Dan The Man Platformer vs Smash Rocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dan The Man Platformer
Embark on a retro-style arcade adventure with a compelling story, upgradeable skills, and an arsenal of weapons. Engage in a classic beat-em-up cooperative multiplayer mode, either with a friend or a quick match, to defeat hordes of enemies and epic bosses.
- Cooperative multiplayer mode
- Retro arcade gameplay
- Upgradeable fighting skills
- Epic arsenal of weapons
- Funny story
- Boss fights
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MULTIPLAYER UPDATE Wait what?! That's right! MULTIPLAYER has finally come to Dan The Man! Our most requested feature of all time comes in the form of a classic "beat up a horde" style coop mode. Grab a friend and relive the glory days of retrocoop split screen... online! Don't have any friends? Dan the Man has you covered. Just search for a quick match and get an instant brawl buddy! We are sure you'll agree that two Dans are better than one, as you both co-operative take to down an Army of Soldiers, Robots, Bats, and even Epic Bosses to clean up the streets of fury. Just make sure you take all the coins! With more than 10 MILLION installs and growing each day, it’s easy to see why Dan the Man has been awarded as one of the “Best of Games for 2016” across the major mobile platforms! With a cracking funny story, awesome upgradeable fighting skills and an epic arsenal of weapons that will make even the most heroic of heroes envious, Dan The Man's arcade fight fest has enough enemies and boss fights to satisfy every hardcore gamer. What are you waiting for? Join the epicness! Be legendary! PLAY NOW! *** Catch up on the story before you play the game! Watch each stage of the web series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuNyw_z6mVdXCUK05PYmwYQ3Yozs9hsGs *** This game contains optional in-app purchases. You can disable this feature in the settings menu of your device. View our privacy policy at http://halfbrick.com/pp Views our terms of service at http://halfbrick.com/tos
Smash Rocket
Launch rockets orbiting Earth to hit all targets. Test your concentration and aim to conquer increasingly challenging stages. Compete for the highest score.
- Orbiting rocket mechanics
- Target hitting gameplay
- Progressive stage challenges
- High score competition
- Concentration-based gameplay
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The rockets that you can shoot revolves around the earth. Shoot the rockets and hit all target. Challenge the highest stage with the concentration!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dan The Man Platformer at 4.8 against Smash Rocket's 3.6. Dan The Man Platformer also leads on ratings volume (162K vs 5). Smash Rocket's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Dan The Man Platformer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Smash Rocket sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dan The Man Platformer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dan The Man Platformer has 162K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Dan The Man Platformer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smash Rocket's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dan The Man Platformer ships an update monthly, Smash Rocket weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dan The Man Platformer | Smash Rocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (162K ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 162K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halfbrick | STORMX |
Customer experience
Dan The Man Platformer
Smash Rocket
Bugs and requests
Dan The Man Platformer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Checkpoint ads not loading
- Weapons getting stuck in the environment
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save progress across devices
- Offline mode without ads
- More varied enemy types and boss fights
- Separate story mode for hard difficulty
Smash Rocket
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dan The Man Platformer
- PREMIUM SPECIAL OFFER$0.99
- 1,000 Gold Coins$0.99
- Premium (remove ads)$2.99
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- Starter Pack 1$3.99
- Barry Steakfries$4.99
- 5,500 Gold Coins$4.99
- BARRY + PREMIUM$5.99
- Winter Campaign$5.99
- Fright Zone$5.99
- 12,000 Gold Coins$9.99
Smash Rocket
- 5000 Coin$0.99
- No Ads$2.99
- 16500 Coin$2.99
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- 37500 Coin$4.99
- 100000 Coin$9.99
Questions
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