Comparison

Roid Rampage vs Serious Scramblers

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

Head to head
About

Roid Rampage

Navigate an infinite asteroid field, collecting valuable Juice while surviving. This arcade-style game features simple controls but challenging gameplay. Unlock premium features for cloud saving, achievements, and additional ships.

Highlights
  • Infinite asteroid field survival
  • Juice collection mechanic
  • Simple one-touch controls
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Unlockable ships with unique powerups
  • Cloud saving and achievements (premium)
Features
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Collect precious Juice as you attempt to stay alive in an infinite asteroid field. Don’t worry about the hordes of interns you kill in the process, those interns are unpaid! Plus, the Bureau of Science has all the super-fragile ships you could ever want! == FREE FEATURES == - Dead-simple controls, DEATHLY DIFFICULT to play - A super-fragile starter ship with no powerup, but a tight turning radius… pretty good upsell, eh? - Try the game for free, find out that you LOVE IT, and Butter Up to get the premium experience and support our studio! == PREMIUM FEATURES == - A single purchase is all it takes! - Access to premium Rumpus services: cloud saving, achievements, and flexible sign-in options. - Access to 3 unlockable ships, each with its own powerup == About the Studio == Butterscotch Shenanigans is an independent studio composed of three brothers. We make high-quality, often goofy, and punchy games designed completely around providing the most entertaining player experience possible. Our goal is to build a one-stop mobile empire that fulfills all your gaming dreams. Stay up to date with what we’re doing and contact us through butterscotch-shenanigans.com.

About

Serious Scramblers

Dive into a challenging arcade experience where you fall through a bottomless pit, overcoming obstacles and leveling up. Unlock new characters and face massive boss fights in this intense, jumpless platformer.

Highlights
  • Intense arcade action
  • Level up with obstacles
  • Unlock new characters
  • Massive boss fights
  • Leaderboard rankings
  • Chip-tune music
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A seemingly bottomless pit has appeared and bloodcurdling shrieks can be heard from the depths below. What lies in the deep? The only reasonable thing to do is to jump in and find out! Overcome insurmountable odds in this highly challenging jumpless platformer! Welcome to Serious Scramblers! Features: • Fall your way through the super intense arcade action • Level up with challenging obstacles • Unlock new characters to supercharge you to the next level • Get ready for the finale - MASSIVE BOSS FIGHT • Mark your victory on the leaderboard • Enjoy with some real sweet chip-tune music while playing the game

Screenshots

Roid Rampage4 screens
Serious Scramblers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Roid Rampage at none against Serious Scramblers's shown. Roid Rampage also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 68%). Serious Scramblers's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Roid Rampage sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Serious Scramblers 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 — 4.4 for Roid Rampage against 4.5 for Serious Scramblers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 132 and 224 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Roid Rampage's written reviews are positive against 68% of Serious Scramblers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Roid Rampage versus Serious Scramblers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoid RampageSerious Scramblers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (132 ratings)4.5 (224 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews — better67.7% of reviews
Number of ratings132224 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.Yong Kian Chin

Customer experience

Roid Rampage

All ratings131 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral0.9%
Negative6.7%

Serious Scramblers

All ratings225 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative23.1%

User reviews

Roid Rampage

From 132 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and simple gameplay
  • 👍 No ads
  • 🎨 Great art style and music
  • 🔗 Interconnected with other BS games

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Certain features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🤔 Generic endless runner gameplay

Serious Scramblers

From 224 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging retro 8-bit aesthetic and music
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-learn controls
  • 🎯 Well-designed level progression and difficulty scaling
  • 💡 Innovative ad system that doesn't interrupt gameplay
  • 🎨 Polished graphics and visual design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent unexpected crashes and game closures
  • 🎮 Imprecise and unresponsive controls on some devices
  • 💸 Escalating revival costs that drain coin reserves
  • 📺 Long ad durations (30+ seconds) between attempts
  • 🎯 Unfair boss difficulty spikes

Bugs and requests

Roid Rampage

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Infinite loop issue
  • Registration problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • More ships and characters to unlock
  • Expanded gameplay modes
  • Smoother controls

Serious Scramblers

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game crashes unexpectedly during gameplay
  • Game crashes at critical moments near victory
  • Controls fail to register player input
  • Character moves opposite to intended direction
  • Hearts mechanic doesn't function properly
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  • Negative coin balance glitch
  • Unintended character unlocks after crashes
  • App minimizes when clicking side arrows
  • Hitbox detection issues with enemies
  • Performance lag on lower-end devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Jump button or additional movement mechanics
  • Power-ups and special abilities system
  • More levels and content variety
  • Character upgrades and progression system
  • Versus/multiplayer mode
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  • Infinite/endless mode
  • Challenge modes
  • More unique boss mechanics
  • Adjustable control sensitivity
  • Reduced ad frequency or shorter ad durations
  • Multiple continue options per level

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Roid Rampage

One-time2
  • Butter Up!$1.99
  • Butter Up! (Anonymous)$1.99
2 purchases

Serious Scramblers

One-time2
  • Remove Forced Ads + 200 Coins$1.99
  • Support the dev: play as Chiny$2.99

Questions

Is Roid Rampage free?
Roid Rampage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Serious Scramblers free?
Serious Scramblers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roid Rampage or Serious Scramblers?
Serious Scramblers is rated higher. Roid Rampage averages 4.4 out of 5 from 132 ratings, while Serious Scramblers averages 4.5 from 224 ratings.
Do Roid Rampage or Serious Scramblers have ads?
Serious Scramblers shows ads; Roid Rampage does not.
Which is updated more often, Roid Rampage or Serious Scramblers?
Roid Rampage ships an update every 3 months, and Serious Scramblers every 3 months. Most recently, Roid Rampage was updated on October 24, 2026 and Serious Scramblers on October 24, 2026.

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