Spinning Apple 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRail RushSpinning Apple 3
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiniclip.comTetsuyoshi Morikawa

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

Spinning Apple 3

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

Spinning Apple 3

One-time1
  • Additions$0.99

Questions

Is Rail Rush free?
Rail Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spinning Apple 3 free?
Spinning Apple 3 costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Rail Rush or Spinning Apple 3 have ads?
Rail Rush shows ads; Spinning Apple 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Rail Rush or Spinning Apple 3?
Rail Rush ships an update every 3 months, and Spinning Apple 3 every 13 months. Most recently, Rail Rush was updated on November 6, 2026 and Spinning Apple 3 on October 27, 2026.

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