Sisyphos vs Smash Rocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sisyphos
Experience the Sisyphean task of pushing a rock uphill. This game offers a unique, philosophical challenge that explores themes of futility and perseverance. It's a minimalist yet profound gaming experience.
- Push a rock uphill
- Philosophical gameplay
- Minimalist design
- Humility and ego destruction themes
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Sisyphos lets you experience the joy and pain of pushing a rock up a mountain. "A lesson in humility—a destruction of the human ego" - killscreensdaily.com "Utterly ridiculous ,utterly pointless and utterly brilliant" pocketgamer.com
Smash Rocket
Launch rockets orbiting Earth to hit all targets. Test your concentration and aim to conquer increasingly challenging stages. Compete for the highest score.
- Orbiting rocket mechanics
- Target hitting gameplay
- Progressive stage challenges
- High score competition
- Concentration-based gameplay
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The rockets that you can shoot revolves around the earth. Shoot the rockets and hit all target. Challenge the highest stage with the concentration!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sisyphos at 4.2 against Smash Rocket's 3.5. Sisyphos also leads on ratings volume (371 vs 4). Smash Rocket's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). 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
Both are free to download. Sisyphos sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Smash Rocket sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sisyphos holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sisyphos has 371 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Sisyphos's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smash Rocket's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sisyphos ships an update every 2 months, Smash Rocket weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sisyphos | Smash Rocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (371 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 371 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florian Grolig | STORMX |
Customer experience
Sisyphos
Smash Rocket
Bugs and requests
Sisyphos
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes
- Unresponsive controls
- Audio issues
Requested features
4 requests- Endless hill mode
- Character customization options
- Varied landscapes or biomes
- Progression system or achievements
Smash Rocket
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sisyphos
- A MODEST OFFERING2 variants$0.99
- A GENEROUS OFFERING$1.99
- A GENEROUS OFFERING$2.99
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- THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$4.99
- THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$5.99
Smash Rocket
- 5000 Coin$0.99
- No Ads$2.99
- 16500 Coin$2.99
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- 37500 Coin$4.99
- 100000 Coin$9.99
