Hamster Run vs Barely Visible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hamster Run
Navigate a vibrant 3D world as a cute hamster, dodging obstacles like rocks and giants. Unlock a variety of adorable hamsters with unique appearances and master increasingly challenging levels. Compete with friends to achieve the highest score in this engaging runner.
- 3D world navigation
- Obstacle avoidance
- Unlockable cute hamsters
- High score competition
- Challenging gameplay
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Run through a brilliant 3d world and avoid any rock obstacles, enemy stone giants (they will appear later), palm trees and all sorts of other obstacles as a cute hamster! Unlock new hamsters which look very different yet very cute and cuddly! REMEMBER: this is not a game about any mere guinea pig - these are hamsters! Please do not confuse them! Hamster Dash: 3D Run Features: - Avoid the Obstacles! - 12 Cute Hamsters! - Amazing hamster fur effect - Easy to start, hard to master - Can you beat your friends High Score? - You cannot tap to jump This truly is the best running game about hamsters! sounds - bubaproducer,noirenex,nenadsimic
Barely Visible
Navigate a dark world by bouncing to collect coins and unlock custom skins. Aim for high scores and long playtimes in this challenging arcade game.
- Bounce mechanics
- Coin collection
- Customizable skins
- High score chasing
- Dark world navigation
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Bounce in darkness to try and obtain coins to buy custom skins and bounce for a long time to achieve high scores.
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Verdict
Hamster Run and Barely Visible both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hamster Run's written reviews are positive against 50% of Barely Visible's. Hamster Run also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Barely Visible's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 51 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Barely Visible sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hamster Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hamster Run against 4.8 for Barely Visible. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Hamster Run's written reviews are positive against 50% of Barely Visible's.
Hamster Run ships an update every 51 months, Barely Visible every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hamster Run | Barely Visible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iurii Nikshych | Blalock Consulting Group LLC |
Customer experience
Hamster Run
Barely Visible
In-app purchases
Hamster Run
No in-app purchases
Barely Visible
- Add 300 Coins$0.99
Questions
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