Collapse and Survive vs Crowd Runners
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Collapse and Survive
A fast-paced puzzle game where players must guide a character to a target while avoiding deadly obstacles. Quick thinking and strategic interaction with the environment are key to success in this challenging adventure.
- Move character to target
- Avoid deadly obstacles
- Interact with environment
- Swift decision-making
- Challenging gameplay
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Move Red to Turquoise to Win! Touch Green and you Die! Tap structures to interact with objects and find out what they do. Be swift in your decisions, no time to wait around!
Crowd Runners
Guide your growing crowd through challenging obstacle courses. Swipe to collect more people and expand your group while skillfully avoiding collisions with walls and other individuals. The goal is to amass the largest crowd possible.
- Collect people to grow crowd
- Swipe left and right to control
- Avoid colliding with others
- Avoid colliding with walls
- Grow your crowd size
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Collect as many of your people as you can while avoiding obstacles. How to play: - Swipe left and right to control horizontal slide on the platform. - Collect your people to grow crowd. - Avoid colliding with other people & walls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Collapse and Survive at 100% against Crowd Runners's 25%. Collapse and Survive also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Crowd Runners's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 79 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 4). On price 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. Crowd Runners sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Collapse and Survive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Collapse and Survive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crowd Runners has 1.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Collapse and Survive's written reviews are positive against 25% of Crowd Runners's.
Collapse and Survive ships an update every 79 months, Crowd Runners monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collapse and Survive | Crowd Runners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 79 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bad Assassin Games | Rocketship Studios LLP |
Customer experience
Collapse and Survive
Crowd Runners
Bugs and requests
Collapse and Survive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Crowd Runners
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes on privacy policy screen
- Paid version still shows ads
- Purchases not restoring properly
Requested features
3 requests- Add sound option
- Fix diagonal gameplay issue
- Improve ad experience
In-app purchases
Collapse and Survive
No in-app purchases
Crowd Runners
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Collapse and Survive free?
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