Crush Bar vs Rift Gate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crush Bar
Step into a stylish bar as the bartender, solving puzzles to craft drinks and uncover guest stories. Your choices influence their journeys, and you can upgrade your lounge. Enjoy a cozy atmosphere with immersive visuals.
- Sort-and-merge puzzle gameplay
- Uncover character stories
- Branching narrative choices
- Bar decoration and upgrades
- Immersive atmosphere and visuals
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Welcome to your new favorite bar—where every guest has a story, and every drink unlocks a new chapter. You’re the bartender, the fixer, the listener. Behind the counter, you’ll meet a cast of unforgettable characters, each bringing their own mystery, charm, or trouble. Play stylish sort-and-merge puzzles to craft drinks, upgrade your lounge, and unlock deeper stories. Whether you’re building the perfect bar or just enjoying the night shift, it’s your space to make your mark. Features -Chic sort & merge gameplay with a bartender twist -Uncover character stories through conversations -Choices matter—your answers shape each guest’s journey -Decorate and upgrade your bar your way -Stylish visuals and a cozy, immersive atmosphere
Rift Gate
Experience an infinite runner with deep RPG elements. Dodge obstacles, unlock new talents and characters, and uncover the story of the Rift Gate. Stay tuned for exciting updates with new features and locations.
- Infinite runner gameplay
- RPG progression
- Dodge obstacles
- Learn new talents
- Unlock new characters
- Discover the story
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Have you ever wanted to play a game that combines fast mobile mechanics with the depth and progression of a full-scale RPG? This is our vision for Rift Gate: Run, jump in now and stay tuned for exciting updates bringing new features, systems and locations! Rift Gate: Run is a new kind of an infinite runner bringing exciting RPG twist to familiar core gameplay mechanics. Running through the levels will put your reaction and tactical skills to test, while campaign progression will introduce you to the world of Rift Gate. DODGE OBSTACLES Run through an immersive world and dodge obstacles coming to you from all directions LEARN NEW TALENTS Level up and unlock 15+ new abilities that help you tackle new challenges UNLOCK NEW CHARACTERS Collect all 10+ characters available in Season 1 (including a secret one!) LEARN THE STORY OF RIFT GATE Follow an epic quest to discover ancient Rift Gate... and what lies beyond Rift Gate: Run and all related materials are © 2025 NiroWorlds Inc. Rift Gate™, Rift Gate: Run™, NiroWorlds™, and their respective logos are trademarks of NiroWorlds Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crush Bar at none against Rift Gate's 7. Rift Gate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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
Both are free to download. Rift Gate sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Crush Bar asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Crush Bar against 5.0 for Rift Gate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rift Gate has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Crush Bar ships an update every 9 days, Rift Gate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crush Bar | Rift Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 665 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hijoy | NiroWorlds |
Customer experience
Crush Bar
Rift Gate
In-app purchases
Crush Bar
No in-app purchases
Rift Gate
- 20 Magic Shards$0.99
- 60 Magic Shards$1.99
- 200 Magic Shards$4.99
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- No Ads Package$4.99
- 500 Magic Shards$9.99
- 1000 Magic Shards$14.99
- 2000 Magic Shards$24.99
