Comparison

TechnoRunner vs Lava Crew

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

Head to head
About

TechnoRunner

Embark on a high-speed chase through a post-apocalyptic world to rescue your kidnapped love. Avoid deadly traps and dodge menacing robots while exploring new lands and collecting treasures for power-ups. This thrilling endless runner is fueled by love and determination.

Highlights
  • High-speed chase adventure
  • Rescue kidnapped love
  • Avoid deadly traps
  • Dodge menacing robots
  • Explore mysterious lands
  • Collect treasures for power-ups
  • Level up to unlock regions
Features
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Technorunner - Run for Love, Run for Glory! Transform into the fearless Technorunner and embark on a high-speed chase through a post-apocalyptic world to rescue the love of your life! This isn't just about surviving—it's about reuniting with your lost love in the most exhilarating endless runner on the App Store! Key Features: RUN through a heart-pounding adventure to save your kidnapped love! AVOID deadly traps that threaten to keep you apart. DODGE menacing robots determined to stand in your way! EXPLORE strange new lands filled with mystery and danger, all for the sake of love! COLLECT sparkling treasures to earn free lives and power-ups on your romantic quest! LEVEL UP to unlock exotic regions and grow closer to reuniting with your true love! Technorunner is the most thrilling endless runner fueled by love and determination—and it's FREE to play! Note: Technorunner is free to play, with optional in-app purchases. To manage in-app purchases, go to your device settings: Settings -> Screen Time -> Content & Privacy Restrictions -> iTunes & App Store Purchases. Download now and race through a world where love conquers all!

About

Lava Crew

Survive an onslaught of lava beasts as the last planetary surveyor. Test your lightning-fast reflexes in this classic 2D arcade action game. Can you hold out against the endless horde and discover the epilogue?

Highlights
  • Overhead 2D arcade action
  • Intense finger-flicking reflexes
  • Endless horde of Lava Beasts
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Unlockable epilogue
  • Fair gameplay mechanics
Features
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In the year 2124, you are the sole survivor of a team of elite planetary surveyors, tasked with stabilizing newly formed planets for habitation. The problem is, you have nothing but a few moss clumps, a pool of water, and your own lightning fast reflexes standing between you and an endless hoard of Lava Beasts bent on your destruction! How long can YOU hold out? Featuring classic, overhead 2D, arcade-action, requiring seriously extreme finger-flicking reflexes! This is NOT a game for people who content themselves with playing Solitaire! Thou hast been warned! Completely fair gameplay. No unfair advantage given to the enemy, in higher difficulties. Every difficulty is a new game unto itself, with different music, more levels, and different challenges to face. This is a game of true finger-swiping endurance! Beat the highest difficulty, to see the Epilogue and discover what rewards await you, for completing the game!

Screenshots

TechnoRunner4 screens
Lava Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lava Crew at 5.0 against TechnoRunner's 4.7. Lava Crew also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 15 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). TechnoRunner's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TechnoRunner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Lava Crew sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lava Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TechnoRunner ships an update every 15 months, Lava Crew every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TechnoRunner versus Lava Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTechnoRunnerLava Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVamseeDheeraj KanagalaMartin Antell

Customer experience

TechnoRunner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lava Crew

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TechnoRunner

One-time4
  • 1 Life$0.99
  • 5 Lives$2.99
  • 20 Lives$5.99
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  • 50 Lives$9.99
4 purchases

Lava Crew

One-time4
  • 3 save slots$0.99
  • 10 save slots$1.99
  • 20 save slots$2.99
Show 1 more
  • 40 save slots$4.99

Questions

Is TechnoRunner free?
TechnoRunner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lava Crew free?
Lava Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TechnoRunner or Lava Crew?
Lava Crew is rated higher. TechnoRunner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Lava Crew averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TechnoRunner or Lava Crew have ads?
Neither TechnoRunner nor Lava Crew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TechnoRunner or Lava Crew?
TechnoRunner ships an update every 15 months, and Lava Crew every 6 months. Most recently, TechnoRunner was updated on November 2, 2026 and Lava Crew on November 3, 2026.

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