Comparison

Trader Rush vs Alien Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Trader Rush

Engage in daily simulated stock trading challenges using historical market data. Compete globally with other players to prove your trading skills and climb daily leaderboards. Unlock technical indicators through rewarded ads or go Pro for unlimited access without ads.

Highlights
  • Daily simulated stock trading challenges
  • Historical market data sessions
  • Global player leaderboards
  • Unlockable technical indicators
  • Progress tracking (win rate, P&L)
  • Game Center achievements
Features
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Each day, a new challenge unlocks. A real market day from history. You get $100,000 in simulated capital and one session to trade it. Your P&L gets ranked against every other player who traded the same day. No luck. Pure skill. DAILY CHALLENGE Every day is a different historical SPY trading session. The chart is real. The moves are real. Can you read the market better than everyone else? COMPETE GLOBALLY Every player trades the same day. Leaderboards reset daily. Climb the ranks, build your streak, and prove your edge. UNLOCK INDICATORS Use rewarded ads to unlock technical indicators for today's session. Moving averages, RSI, and more. Go Pro to access them all, forever, with no ads. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Your win rate, lifetime P&L, best day, and streak are tracked across every session. See how you stack up over time. Game Center leaderboards and achievements included.

About

Alien Bloom

Engage in a strategic multiplayer card game where three players vie for planetary control. Utilize unique factions, claim territories, and engage in tactical card-based battles across different dimensions. Victory can be achieved through various strategic paths, including territory collection, faction-specific goals, or player elimination.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer strategy card battles
  • Turn-based territory control
  • Cosmic world map with tactical choices
  • Unique sci-fi factions
  • Special abilities and space battles
  • Bot opponents for faster matchmaking
  • Multiple paths to victory
Features
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Three players. One Earth. Alien Bloom is a free-to-play 3-player strategy card game where you expand across the world, attack enemy territories, and use cards to decide every battle. Control 5 territories in a row to win. EXPAND. ATTACK. CONQUER. Take territories on the World Map and build toward a winning line. Attack another player and the fight moves to a card battle. Win the battle and claim the territory. Every move matters. A single territory can block an opponent, complete your own line, unlock a powerful bonus, or open an entirely new battlefield. CARDS DECIDE EVERY BATTLE. Fight across multiple card-based battle systems: • World Battles — Attack and defend territories using a fast high-card battle system. • Space Battles — Send spaceships into orbit and fight with hands inspired by 3-Card Poker. • 5th Dimension Battles — Battle for powerful planets using a two-hand system inspired by Pai Gow Poker. ESCALATE THE WAR. Capture key territories to unlock powerful weapons and abilities, including the Space Cannon, Plasma Turret, CryoStorm Device, Nuclear Strikes, and the Superweapon. Battles can begin on Earth and end in space or even the 5th Dimension. CHOOSE YOUR FACTION. Play as one of four asymmetrical factions: • Humanity — Mobility and Airships • Cybernetics — Stealth and deception • The Orcus — Parasites and opportunism • The Aliens — Powerful Motherships THREE PATHS TO VICTORY. • Control 5 territories in a row. • Complete your faction's unique victory condition. • Become the Sole Survivor. Jump into multiplayer matches against human players, with bots available to fill empty seats when needed. Learn the basics quickly, discover deeper strategies, try different factions, and conquer Earth again. Conquer territories. Battle with cards. Control 5 in a row.

Screenshots

Trader Rush4 screens
Alien Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Alien Bloom at none against Trader Rush's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Trader Rush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alien Bloom sells 4 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 — 5.0 for Trader Rush against 5.0 for Alien Bloom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trader Rush ships an update every 3 days, Alien Bloom every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Trader Rush versus Alien Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrader RushAlien Bloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB330 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBrett AndersonBestwood Studios LLC

Customer experience

Trader Rush

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alien Bloom

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trader Rush

One-time1
  • Remove Ads (or "Go Pro")$2.99
4 purchases

Alien Bloom

One-time4
  • Aliens Faction$6.99
  • Star Rangers$6.99
  • Monarchs Faction$6.99
Show 1 more
  • The Scions$6.99

Questions

Is Trader Rush free?
Trader Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alien Bloom free?
Alien Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trader Rush or Alien Bloom?
Trader Rush and Alien Bloom are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Trader Rush or Alien Bloom have ads?
Trader Rush shows ads; Alien Bloom does not.
Which is updated more often, Trader Rush or Alien Bloom?
Trader Rush ships an update every 3 days, and Alien Bloom every 2 days. Most recently, Trader Rush was updated on October 23, 2026 and Alien Bloom on October 28, 2026.

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