Roid Rampage vs Cooped Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Infinite asteroid field survival
- Juice collection mechanic
- Simple one-touch controls
- Challenging gameplay
- Unlockable ships with unique powerups
- Cloud saving and achievements (premium)
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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.
Cooped Up
Navigate a vibrant sanctuary as a new exotic bird, flinging yourself upwards while avoiding obstacles and other quirky birds. Snack on tasty insects along the way and use boosts to ascend further. Compete with friends via Game Center.
- Intuitive twanging fling gameplay
- Simple pick up and play
- Game Centre support
- Collect and eat insects
- In-game boosts
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You are the latest addition in the exotic bird sanctuary. The other older birds have been Cooped Up a little too long and are a branch short of a perch! Ahhemmm... they is a bit crazy! Fling yourself up up and away but watch out, there's more than just birds that you must avoid. However don't be afraid to snack on the way... ...and don't let the other birds laughing at you get you down! Pick yourself up and twang twang twang again! Features: - Intuitive twanging fling gameplay. - Simple pick up and play for all! - Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes - Eat worms, spiders and flies! Hmmm yummy!!! - Boost you way up like a steam train! Important information This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Roid Rampage at none against Cooped Up's shown. Roid Rampage also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and review sentiment (92% vs 71%). Cooped Up's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Roid Rampage sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Cooped Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Roid Rampage against 4.5 for Cooped Up. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 132 and 84 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Roid Rampage's written reviews are positive against 71% of Cooped Up's.
Roid Rampage ships an update every 3 months, Cooped Up every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roid Rampage | Cooped Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (132 ratings) | 4.5 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.4% of reviews — better | 70.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 132 — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Butterscotch Shenanigans, Inc. | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Roid Rampage
Cooped Up
User reviews
Roid Rampage
From 132 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Cooped Up
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Charming and unique pixel art style
- 😄 Quirky humor and entertaining animations
- 🎵 Catchy banjo music and sound design
- ⚡ Fast-paced and responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Screen flickering after watching ads
- 🐛 Game incompatibility with iPad
- 🐛 Upside-down screen glitches
- 📺 Excessive and repetitive ads
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
Cooped Up
Reported bugs
13 issues- Game crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Screen flickering and glitching after ads
- Upside-down screen display
- Phone freezing or requiring restart
- Jump mechanics not responding
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- Achievement notifications not displaying
- Trophy/score button unresponsive
- Invincibility frames missing after bug collection
- Screen rotation causing control issues
- Frame rate drops during star animations
- Black screen on startup
- Incompatibility with iPad devices
- Pixelated app icon on iPhone 6
Requested features
12 requests- Unlockable characters and skins
- New maps and backgrounds
- Additional enemy types and difficulty levels
- In-game currency and upgrade system
- Customizable bird options
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- Story mode or narrative elements
- Different game modes (rush mode, challenge mode)
- Tutorial for new players
- Leaderboard functionality improvements
- Power-ups and special abilities
- Bird care mechanics (feeding, washing, growing)
- Mute settings that persist between sessions
In-app purchases
Roid Rampage
- Butter Up!$1.99
- Butter Up! (Anonymous)$1.99
Cooped Up
- Remove Ads$1.99
