Comparison

Rock Pusher vs Squirrelz Nutz

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

Head to head
About

Rock Pusher

Hire workers to help you push a massive boulder to its designated location. Despite the difficulty, successfully moving the rock yields valuable rewards.

Highlights
  • Hire workers
  • Push a boulder
  • Earn rewards
  • Idle gameplay
Features
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Can you push the rock? Hire workers to push the boulder to its destination. This rock is very hard to move, but it can give you nice rewards!

About

Squirrelz Nutz

Navigate a squirrel through diverse worlds, collecting acorns and dodging obstacles in this fast-paced endless runner. Upgrade your abilities and unlock new looks for your character. Designed for quick, one-handed play.

Highlights
  • Endless runner gameplay
  • Seven distinct worlds
  • Acorn collection and upgrades
  • Unlockable squirrel skins
  • Escalating difficulty
  • One-thumb controls
Features
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Grab the acorns. Dodge everything else. Run until you can't. Squirrelz Nuts is a fast, pick-up-and-play endless runner built for one-thumb sessions and no-mercy high scores. Eight worlds, escalating chaos, and a shop full of upgrades between runs. EIGHT WORLDS Forest: birds overhead, dogs on your tail Ocean Adventure: sharks above, sea urchins below Star Station: aliens and UFOs, and nowhere to hide City Park: pigeons, benches and mailboxes everywhere Snow Day: something big is up on the mountain with you Squirrel Park: the big city, with an obstacle at every turn Falling Leaves: stumps below, birds flocking low Halloween: prepare to be spooked! BUILD YOUR RUN Bank acorns on every run and spend them on upgrades and power-ups. Bad runs still pay. Unlock new worlds in any order once you have saved enough. UNLOCK NEW LOOKS Collect gems as you run and cash them in for new squirrel skins. An optional pack adds five more you can't get any other way, including astronaut, scuba, and a winter squirrel who came prepared. DIFFICULTY THAT KEEPS UP The game scales with you. The further you get, the less forgiving it becomes. ONE THUMB, ANY MOMENT Designed for short sessions. Plays fine in line, on the train, or during a meeting you should be paying attention to. NO ADS. NO PAYWALLS. The full game is free. Every acorn and gem is earned in-game. Two optional skins pack if you want to look good doing it.

Screenshots

Rock Pusher4 screens
Squirrelz Nutz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Squirrelz Nutz at 100% against Rock Pusher's 25%. Squirrelz Nutz also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Rock Pusher's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Rock Pusher sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Squirrelz Nutz 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

Squirrelz Nutz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Pusher has 10K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Rock Pusher's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squirrelz Nutz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rock Pusher ships an update every 8 days, Squirrelz Nutz every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rock Pusher versus Squirrelz Nutz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRock PusherSquirrelz Nutz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size327 MB124 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesWest Code Studios

Customer experience

Rock Pusher

All ratings10,345 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews828 reviews
Positive24.8%
Neutral19.4%
Negative55.8%

Squirrelz Nutz

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rock Pusher

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Unable to unlock Atlas after meeting gear power requirement
  • Merge quest gets stuck after evolving workers
  • Gear inventory freezes and becomes unusable
  • Prestige timer resets incorrectly
  • Energy system not functioning as expected
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  • Progression blocked at certain levels
  • Glitches when using multiple maps
  • Inability to upgrade gear past gold tier

Requested features

7 requests
  • Increase prestige frequency
  • Improve energy system and offline progression
  • Add more content and progression beyond current roadblock
  • Implement better quest and progression tracking
  • Improve merging and upgrading mechanics
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  • Add more ways to earn resources and progress
  • Provide better communication channels with developers

Squirrelz Nutz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Rock Pusher

One-time16
  • Rune Pack$1.99
  • Small Gem Pack$2.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$4.99
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  • Starter Pack 2$4.99
  • Starter Pack With Prestige$6.99
  • Small Skip-It Pack$7.99
  • Energy Bundle$7.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Large Gem Pack$9.99
  • Starter Pack$12.99
  • Ice Island Pack$14.99
  • Fire Island Pack$19.99
  • Epic Gem Pack$19.99
  • Large Skip-It Pack$30.99
  • Legendary Gem Pack$39.99
  • Ultimate Gem Pack$99.99
1 purchases

Squirrelz Nutz

One-time1
  • Character Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Rock Pusher free?
Rock Pusher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squirrelz Nutz free?
Squirrelz Nutz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rock Pusher or Squirrelz Nutz?
Squirrelz Nutz is rated higher. Rock Pusher averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Squirrelz Nutz averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Rock Pusher or Squirrelz Nutz have ads?
Rock Pusher shows ads; Squirrelz Nutz does not.
Which is updated more often, Rock Pusher or Squirrelz Nutz?
Rock Pusher ships an update every 8 days, and Squirrelz Nutz every 2 weeks. Most recently, Rock Pusher was updated on October 24, 2026 and Squirrelz Nutz on October 16, 2026.

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