Pixel Rugby vs Turbo Try
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Rugby
Experience retro arcade rugby with one-thumb controls. Guide your team through lanes, pass strategically, and dive for tries. Enjoy quick matches, tournaments, and a career mode with cross-device syncing.
- One-thumb gameplay
- Multi-lane passing
- Career mode with promotion/relegation
- Multiple tournament types
- Cross-device save syncing
- Customizable squads
- Pixel art and chiptune soundtrack
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Retro arcade rugby you play with one thumb. Your five players run up the pitch across five lanes. Pass to the lane above or below to get round defenders, then dive over the line to score. You attack, the computer defends, and the other side's possessions are simulated, so a full match takes about five minutes. Easy to learn, with plenty to dig into: 100 nations, world rankings your results really move, a 20-club career and eleven tournaments. IPHONE, IPAD, APPLE TV AND MAC One purchase covers all four, with your save synced between them. On Apple TV you play with the Siri Remote, and on Mac with the keyboard or trackpad. Apple Watch gets its own Endless Runner, free for everyone, passing with the Digital Crown. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Endless Runner: One sprint, three hearts, and a tougher nation every 100 metres until only the world number one is left. Distance is your score, with a top-200 board kept on your device. Quick Match: Two nations, one short match. Play it as a ranked Test that moves the world rankings, or as a friendly that changes nothing. Hold the button instead of tapping it for a surprise fixture, always away from home. Tournaments: Eleven competitions: the Global Cup, the North and South Nations, and eight more cups. Who qualifies comes from your own world rankings, so a nation you build up can reach a cup it couldn't before. The Global Cup takes the best of each region plus five wildcards, so every continent is always there. Career: Twenty clubs in two divisions, with promotion and relegation. It saves after every match, so a season works fine in short sittings. Before a season starts you can choose standard bonus points or the French system, where the attacking bonus needs three more tries than the other side instead of four in total. MATCH DAY ON TV Big matches open with TV pundits previewing the game and end with a TV interview with your captain. Other career matches get a video podcast: a preview before kickoff or a recap after. After the final whistle your supporters' group chat reacts, and a newspaper covers the round. You can turn each of these off in Settings > Atmosphere. ALSO IN THE GAME • Pixel art, an optional CRT filter and a chiptune soundtrack. • Weather that changes how a match plays. • Anthems and war dances before kickoff. • Your own squad: name your players, choose their looks and earn them stars in Training. • Haptics on iPhone, so you feel the tackles and the scrums. • Two kits for every nation and three for every club. • Crowds that grow or shrink with who is playing and where. Fully playable in English, French and Spanish. FREE AND PRO Free: the Endless Runner, Quick Match friendlies, the first three rounds of a career, and two complete tournaments. One purchase unlocks the rest for good: ranked Tests, every tournament, the full career and save sync across your devices. No subscription. It covers iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac. NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADS, NO TRACKING Nothing to sign up for, no ads and no data collected. Your save stays on your device, and syncs through your own iCloud only if you turn it on.
Turbo Try
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Turbo Try is fast, chaotic 4v4 arcade rugby built for quick matches and big moments. Break tackles, chain offloads, kick for territory, hit the gap, and dive over the line. Easy-to-learn controls keep the action moving while smarter opponents, changing conditions, and tougher competitions give you plenty to master. Start on local pitches and build your way toward the big time. Win matches, earn stars, capture cups, and unlock original clubs as you progress through five competitive tiers. FEATURES • Fast 4v4 arcade rugby matches • 15 original clubs across five tiers • Career progression from local grounds to championship stadiums • Unlock clubs by winning matches, cups, and earning stars • Passing, tackling, kicking, grubber kicks, and Turbo moves • Increasingly challenging opponents • Dynamic crowds, stadiums, weather, and match atmosphere • Quick matches designed for mobile play • Play as a guest or sign in to save your progress • No pay-to-win upgrades Turbo Try is free to start with the opening clubs and Local competition. A one-time Full Game Unlock purchase opens access to the complete progression through Regional, Premier, Elite, and Championship competition. Clubs and progression are still earned through gameplay. From the park pitch to the floodlights, every match is another shot at the big time. Kick off. Break through. Score the try.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Rugby at every 2 days against Turbo Try's every 4 days. Pixel Rugby also leads on device support (6 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Pixel Rugby sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Turbo Try sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixel Rugby ships an update every 2 days, Turbo Try every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Rugby | Turbo Try |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swipeglass | Benjamin Ruyle |
In-app purchases
Pixel Rugby
- Pixel Rugby Pro$8.99
Turbo Try
- Full Game Unlock$4.99









