Comparison

Blast vs Rocket Loop Rider

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

Head to head
About

Blast

Tap to steer your rocket through endless waves of asteroids. Collect coins and compete for high scores. Unlock new rockets as you progress through this arcade-style game.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-steer gameplay
  • Endless asteroid waves
  • Coin collection
  • Unlockable rockets
  • Leaderboards
  • Gamecenter integration
Features
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HOW TO PLAY? Your rocket can only fly left or right. Each time you tap the screen your rocket will accelerate in the opposite direction. It doesn't matter where you tap on the screen. If you tap fast enough your rocket will almost fly straight. 3... 2... 1... BLAST-OFF! Tap your way through endless waves of asteroids. How many coins can you pick up before getting blown to pieces? And most importantly... can you beat your friends' high scores? This version includes: - 8 Unlockable Rockets - 5 Colorful Meteors - Gamecenter Login - Leaderboards

About

Rocket Loop Rider

Features
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Rocket Loop Rider is a one-touch space arcade game about timing, gravity, and risk. Hold to orbit a planet. Release to launch your ship. Catch the next gravity loop before you drift too far, crash into a planet, hit an asteroid, or fall behind. Every run is a climb for distance. Safe captures help you survive, but risky clean passes through rings can build score multipliers and make your distance rise faster. Push your timing, read the next loop, and chase a new best score. Features: - One-touch arcade controls - Gravity loop capture and tangent launch gameplay - Distance-based score chasing - Clean pass score multipliers - Fast restart for short mobile sessions - Local best score saving - Playable offline with no account required How far can you ride the loop?

Screenshots

Blast4 screens
Rocket Loop Rider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blast at none against Rocket Loop Rider's shown. Blast also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blast ships an update every 5 weeks, Rocket Loop Rider every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Blast versus Rocket Loop Rider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlastRocket Loop Rider
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDag AndersenJung Yong Kim

In-app purchases

None

Blast

No in-app purchases

None

Rocket Loop Rider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blast free?
Blast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rocket Loop Rider free?
Rocket Loop Rider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blast or Rocket Loop Rider have ads?
Rocket Loop Rider shows ads; Blast does not.
Which is updated more often, Blast or Rocket Loop Rider?
Blast ships an update every 5 weeks, and Rocket Loop Rider every 3 weeks. Most recently, Blast was updated on October 5, 2026 and Rocket Loop Rider on October 9, 2026.

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