Comparison

[UP] vs Crittercade

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

Head to head
About

[UP]

This is a one-touch arcade game where players tap to change direction and avoid obstacles. The game features an innovative ad system where ads decrease as players improve, potentially becoming ad-free.

Highlights
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Endless obstacle avoidance
  • Progressive ad reduction
  • Unlockable icons
  • Color theme changes
  • Challenging obstacles
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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Do you hate ads? Do you hate in-app purchases? Yeah well we do too which is why we created UP. UP is the ONLY game on the app store where you can get rid of ads by just playing! Here’s how it works: When you first get the game, You will be graced with an ad every time you lose, but as you improve at the game, you will begin to receive less and less ads until you hit 2000m (yes, although it’s hard, it is possible to get that far). This is a simple, one touch game. Each tap changes the horizontal direction of the ball, allowing you to avoid each obstacle as they approach you at progressively faster and faster speeds. GAME FEATURES: Endless, obstacle avoiding game play that included fun music and cool animations The ability to unlock new icons as you improve in score The ability to go AD FREE for FREE Color theme changes Unique and challenging obstacles 0 in-app purchases AD SCHEME: In UP, ads are displayed on a per game over basis (each # is ads per game over): 1: 0-699m 2: 700-999m 3: 1000-1399m 4: 1400-1699m 5: 1700-1899m 6: 1900-1999m NO ADS @ 2000m! https://jaredweinsteingames.com/app-ads.txt

About

Crittercade

Navigate urban and natural landscapes by hopping forward, collecting treats, and dodging obstacles. Each month features a new playable character with unique environments and challenges. Enjoy quick, one-handed gameplay perfect for short bursts.

Highlights
  • Monthly rotating playable characters
  • Unique environments for each critter
  • Simple swipe/tap controls
  • Collect treats for bonuses
  • Party Mode for accelerated gameplay
  • Unlockable decorative skyline secrets
  • Offline play
Features
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CRITTERCADE is a pocket-sized arcade cabinet with a new star every month. Hop forward across streets, bike lanes, and open water. Grab treats. Don't get flattened. See how far you get before the road wins. A NEW CRITTER EVERY MONTH The cabinet never changes. Who's in it does. July belongs to Jimothy, a Seattle raccoon with a short spine and a big heart, crossing a rainy downtown under the Space Needle. The archive holds Ada Lovelace, a long-haired grey cat running an old-town waterfront, and Drift, a nanobot loose inside a circuit board. Every critter brings a whole world with them: new skyline, new lanes, new scenery, new jokes. HOW IT PLAYS Swipe or tap to hop. Traffic doesn't brake for you. Water lanes want you to ride the logs. Get hit and you spend one of three bumps, get nudged back to safety, and keep going. Spend all three and the run is over. THE RAINBOW Treats come in four kinds. Collect one of every kind and the creeping edge behind you freezes for a breather, and a rainbow rises off your critter. Doubling back for the one type you're missing is a real decision — and treats spawn in live traffic on purpose. PARTY MODE For one minute of every hour, everywhere in the world at the same time, the whole game runs at double speed with confetti everywhere. The schedule isn't published. You either catch it or you don't. SECRETS ON THE HORIZON Every 40 meters unlocks something new on the skyline: a pink sky, a UFO, a sailboat, a bigfoot doing the backstroke. Pure decoration, and they show up on your share card. BUILT FOR SHORT SESSIONS Portrait. One thumb. A run is about ninety seconds. No accounts, no sign-in, no servers, nothing to log into. Play it on a plane. REMOVE ADS A single one-time purchase permanently removes interstitial ads. No subscriptions, no currency, no shop, nothing to grind. Made with care by Archivium Labs.

Screenshots

[UP]4 screens
Crittercade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: [UP] at none against Crittercade's 1. [UP] also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Crittercade's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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. Crittercade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. [UP] asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for [UP] against 5.0 for Crittercade. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: [UP] has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

[UP] ships an update every 6 weeks, Crittercade weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
[UP] versus Crittercade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[UP]Crittercade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB29 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJacob DoucetteArchivium Labs LLC

Customer experience

[UP]

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crittercade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

[UP]

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crittercade

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is [UP] free?
[UP] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crittercade free?
Crittercade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, [UP] or Crittercade?
[UP] and Crittercade are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do [UP] or Crittercade have ads?
Both [UP] and Crittercade show ads.
Which is updated more often, [UP] or Crittercade?
[UP] ships an update every 6 weeks, and Crittercade weekly. Most recently, [UP] was updated on September 23, 2026 and Crittercade on October 9, 2026.

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