Super Waves vs Rapyrel™ Racer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Waves
Test your retro gaming skills in this arcade action classic. Jump and smash to survive against hordes of sea creatures with your boat and paddle. Collect gold, recruit mermaids, and upgrade your abilities for an endless challenge.
- Boat and paddle combat
- Classic platformer controls
- Collect gold and treasures
- Recruit mermaids
- Upgrade health and super moves
- Procedurally generated waves
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
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BATTLE THE WAVES. SURVIVE THE OCEAN. Super Waves is a hardcore endless action-platformer played across an ocean that never stands still. Paddle across moving waves, time your jumps and fight off relentless sea creatures while staying ahead of the hungry shark. Collect coins and valuable items, upgrade Johnny and unleash your Super Beam when the battle becomes overwhelming. The ocean is always moving. The enemies keep coming. How long can you survive? MASTER THE MOVING WAVES The ocean is your platform. Paddle across its constantly changing surface, leap over danger and adapt your timing and attacks as the waves rise and fall beneath you. FIGHT THROUGH ENEMY WAVES Battle sea creatures with your paddle, defeat them by landing on them and use powerful Super Shots to escape dangerous situations. FIRE THE SUPER BEAM When enemies close in, unleash a powerful laser to turn the fight in your favor. Upgrade the beam’s size and duration, and increase the number of Super Shots you can carry. CLAIM MERMAID REWARDS Carolina the mermaid is there to help—but you still need the skill to reach her. Defeat sea creatures and collect coins to earn opportunities for valuable items and extra health. Carolina delivers the rewards, but retrieving them safely is up to you. COLLECT, SELL AND UPGRADE Collect coins and valuable items during each run. Sell your treasure and use your earnings to upgrade Johnny’s maximum health, strengthen the Super Beam and carry more Super Shots into battle. Every gameplay upgrade can be unlocked by playing. SMASH THROUGH BONUS ROUNDS Break open treasure and collect additional coins between enemy waves to power your next upgrades. ESCAPE THE HUNGRY SHARK Keep paddling and keep fighting. Fall too far behind and the shark will claim its next meal. CHASE YOUR HIGHEST SCORE Improve with every attempt, earn Game Center achievements and climb the leaderboards. Discover hidden interactions and unexpected ways to boost your score. Built for players who love old-school arcade action, demanding platforming, beat ’em up combat and games that reward genuine mastery. Originally launched for iPhone 3G as Waves: Survivor in 2010 and remade as Super Waves Survivor in 2014, this HD rebuild is the definitive version for modern devices—preserving its uncompromising arcade spirit with support for 60 FPS and 120 FPS ProMotion displays. PADDLE. JUMP. FIGHT. UPGRADE. SURVIVE.
Rapyrel™ Racer
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THE YEAR IS 7521. THE RACE FOR THE FIRST GRAVITY CORE HAS BEGUN. Join Rapyrel and the galaxy's daring pilots on a journey across the Galactic Circuit. Master luminous energy tracks, battle rivals, and race to reach the legendary Core before Vyrox. TRY A COMPLETE RACE FREE Download the free Starter and race all five laps of Neon Launchway with touch controls. Learn the fundamentals in Flight Academy, pilot Rapyrel's silver ship, and face a preset AI rival on Rookie difficulty. No subscription is required. UNLOCK THE FULL GAME A one-time Full Game Unlock adds access to nine racers and alternate ship colors, the 20-track Galactic Circuit, expanded Practice options, controller support, records, trophies, stories, character endings, and Game Center features. Your achievements still matter: purchasing the Full Game does not complete the campaign or bypass progression. Earn access to the secret 21st course, Wormhole Zero, through campaign play. Grandmaster difficulty and the secret AI-drone ships also retain their in-game unlock requirements. MASTER THE GALACTIC CIRCUIT Race five-lap events through luminous curves, energy rails, barrel tubes, loops, and corkscrews. Finish in the top three to advance. Collect Light Speed bonuses, manage hazards, and learn the racing line. Galactic Circuit campaign points are separate from Game Center tournament ranking points. CHOOSE YOUR RACER Nine pilots and ships offer different combinations of speed, handling, and shield strength. Explore alternate liveries, examine ships, use signature abilities, and discover character-specific endings. BATTLE GALACTIC RIVALS Fire the Prism Ray, launch guided attacks, activate defenses, and collect combat bonuses. Time your weapons, shields, and boosts while keeping control of your craft. COMPETE THROUGH GAME CENTER The Full Game includes Quick Race, Private Race, and Tournament modes. Only a valid completed Game Center Tournament awards ranking points. Each tournament entrant needs a separate iPhone and authenticated Game Center account. The starting touch or controller input method stays locked for the race; controller entrants must keep the same controller. Quick races and private races are unranked. SHARE ONE TV Same-TV Private Race supports two to four paired controllers while a TV is connected through the supported mirroring or external-display route. Each player gets a dedicated split-screen race view. This mode requires controllers and a TV; it does not offer touch play or split-screen racing on the phone alone. SAVE SINGLE-PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS Use the optional built-in recorder in Practice and Galactic Circuit. Saved movies include gameplay video, game music, and sound effects, never player voice chat. You choose whether and where to save or share them. Built-in recording is not available in Game Center Quick Race, Private Race, Tournament, or Same-TV multiplayer. PLAY YOUR WAY Calibrate touch-control positions in Settings or use a compatible controller with the Full Game. Optional Game Center voice chat requires consent and includes mute, block, and report controls. Parental Controls can disable voice separately from online play. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO LOOT BOXES. Start free, then unlock access to the full adventure with one purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Rapyrel™ Racer at none against Super Waves's shown. Super Waves's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Super Waves sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Rapyrel™ Racer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Super Waves | Rapyrel™ Racer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 68 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 532 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Renown Entertainment | J.A. BACCELLIERI ENTERPRISES, INC. |
In-app purchases
Super Waves
- Handful of 2,500 Coins$0.99
- Coin Multiplier$0.99
- Bucket of 6,000 Coins$1.99
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- Upgrade Pack$1.99
- Chest of 14,000 Coins$2.99
- Auto Reload Supers$4.99
- Boatload of 31,000 Coins$4.99
- Maximum Johnny$4.99
- Maximum Supers$6.99
- King of the Seven Seas$14.99
Rapyrel™ Racer
- Full Game Unlock$6.99
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