Comparison

Sound Ride vs SquareCrusher!

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

Head to head
About

Sound Ride

Embark on a vibrant adventure with a bouncy physics-based runner. Jump, beat monsters, and create music as you progress through challenging levels. Compete with friends on leaderboards and explore multiple paths to the finish.

Highlights
  • Bouncy physics gameplay
  • Modular music creation
  • 30 adrenaline-fueled levels
  • Online leaderboards
  • Daily Race mode
  • Vector artwork
Features
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A game about running, jumping, bouncy physics and modular music! Join Kiwi on a colourful adventure, beating monsters and making music along the way! FEATURES - Quick rides at high intensity - 30 adrenaline-fueled levels with playful physics - Make music on the fly as you play - Easy to control: tap to jump; double-tap and jump higher - Multiple routes to the finish line - Bold and colourful vector artwork - Beat your friends on the online leaderboards - Music from Simon Haines - Randomly generated challenges in Daily Race mode @outofthebit www.facebook.com/outofthebit www.soundride.co.uk

About

SquareCrusher!

Engage in fast-paced retro arcade action by dodging robots and crushing corrupted code. Earn points, collect gems for power-ups, and climb global leaderboards. This addictive game offers infinite replayability with simple controls and retro visuals.

Highlights
  • Fast, simple arcade action
  • Infinite replayability
  • Power-ups and power-downs
  • Combo crush bonus
  • Unlockable upgrades
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Retro visuals & sound
Features
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Dodge robots. Crush squares. Beat your best. SquareCrusher! is a retro arcade reflex game for iPhone and iPad. Drag your spinning fist through squares to score points, avoid enemy robots, and chain crushes together for combo bonuses. Every round is a chance to push your score further. Collect green gems to spend in the Crushmart, unlock power-ups, and build your lifetime score to climb the ranks. CRUSH, DODGE, REPEAT Simple drag controls get you into the action quickly. Stay alert as the challenge builds, and watch out for power-downs that can turn a good run upside down. POWER UP YOUR NEXT RUN Use effects such as invincibility, slow motion, and score multipliers to keep your run alive and your score climbing. CHASE YOUR HIGH SCORE Challenge yourself or compete on Game Center leaderboards. Rank up through play to earn permanent score-multiplier boosts. RETRO ARCADE STYLE Pixel graphics, an 8-bit soundtrack, and quick rounds built for another attempt. PLAY ON IPHONE AND IPAD Sync your progress across devices with iCloud. Game Center sign-in is required for online leaderboards. Free to download, with ads and an optional one-time purchase to remove them.

Screenshots

Sound Ride3 screens
SquareCrusher!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SquareCrusher! at 5.0 against Sound Ride's 4.2. SquareCrusher! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Sound Ride's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 11) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sound Ride sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SquareCrusher! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SquareCrusher! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Sound Ride's written reviews are positive against 100% of SquareCrusher!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Ride ships an update every 3 months, SquareCrusher! monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sound Ride versus SquareCrusher!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound RideSquareCrusher!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (40 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutOfTheBit LtdRadler Designs

Customer experience

Sound Ride

All ratings40 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative23.1%

SquareCrusher!

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sound Ride

One-time1
  • Ads Free Sound Ride$1.99
1 purchases

SquareCrusher!

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Sound Ride free?
Sound Ride is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SquareCrusher! free?
SquareCrusher! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sound Ride or SquareCrusher!?
SquareCrusher! is rated higher. Sound Ride averages 4.2 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while SquareCrusher! averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Sound Ride or SquareCrusher! have ads?
Both Sound Ride and SquareCrusher! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sound Ride or SquareCrusher!?
Sound Ride ships an update every 3 months, and SquareCrusher! monthly. Most recently, Sound Ride was updated on November 1, 2026 and SquareCrusher! on November 3, 2026.

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