Hat BALL vs Chicken Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hat BALL
Guide a determined ball on a quest to rescue his girlfriend from an alien spaceship. Jump, collect coins, and utilize power-ups like jets and bombs to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies across 50 challenging levels.
- Jump and collect gold coins
- Utilize jet power-up to break obstacles
- Deploy bombs to destroy aliens
- Employ a flying helper for coin collection
- Rescue the pink ball girlfriend
- 50 game levels
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Hat-ball is a ball that loves to bounce. Jump and collect gold coins. He spends happy days with his pink ball girlfriend. One day, an unexpected spaceship changes their lives. The spaceship that escaped with the pink ball will not return. The ball with the hat will start to find it. You should choose a good hat for your head before starting on a long journey There are 50 game levels available * Jet: Hits obstacles and breaks them. * Bomb: Drop bombs near aliens and obstacles to destroy them. * Flying helper: The little helper will fly around to collect golds and bonuses. * Pink: Follows you after touching her.
Chicken Runner
Compete in fast-paced platform races against friends locally or online. Navigate diverse environments, avoid obstacles, and collect coins to boost your speed. Each race is a quick, exciting challenge lasting up to 60 seconds.
- Local Wifi races (coming soon)
- Online multiplayer races
- Multiple diverse stages
- Unlockable outfits
- Obstacle avoidance
- Coin collection for speed boosts
- Offline play supported
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Chicken Runner is a platformer where you race against local friends over Wifi or online opponents on the internet. Race through multiple different stages and unlock different outfits to showcase your achievements. Avoid all the animals who are set to stop you in your tracks as you run through: Tundra with long grass and tall trees. The Desert with cacti and dry sands. The Snow and ice covered mountains. You can also collect coins which speed up for short periods of time to help you get the fastest race times. Local Wifi races coming soon. Great for short quick games, as each race lasts a maximum of 60 seconds! *Can be played offline. *Internet connectivity required to play against online opponents. Data charges may apply. *May contain advertisement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hat BALL at 3.8 against Chicken Runner's 1.0. Hat BALL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (151 vs 1). Chicken Runner's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chicken Runner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hat BALL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hat BALL holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hat BALL has 151 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Hat BALL's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chicken Runner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hat BALL ships an update monthly, Chicken Runner daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hat BALL | Chicken Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (151 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Necmi Demirkeser | Jon Cebula |
Customer experience
Hat BALL
Chicken Runner
In-app purchases
Hat BALL
No in-app purchases
Chicken Runner
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1100 Coins$1.99
- 2500 coins$3.99
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- 6000 coins$8.99
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