Comparison

Rail Rush vs Jazz Paws

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

Jazz Paws

Embark on a lofi road trip with a five-cat band in this easy-to-play side scroller. Explore diverse California locations, overcome robot enemies, and bring your bandmates home. Enjoy a runner mode for quick, endless play.

Highlights
  • One-thumb controls
  • Diverse California locations
  • Unique cat skills
  • Robot boss battles
  • Story mode with bandmate arcs
  • Endless runner mode
  • Offline play
Features
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Jazz Paws is a cozy lofi side scroller: a road trip with a five-cat band walking behind you, and a runner built to be easy to pick up. One thumb moves, one thumb plays, and a run is a few minutes long. How well it goes is still up to you. Every cat carries a skill nobody else has, every place asks for something slightly different, and reading a street early is the difference between strolling through it and limping out. A hundred places, all of them drawn from real California. Little Tokyo, Olvera Street, the Observatory, the Star Walk, the harbor, the surf break, Joshua Tree, the open road out of town. Every stop got its own art pass, and none of them plays like the last one. The Hush-Bots switched the city's music off block by block. They are robots, round and almost friendly, and thirteen boss machines stand behind them. The band answers with music: everything it plays is a musical note. The main story runs in three parts, bringing one bandmate home at a time until the whole band is back on stage. Each of the fifty cats also has a story chapter set of its own: their corner of the city, their reason for coming back. Or just press Play, the runner mode. It picks the route for you, five stops or seven or ten or endless, and the band walks until the hearts run out, past every robot and boss the road puts in front of it. No map, no menus, no plan. One purchase clears the ads, and it is a cat: Bebop, a stray kitten with little dragon wings. He is not a receipt. The kitten flies along with the band, sings a heart back into whoever is hurting most, and fetches loose notes off the pavement. No subscription, and that is the whole store. Free to play, and the whole game works offline. Cozy on a couch, offline on a plane. Landscape, two thumbs, one side scroller. Bring the band home. Jazz Paws is an original work of fiction. Its neighborhoods and landmarks are drawn from real California places, but the game is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or licensed by any of the parks, businesses, attractions, or organizations that inspired them.

Screenshots

Rail Rush4 screens
Jazz Paws4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Jazz Paws at every 2 days against Rail Rush's every 3 months. Jazz Paws also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Rail Rush's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Rail Rush sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Jazz Paws sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jazz Paws holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rail Rush has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Jazz Paws's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rail Rush ships an update every 3 months, Jazz Paws every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rail Rush versus Jazz Paws: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRail RushJazz Paws
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiniclip.comTech TigeR LLC

Customer experience

Rail Rush

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

Jazz Paws

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Jazz Paws

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
10 purchases

Jazz Paws

One-time10
  • Muse$0.99
  • Will$0.99
  • Kelvin$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Andy$0.99
  • Michael$0.99
  • Jason$0.99
  • Jennifer$0.99
  • Dianne$0.99
  • Tiffany$0.99
  • Katrina$0.99

Questions

Is Rail Rush free?
Rail Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jazz Paws free?
Jazz Paws is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rail Rush or Jazz Paws?
Jazz Paws is rated higher. Rail Rush averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Jazz Paws averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rail Rush or Jazz Paws have ads?
Both Rail Rush and Jazz Paws show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rail Rush or Jazz Paws?
Rail Rush ships an update every 3 months, and Jazz Paws every 2 days. Most recently, Rail Rush was updated on October 23, 2026 and Jazz Paws on October 10, 2026.

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