Comparison

Ugh! vs Rage Swarm

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

Head to head
About

Ugh!

A brave caveman battles invading aliens with advanced weaponry. Run through alien worlds, using vaporizers and defenses to fight off intergalactic enemies. Experience fast-paced action with fantastic graphics and stereo audio.

Highlights
  • Battle intergalactic enemies
  • Unleash alien vaporizers
  • Use weapons and defenses
  • Warp to new worlds
  • Fast-paced action
  • Fantastic graphics
Features
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From the maker of six #1 ranked games on iPhones and iPads! ____________________________________________________ Aliens have arrived. They are destroying everything. A caveman stands in their way. The brave Ugh! Ugh! has already seized an alien weapon. Help Ugh! -Battle intergalactic enemies -Unleash vaporizers -Use weapons and defenses -Warp to new worlds Fast-paced, thrilling, action, running game. In stereo audio. With fantastic graphics. Ugh! the cave man is completely free and you can play all the way though without spending anything. If you choose, you can buy in-game items to accelerate your progress.

About

Rage Swarm

Engage in an intense top-down shooter experience. Wield powerful weapons and collect upgrades to battle through hordes of enemies and defeat formidable bosses. Master unique skills and enter "rage mode" for an unforgettable combat adventure.

Highlights
  • Top-down shooter gameplay
  • Wide variety of unique weapons
  • Collect useful improvements
  • Improve skills and perform challenges
  • Enter rage mode
  • One-finger control
Features
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Welcome to an exciting top down shooter. Take powerful weapons and make your way through a huge number of enemies in order to get to the boss and eliminate him. Don't forget to pick up useful improvements during the mission to make it easier to complete the tasks at hand. A variety of equipment will help you overcome the difficulties in the battle with fierce enemies. Improve your skills, perform unique challenges, enter the rage mode and defeat the army of enemies. Eliminate the main boss and clear the territory from the fierce invaders. A huge number of weapons will give you an unforgettable shooting experience! You have access to a wide variety of weapons, up to exotic rocket launchers and flamethrowers! A lot of fun is guaranteed. Each weapon is unique and has its own distinctive abilities. In addition to weapons, you have access to a huge amount of different equipment! Like weapons, each outfit gives you unique abilities that will make the gameplay as diverse as possible and help you defeat an army of enemies. The maximum convenient one-finger control allows you to deeply immerse yourself in the game process. Focus on shooting, use the environment to dodge enemy bullets, think through the tactics of movement, select the necessary equipment to fulfill the tasks! If you are ready to dive into the world of a unique shooter, Rage Swarm is your way to victory.

Screenshots

Ugh!4 screens
Rage Swarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ugh! at none against Rage Swarm's shown. Ugh! also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Rage Swarm's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (9.4K vs 67). On price, rating, 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. Ugh! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Rage Swarm sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Ugh! against 4.7 for Rage Swarm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rage Swarm has 9.4K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Ugh!'s written reviews are positive against 59% of Rage Swarm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ugh! ships an update every 21 months, Rage Swarm every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ugh! versus Rage Swarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUgh!Rage Swarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67 ratings)4.7 (9.4K ratings)
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews — better58.7% of reviews
Number of ratings679.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB388 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSkyworks Interactive Corp.Voodoo

Customer experience

Ugh!

All ratings67 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.8%

Rage Swarm

All ratings9,352 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral14.4%
Negative26.9%

User reviews

Ugh!

From 67 App Store ratings

What we love

  • addictive Highly addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable
  • 🎮 Great challenge
  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 💡 Upgradable weapons and powers

Room to improve

  • 😥 Dies too easily
  • 💰 In-app purchase issues
  • ❓ Unclear objectives
  • 🔄 Progress loss on upgrade
  • 💸 Perceived as a scam

Rage Swarm

From 9.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging gameplay
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics
  • 🔫 Variety of weapons

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🕹️ Unbalanced difficulty
  • 🔍 Cloud save issues

Bugs and requests

Ugh!

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • In-app purchases not received
  • Purchased items not unlocking
  • Loss of purchased items on upgrade
  • Mission objectives impossible to achieve
  • Upgrade not making bullets more powerful
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  • Glitch preventing level up

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update other games
  • Save game progress
  • Clarify egg colors
  • Fix mission bugs
  • Make main screen buttons work on iPad

Rage Swarm

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing during gameplay
  • Character falling out of bounds
  • Ad system not working properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Separate button for grenades
  • Ability to redo completed levels
  • Higher level cap for character progression

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Ugh!

One-time10
  • Pile of Eggs$0.99
  • Bunch of Eggs$4.99
  • Fistful of Hearts$4.99
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  • Double Eggs$4.99
  • Cave of Eggs$9.99
  • Field of Eggs$19.99
  • Sack of Hearts$19.99
  • Mountain of Eggs$49.99
  • Chest of Hearts$49.99
  • Island of Eggs$99.99
19 purchases

Rage Swarm

One-time19
  • Gems Pack 1$0.99
  • Gems Pack 2$1.99
  • Newbie Pack$1.99
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  • Chain Offer Unlock$1.99
  • Gems Pack 3$3.99
  • Stage 5 Pack$3.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Stage 10 Pack$5.99
  • Super Start$6.99
  • Revive Master$6.99
  • Slow-Mo Master$6.99
  • Explosive Attack$6.99
  • Rocket Master$6.99
  • Progress Path 2$6.99
  • Frozen Attack$6.99
  • Loot Master$6.99
  • Gems Pack 4$7.99
  • Gems Pack 5$15.99
  • Gems Pack 6$31.99

Questions

Is Ugh! free?
Ugh! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rage Swarm free?
Rage Swarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ugh! or Rage Swarm?
Ugh! and Rage Swarm are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 67 and 9.4K ratings respectively.
Do Ugh! or Rage Swarm have ads?
Rage Swarm shows ads; Ugh! does not.
Which is updated more often, Ugh! or Rage Swarm?
Ugh! ships an update every 21 months, and Rage Swarm every 10 days. Most recently, Ugh! was updated on October 14, 2026 and Rage Swarm on October 17, 2026.

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