Barrel River vs The Rocket Patrol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barrel River
Navigate a dangerous river in a barrel, dodging obstacles and collecting gold coins. Compete with friends for the highest score in this action-packed game.
- Navigate a barrel down a river
- Avoid rocks and jumping fish
- Collect gold coins
- Compete for high scores
- Action-packed gameplay
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Flow down the brutal water of the mighty barrel river with nothing but your wits and a rickety old barrel to guide you! Barrel river is a fun filled action game where you must flow down the river avoiding rocks and deadly jumping fish. As an added bonus, King Midas has touched the river with his magical golden touch, and his gold coins can be found on the river as well. Collect coins and try to stay alive on this deadly river. Your score is determined by how far you make it and how many coins you have collected. Compete with friends for the top score! **Special Credit** The music for Barrel River came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
The Rocket Patrol
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The perimeter of the planet is filled with enemies attacking. This has happened before and it is the patrollers duty to clear the way. Go on and finish the rocket patrol. Shoot Em up game within the walls of your planet's atmosphere. Defend it from the aliens trying to destroy what you love most. Hard to master score based cruise through the obstacles and relentless enemies. Try not to collide with anything and see if you can clear the way. Your people count on you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Rocket Patrol at none against Barrel River's 1. The Rocket Patrol also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Barrel River sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Rocket Patrol asks for nothing beyond the download.
Barrel River ships an update every 15 months, The Rocket Patrol every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barrel River | The Rocket Patrol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Safak Yalcinkaya |
In-app purchases
Barrel River
- Advertising Removal$1.99
The Rocket Patrol
No in-app purchases
Questions
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