Stick Ranger vs Node Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stick Ranger
Embark on an action RPG adventure with four stick figures. Explore diverse environments, battle enemies, and upgrade weapons. Level up your character by assigning experience points to attributes.
- Action RPG gameplay
- Explore diverse environments
- Battle enemies
- Upgrade weapons
- Character attribute customization
- Level up system
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This game is the 18th iPhone game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". Adventure of 4 Stickmans! It's a simple action RPG. Battle enemies in a variate of environments across a huge map including, grasslands, caverns, deserts, and snowfields! Use items to upgrade your weapons at 8 different types of professions. Level up and assign your experience points to your attributes and create your own character!
Node Rush
Command a swarm of units in this tactical real-time strategy game. Capture bases, establish supply lines, and outmaneuver an adaptive AI. Utilize special nodes to gain strategic advantages and defend against a zombie infection.
- Dynamic swarm routing
- Automated supply lines
- Minimalist sci-fi UI
- Adaptive enemy AI
- Strategic crown nodes
- Zombie infection survival
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Command the swarm and conquer the map in Node Rush, a premium tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game designed exclusively for mobile. Set against beautiful low-poly landscapes with a cutting-edge neon-holographic aesthetic, your objective is simple yet challenging: capture neutral bases, establish automated supply lines, and overpower the enemy AI through pure strategic positioning. KEY FEATURES • Dynamic Swarm Routing: Command land, air, and water units across curved, terrain-hugging splines. Avoid tactical hazards and control the most efficient supply routes. • Automated Supply Lines: Drag and drop to connect bases with automated waypoints. Automatically funnel fresh troop reinforcements straight to the battlefront. • Sci-Fi Minimalist UI: Experience a clutter-free, orthographic 2.5D perspective featuring a clean holographic interface that lets you focus strictly on strategy. • Adaptive Enemy AI: Face a smart, weight-and-distance-based opponent that reacts and adapts to your maneuvers in real-time. STRATEGIC CROWN NODES Capture high-value nodes with special holographic buffs to turn the tide of war: Gold Crown (Production): Accelerates troop spawning speed and boosts base storage capacity. Cyan Crown (Speed): Grants a global movement speed boost to your entire army. Green Crown (Defense): Fortifies unit defense, making troops highly resistant to enemy fire. SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE INFECTION Face toxic green nodes in advanced levels! This aggressive hive-mind plague continuously pours 100% of its horde toward the nearest healthy base. Eradicate the infection before it spreads and consumes the map! Master the grid, deploy your swarm, and claim absolute galactic dominance. Download Node Rush today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Node Rush at none against Stick Ranger's shown. Node Rush also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Stick Ranger's advantage is ratings volume (291 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Node Rush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stick Ranger has 291 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Stick Ranger's written reviews are positive against 100% of Node Rush's.
Stick Ranger ships an update every 5 months, Node Rush every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stick Ranger | Node Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (291 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 291 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | FRANCISCO GUZMAN GARCIA CUERVO |
Customer experience
Stick Ranger
Node Rush
Bugs and requests
Stick Ranger
Reported bugs
4 issues- Map and menu buttons not working
- Certain weapons/abilities not functioning
- Inconsistent enemy behavior
- Progression-blocking issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add multiplayer mode
- Improve character controls
- Introduce new classes and updates
- Provide an option to disable ads
- Enhance in-game descriptions
Node Rush
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stick Ranger
No in-app purchases
Node Rush
No in-app purchases
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