Comparison

Max vs ROTGRADE

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

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About

Max

A 2D pixel-art top-down shooter where you play as a retired agent fighting a ruthless regime. Experience intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative with an instant-death system that requires precision and speed.

Highlights
  • 2D pixel-art graphics
  • Top-down shooter gameplay
  • Strategic combat
  • Gripping narrative
  • Instant-death system
  • Challenging levels
Features
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Max: Countercoup is a 2D pixel-art top-down shooter that delivers intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative. Step into the shoes of a retired special operations agent, pulled back into the shadows by a thirst for justice as he faces a ruthless regime. Set against the backdrop of a brutal late 20th-century conflict, you’ll go up against a militarized dictatorship that seized power through a coup d'état, aiming to crush freedom and impose total control. Unravel their true motives and lead the fight to take back the nation in a high-stakes counter-coup! The gameplay is designed to test reflexes and strategic thinking, featuring a brutal instant-death system that demands precision and speed. Players must navigate challenging levels filled with ruthless enemies, adapting their tactics to engage in intense, full-scale firefights!

About

ROTGRADE

Features
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Drive until the fuel runs out. Everything in the way is already dead. ROTGRADE is a hill-climb driving game with a body count. One road, one tank, and broken ground between you and the next fuel drum. Hold the throttle and the nose comes up. Lift over a crest and you land flat. Get it wrong and you finish the run on your roof. SIX MAPS, NOT SIX SKINS Roadside is where you learn the car. Mountain Pass climbs the steepest ground in the game. Dust Bowl is flat and bleached until the floor drops out from under you. City Limits is the flattest road and the busiest. Industrial has the longest launches. Night Run is the city after dark, where your headlights are the only warning you get. Each one opens up as your best distance grows. THE CROWD IS WORTH SOMETHING Not every body scores the same. Civilians are soft and everywhere. Roadworkers, punks and bikers are worth more. The ones in helmets and body armour are worth steering for, and there is one out there worth three of anybody else. Chain them together and the multiplier climbs with you. SIX VEHICLES Start in the Ute. Work up through the Dune Buggy, the Family Sedan, the Muscle, the Hot Rod and the Camper. Light cars spin up easily and land badly. Heavy ones plant themselves and shrug off a bad landing, but they take their time coming round in the air. UPGRADE WHAT MATTERS Engine for speed off the crest. Suspension for the landings. Fuel for the distance. Torque for the rotation that gets your nose up and your wheels back underneath you. No timers. No lives. No waiting to play. Just the road, the fuel gauge, and however far you can get before it runs dry.

Screenshots

Max4 screens
ROTGRADE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Max at none against ROTGRADE's 6. Max also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ROTGRADE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price and device support 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. ROTGRADE sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Max asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Max ships an update every 4 months, ROTGRADE every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Max versus ROTGRADE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxROTGRADE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB138 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVladyslav OmelechkoTwo Joes Gaming

In-app purchases

None

Max

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

ROTGRADE

One-time6
  • Spare Change$0.99
  • Buggy Money$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Sedan Money$4.99
  • Muscle Money$9.99
  • The Camper$19.99

Questions

Is Max free?
Max is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ROTGRADE free?
ROTGRADE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Max or ROTGRADE have ads?
ROTGRADE shows ads; Max does not.
Which is updated more often, Max or ROTGRADE?
Max ships an update every 4 months, and ROTGRADE every 2 weeks. Most recently, Max was updated on October 24, 2026 and ROTGRADE on October 24, 2026.

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