Comparison

Tadpole Tap vs Tumble Rush

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

Head to head
About

Tadpole Tap

Guide a tadpole through perilous obstacles by flicking its tongue to eat flies and ascend. Unlock and upgrade unique tadpoles, power-ups, and skins to achieve higher scores and compete with friends on leaderboards. Collect puzzle pieces and achievements for a rewarding retro gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Unlockable tadpoles with unique abilities
  • Tadpole and power-up upgrades
  • Tongue-based movement and fly eating
  • Obstacle navigation and high score chasing
  • Collectible puzzle pieces and skins
  • Leaderboard for friend comparisons
  • Achievements
Features
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Reach the skies with your favorite tadpole while eating flies with your tongue! With piranhas constantly on your tail, you must hurry and pull your way through dangerous obstacles! Try to beat your friends high score and embellish your aquarium with tadpoles by unlocking all the little fellas! -UNLOCK YOUR TADPOLES: There are multiple tadpoles to unlock, each with a unique ability that will help you through the dangers along the way. -UPGRADE YOUR TADPOLES: Each tadpole's unique ability can be upgraded to get better scores. -GET BETTER POWER-UPS: All power-ups can be upgraded to make them last longer. If they last long enough, you can sometimes have multiple power-ups at once! Some combinations are very good! -DON'T FORGET TO EAT FLIES: Eating flies is somehow very satisfying, plus this is what allows you to buy upgrades! -CLIMB FURTHER EVERY TIME: Beat your high score and battle your friends. Compare your performance on the leaderboard. -GET THE PUZZLE PIECES: Each Tadpole has a unique puzzle to unlock! -UNLOCK THE SKINS: Collect vials to unlock them all! There is 3 skins per tadpole. -ACHIEVEMENTS: Let's see if you can clear them all! In one word, Tadpole Tap is an awesome Retro Runner in Pixel Art. Tadpole Tap, the life circle of a frog. Language available: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese and Serbian.

About

Tumble Rush

Guide a marble through challenging physics-based mazes by tilting your device. Collect coins, unlock characters, and overcome traps and puzzles across hundreds of levels. Enjoy multiple game modes for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Tilt-based marble control
  • Hundreds of bite-sized levels
  • Time trials and endless mode
  • Physics-based tricks and traps
  • Collectible characters and themes
  • Optional touch controls
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A fast-paced marble maze that you control by tilting your device! Frantically tumble through physics-based tricks and traps, gather coins, and unlock a cast of cute, collectible characters. Features: • Roll your way through hundreds of bite-sized levels — or try time trials or endless mode for a challenge • Avoid holes, dodge traps, and solve puzzles • Play with unique tilt controls, or swap to touch controls at any time • Collect dozens of cute characters and colourful stage themes • Funky soundtrack by Sean "CosmicGem" Bialo

Screenshots

Tadpole Tap4 screens
Tumble Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tumble Rush at monthly against Tadpole Tap's every 6 months. Tumble Rush also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Tadpole Tap's advantage is ratings volume (482 vs 14) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tadpole Tap sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Tumble Rush sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tadpole Tap against 4.8 for Tumble Rush. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tadpole Tap has 482 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Tadpole Tap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tumble Rush's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tadpole Tap ships an update every 6 months, Tumble Rush monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tadpole Tap versus Tumble Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTadpole TapTumble Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (482 ratings)4.8 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings482 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB136 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOuterminds Inc.Juvenile Pursuits Inc.

Customer experience

Tadpole Tap

All ratings479 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews316 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.3%

Tumble Rush

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tadpole Tap

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Puzzle pieces not saving properly
  • Restore purchases not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • More characters and skins
  • New obstacles and levels
  • Continued updates and support

Tumble Rush

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Tadpole Tap

One-time9
  • Spook$0.99
  • Stapler$0.99
  • Bronze Fly Pack$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Silver Fly Pack$1.99
  • Silver Case$3.99
  • Gold Fly Pack$4.99
  • Jade Fly Pack$9.99
  • Gold Case$9.99
  • Diamond Fly Pack$19.99
2 purchases

Tumble Rush

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Double Coins$1.99

Questions

Is Tadpole Tap free?
Tadpole Tap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tumble Rush free?
Tumble Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tadpole Tap or Tumble Rush?
Tumble Rush is rated higher. Tadpole Tap averages 4.7 out of 5 from 482 ratings, while Tumble Rush averages 4.8 from 14 ratings.
Do Tadpole Tap or Tumble Rush have ads?
Both Tadpole Tap and Tumble Rush show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tadpole Tap or Tumble Rush?
Tadpole Tap ships an update every 6 months, and Tumble Rush monthly. Most recently, Tadpole Tap was updated on October 21, 2026 and Tumble Rush on October 24, 2026.

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