Drone Dispatch vs Gate Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Drone Dispatch
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Drone Dispatch is a fast-paced line-drawing game where you manage a fleet of delivery drones. Each drone is color-coded to a building type โ draw a flight path from the drone to its matching building to score a delivery. But be careful: if two drones collide, it's game over. HOW TO PLAY Drones spawn from the edges of the map. Green drones go to green houses, red drones to red apartments, yellow drones to yellow warehouses. Tap a drone, draw a path to its matching building, and watch it fly. Route carefully โ if any two drones collide, the game ends instantly. THREE DRONE TYPES - Standard (green) โ moderate speed, delivers to houses, 100 points - Express (red) โ fast, delivers to apartments, 150 points - Heavy (yellow) โ slow, delivers to warehouses, 75 points FIVE UNIQUE MAPS - Suburbs โ Open layout, learn the basics - Downtown โ No-fly zones around skyscrapers block your paths - Airport Zone โ Commercial jets fly fixed lanes, drone-jet collision ends the game - Storm Front โ Lightning randomly disables drones for 2.5 seconds - Night Shift โ Fog of war limits visibility around drones and buildings THREE GAME MODES - Classic โ Endless survival, drones spawn faster over time - Campaign โ 5 waves per map, earn 1-3 stars based on delivery accuracy - Rush Hour โ 90-second time attack, deliver as many as you can COMBOS AND BONUSES Build combo multipliers (up to 5x) with consecutive deliveries. Near-miss bonuses for close calls. Speed bonuses for fast deliveries under 4 seconds. CAMPAIGN PROGRESSION Clear all 5 waves to complete each map. Stars based on delivery accuracy: 50% for 1 star, 75% for 2 stars, 90% for 3 stars. FREE TO PLAY Drone Dispatch is free to play on the Suburbs map in Classic mode. The free tier includes interstitial ads every 3 games. Free tier limitations: - Classic mode on Suburbs only - Campaign and Rush Hour locked - 4 maps locked - Ads every 3 games Premium (one-time upgrade) unlocks: - All 5 maps with unique mechanics - All 3 game modes - Ad-free experience - Future content included PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No sign-ups. No tracking. No analytics. All game data stays on your device.
Gate Rush
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Sort the queues. Board the planes. Clear the gate. Gate Rush is a calm, clever sorting puzzle set in a busy airport. Guide each traveler to the gate that matches their color, board them onto the right flight, and clear the terminal before the queues jam up. Easy to learn, hard to put down. Every level is checked to be solvable, so there is always a way through. The challenge is finding it. FEATURES - Hundreds of handcrafted levels across airport terminals around the world - A new Daily Flight to solve every day - Power-ups for when you are stuck: Fill a gate, Shuffle the queues, Undo, or Peek ahead - Collect passport stamps and earn stars as you master each terminal - Unlock cosmetics and themes to make the board your own - Colorblind mode with a distinct shape on every passenger - Light and dark themes - Play offline, anywhere, one-handed No timers, no pressure. Just you, the queues, and that satisfying click when the last plane departs. Ready for takeoff?
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Verdict
Drone Dispatch and Gate Rush are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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Both are free to download. Drone Dispatch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gate Rush sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drone Dispatch ships an update fortnightly, Gate Rush every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drone Dispatch | Gate Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kinetic Origin LLC | Ole Marius Staal Torvmark |
In-app purchases
Drone Dispatch
- Drone Dispatch Premium$2.99
Gate Rush
- Starter Pack$0.49
- 500 Coins$1.99
- 1500 Coins$3.99
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- Traveler Pack$5.99
- 4500 Coins$9.99
- Pro Pack$14.99
Questions
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