Rockhopper vs Cavehero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rockhopper
This retro-style indie game offers challenging platform puzzles with two distinct modes: infinite survival and timed levels. Master various platform types and overcome numerous obstacles and enemies to achieve high scores and gold medals. It's a completely free experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Infinite survival mode
- 20 timed levels
- Multiple platform types
- Various enemies and obstacles
- Power-ups
- Global leaderboards and achievements
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Indie developed, super difficult, retro style game. NO ADVERTS and NO IAPs, absolutely 100% FREE. Rack up a high score on the INFINITE survival mode, or test your dexterity with 20 infuriating TIMED levels. You're going to need some serious skill to finish every level, followed by the impossible challenge of beating the gold medal times. FEATURES: > Two game modes. SURVIVAL and LEVELS. > Spring, rock, ice and moving PLATFORMS. > Spikes, saws, fire and bird ENEMIES. > Avalanches, snowmen & snowballs. > Rocket & helmet POWERUPS to help you survive. > Global leaderboards & achievements. CONTROLS: > Hold left or right side of screen to float in that direction.
Cavehero
Navigate treacherous caves, collect gold, and evade numerous enemies in this retro-inspired adventure. Experience classic arcade fun designed for all ages.
- Cave exploration
- Gold collection
- Enemy evasion
- Retro gameplay
- Family-friendly fun
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Cavehero is based on the Original H.E.R.O. released on several platforms in the 80's. Steer your hero through different caves, collect gold and avoid dozens of enemies on your way to the exit. This is Retro fun for the whole family.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rockhopper at Free against Cavehero's $2.99. Rockhopper also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Cavehero's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads 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
Rockhopper is free to download; Cavehero costs $2.99 up front. Rockhopper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cavehero asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cavehero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Rockhopper's written reviews are positive against 75% of Cavehero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Rockhopper | Cavehero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronald Batty | Matthias Heydorn |
Customer experience
Rockhopper
Cavehero
In-app purchases
Rockhopper
- Unlock ALL Levels$2.99
Cavehero
No in-app purchases
