Fantasy Rush vs Strayward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Fantasy Rush
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Fantasy Rush: Run & Jump Embark on an exciting fantasy adventure! Run, jump and survive through a magical world filled with obstacles, treasures and powerful heroes. Features: โข Simple one-touch controls โข Fast-paced endless runner gameplay โข Unlock multiple fantasy heroes โข Collect coins and rewards โข Use power-ups to survive longer โข Challenge your highest score โข Beautiful fantasy environments Easy to play but hard to master! How far can you run in Fantasy Rush?
Strayward
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Strayward is an endless vertical-descent arcade. One thumb. Endless floors. A different face of abandonment every run. In the Forgotten City, every stray has heard the same legend โ at the very bottom there is a Door, and beyond it, a place where every stray belongs. So they descend. Through Neon Ruins, Flooded Metro, Forgotten Foundations. Floor after floor. Faster than the chase that follows. Each run picks one danger โ the Flood, the Cold, Traffic, the Dark, Hunger, Illness, Loneliness, or the Rogue Animal โ and that danger drives both the rising chase behind you and the obstacles on the floors. Floor types bias with the threat: ice on cold nights, conveyor belts under traffic, crumbling ledges when the ground itself is unwell. Pick a stray: Ash the orange cat โ a Slink that makes the chase lose ground. Patch the Shiba Inu โ a Guard invulnerability for the moments that matter. Nix the raccoon โ Scavenge pulls coins out of the bins (magnet included). Pip the pigeon โ Preen shakes off sickness, vertigo, and frostbite. One more run. Modes for every night: Normal descent, Daily with a pinned threat, Living (survive on the clock), Boss (race the Door Boss for your fastest kill), and Creative (author a challenge, share a code, or browse what others published). Personal-best toasts mid-descent. A leaderboard of strays who got further than you last night. Spend a Boss ticket in Boss mode (earn via Normal or buy for 100 coins in the shop) and you drop straight into the Door Boss fight โ bank shards on the way down, then Strike to win. Your fastest kill tops the Boss board. Free to play. Soft currency only โ every character is unlockable through play. Optional Remove Ads purchase. Downward. Homeward.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fantasy Rush at none against Strayward's 4. Strayward's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Strayward sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Fantasy Rush asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fantasy Rush ships an update every 2 weeks, Strayward every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fantasy Rush | Strayward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hyojun Kim | Yiu Tung LAM |
In-app purchases
Fantasy Rush
No in-app purchases
Strayward
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 10 Crystals$1.99
- 1,500 Coins$2.99
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- 4,000 Coins$4.99
Questions
Is Fantasy Rush free?
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Do Fantasy Rush or Strayward have ads?
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