# Banana Smash vs Backrooms

The clearest difference is price: Backrooms at Free against Banana Smash's $2.99. Backrooms also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (492 vs 2). Banana Smash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating and device support there is nothing between them.

Backrooms is free to download; Banana Smash costs $2.99 up front. Backrooms sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Banana Smash asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Banana Smash against 4.4 for Backrooms. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backrooms has 492 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Banana Smash's written reviews are positive against 70% of Backrooms's.

Banana Smash ships an update every 33 months, Backrooms weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Banana Smash | Backrooms |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $2.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banana-smash/id594153366/reviews)** | [4.4 (492 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backrooms-coop-explore/id1626453047/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **492** |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **70.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Size | 52 MB | 356 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Svante Segelson](https://appshunter.io/developer/594153369) | [IndieFist SRL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1458549407) |

## What reviewers say

### Banana Smash

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/banana-smash/id594153366)

A fun and challenging arcade game where players jump or punch to avoid obstacles. Earn extra lives by collecting power-ups and aim to complete the final track with limited lives.

**Highlights:** Jump and punch mechanics, Obstacle avoidance, Limited lives per track, Earn extra lives, Golden boxing glove power-up, Challenging final track

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Backrooms

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backrooms-coop-explore/id1626453047)

Navigate an endless maze of empty rooms in this survival horror game inspired by a popular creepypasta. Avoid terrifying entities, use items to your advantage, and stealthily find your way back home from this nightmarish dimension.

**Highlights:** Endless maze exploration, Scary levels with difficulties, Creepy monsters and entities, Survival horror gameplay, Stealth mechanics, Items to aid escape

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Mark | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Very fun game
- 🚀 Nicely done, looks realistic
- 🚀 Great game, captures the feel of the Backrooms

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Confusing, weird monster sounds
- 🐛 Multiplayer not working, no people to play with
- 🔋 Too many ads, ads every 15 seconds
- 🐛 Can't save progress, have to restart from beginning
- 🐛 Glitches, game freezes or crashes

**Reported bugs**

- Can't get past the party level, game is rigged
- Can't use the flashlight, don't know where it is
- Can't enter codes correctly, door won't open
- Game restarts from the beginning when exiting

**Requested features**

- Add more levels, levels are too short
- Add a peaceful mode with no entities
- Improve audio and graphics
- Add more Backrooms monsters and entities
- Implement a save feature to continue progress


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Banana Smash free?

Banana Smash costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Backrooms free?

Backrooms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Banana Smash or Backrooms?

Banana Smash is rated higher. Banana Smash averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Backrooms averages 4.4 from 492 ratings.

### Do Banana Smash or Backrooms have ads?

Backrooms shows ads; Banana Smash does not.

### Which is updated more often, Banana Smash or Backrooms?

Banana Smash ships an update every 33 months, and Backrooms weekly. Most recently, Banana Smash was updated on November 1, 2026 and Backrooms on November 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*