Pixel Dash! vs Shaft Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Dash!
Navigate a dynamic maze, evading pursuers and collecting power-ups. Survive as long as possible in this minimalist arcade experience, with features designed for accessibility and social sharing.
- Dynamic maze navigation
- Power-up collection
- Pursuer evasion
- Game Center integration
- Color blind modes
- Social media integration
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Dash around an ever changing maze while trying to avoid the pursuers. Avoid the chasing dots for as long as you can, collect power-ups to help you along the way and be careful not to get caught in a closing path. Features: • Supports all screen sizes • Game Center integration • Great sound effects • Colour blind modes • Facebook & Twitter integration • Minimalist design • Developed by one person (support Indie)
Shaft Run
Navigate procedurally generated levels by jumping and dodging obstacles. Utilize unique power-ups and unlock different suits with special abilities to overcome challenges in this engaging platformer.
- Procedurally generated levels
- Obstacle dodging
- Unique power-ups
- Unlockable suits with abilities
- Over 80 levels
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Can you take on the shaft? Jump your way through randomly generated levels while dodging obstacles and using unique power-ups to your advantage. Shaft Run features: • More than 80 procedurally generated levels • Multiple suits with different abilities • 3 unique power-ups
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Dash! at 59% against Shaft Run's 0%. Pixel Dash! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Shaft Run's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.5). 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. Pixel Dash! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shaft Run sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shaft Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Dash! has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Pixel Dash!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Shaft Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pixel Dash! ships an update every 5 days, Shaft Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Dash! | Shaft Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stewart Thomson | Dominik Ringler |
Customer experience
Pixel Dash!
Shaft Run
In-app purchases
Pixel Dash!
- Remove Ads$0.99
Shaft Run
- Diamonds +2$0.39
- Diamonds +10$0.69
- Remove Ads$0.99
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- Diamonds +1000$0.99
- Diamonds +20$1.49
- Diamonds +30$1.99
- Diamonds +50$2.99
- Diamonds +100$3.99
- Diamonds +500$4.99
- Diamonds +1000$5.99
