Comparison

Puzzly vs Run Dummy

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

Head to head
About

Puzzly

Transform beautiful photos into engaging puzzles for solo play or friendly competition. Share custom puzzles with friends through messaging apps and challenge them to solve your creations.

Highlights
  • Thousands of beautiful photo puzzles
  • Puzzles up to 10x10 size
  • Random puzzle generation
  • iMessage app integration
  • Create puzzles from your own photos
  • Share puzzles via messaging apps
Features
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Puzzly has beed featured by Apple as on one of the best iMessage apps in the US, UK and 100+ other countries. ***** Puzzly is now available on an iPad! Finally you an have everything you had on an iPhone and even more! Thousands of beautiful photos turned into puzzles just for you, now be as big as 10x10! Each puzzle is unique and looks gorgeous on a large display. You can even feel the breeze of the ocean or hear the music from a wild party in the picture. Or just take a moment to appreciate the sunset. Whichever is right for you - Puzzly got you covered! ***** Solve hundreds of RANDOM PUZZLES assembled just for you from photos of gorgeous sunsets, wild parties, amazing travel destinations or anything else. ***** Puzzly is an iMessage app as well! Create puzzles from your photos right from any iMessage chat, see results without going anywhere else. Ain't that cool? This is private photo sharing taken to a whole new level! Nothing beats seeing your friends assembling a 25-piece puzzle for 5 long minutes! 1. Take a photo. 2. Create a puzzle with a single tap. 3. Send it to your friends via Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram or many other services. See how fast your friends solve your puzzles, so that you can make fun of them later!

About

Run Dummy

Features
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Run Dummy is a 3D maze runner starring a crash-test dummy on the loose in a neon laboratory. Steer with simple tank controls, memorize the corridors, and reach the reward well before the clock runs out. THE LAB IS BOOBY-TRAPPED Every trial hides hazards between you and the exit: spinning blades, floor spikes, dart launchers, crumbling tiles, moving walls, one-way doors, teleporters, and pressure switches that open gates across the maze. The walls can't hurt you — the traps will. RUN. REMEMBER. ESCAPE. - 35 trials across 5 chapters, from gentle warm-up lattices to the deep lab - A chase camera with a rear-view mirror, so nothing sneaks up behind you - Tactile haptics, footstep audio, and a moody synth soundtrack - Up to 3 stars per trial: finish the run, beat the target time, stay nearly untouched - Chase camera tuned for long corridors and split-second turns UNLOCK THE CREW Chain wall streaks — clean runs without kissing the walls — to unlock new runners, each with its own look: Dummy, Bolt, Bulwark, Wraith, and Gilded. Star collectors can earn fresh ball-skin finishes too. FREE POWER-UPS Grab power-ups from the Power-Ups screen before a big attempt: Speed Boost, Shield, Long Jump, Time Freeze, and Extra Hearts. Every power-up is included free — equip as many as you like. There are no purchases, no subscriptions, and no ads anywhere in the game. Only the traps can stop you. How far can you run? Run Dummy is a DJ Games LLC production. © 2026 DJ Games LLC.

Screenshots

Puzzly4 screens
Run Dummy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run Dummy at none against Puzzly's 1. Puzzly's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Puzzly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Run Dummy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzly ships an update every 10 days, Run Dummy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Puzzly versus Run Dummy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzlyRun Dummy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (561 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings561 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTwiceDESTIN MITCHELL

Bugs and requests

Puzzly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Issues with uploading/processing photos
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create larger puzzles
  • More customization options
  • Web interface for sharing
  • Compatibility improvements

Run Dummy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Puzzly

One-time1
  • Unlimited random puzzles$0.99
None

Run Dummy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzly free?
Puzzly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Run Dummy free?
Run Dummy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzly or Run Dummy have ads?
Neither Puzzly nor Run Dummy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzly or Run Dummy?
Puzzly ships an update every 10 days, and Run Dummy every 6 days. Most recently, Puzzly was updated on October 15, 2026 and Run Dummy on October 11, 2026.

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