Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH vs Mobile Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH
Embark on a retro-style 8-bit adventure as Lil BUB to rescue your friend Spooky. Explore Earth, battle creatures, and use magical powers to repair your spaceship and continue your quest.
- Retro-style 8-bit graphics
- Explore Earth's diverse environments
- Battle wild creatures
- Use magical powers
- Repair spaceship
- Rescue missing friend
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Lil BUB’s HELLO EARTH is a truly beautiful, smart, captivating and enchanting mobile retro-style 8-bit video game. As BUB, you will set out in your space pod to rescue your missing friend Spooky. After battling the fierce Pupilera just outside of Earth’s atmosphere, your ship fails and you crash down to Earth. On land, you will explore parts of the planet that you never knew existed, come up against the wildest creatures on Earth, and use her magical powers to find the missing pieces of her busted up Space Pod, so she can again venture into space to find her long lost pal Spooky.
Mobile Run
Collect virtual apps and harness their unique powers to overcome challenges. Strategize your app collection to unlock new abilities and progress through the game.
- Collect virtual apps
- Utilize app powers
- Strategic gameplay
- Unlock new abilities
- Progress through challenges
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Collect apps and use their powers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH at none against Mobile Run's 2. Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Mobile Run's advantage is ratings volume (865 vs 38). On price, rating 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. Mobile Run sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH against 4.5 for Mobile Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Run has 865 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mobile Run's.
Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH ships an update weekly, Mobile Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH | Mobile Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (38 ratings) — better | 4.5 (865 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better | 75.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 865 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GDEVELOP FRANCE | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH
Mobile Run
Bugs and requests
Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mobile Run
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ghost feature staying active
- Ability to bypass levels
- Crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and content
- Improve app selection and balancing
- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Fix reported bugs and glitches
In-app purchases
Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH
No in-app purchases
Mobile Run
- Skin pack$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH free?
Is Mobile Run free?
Which has better reviews, Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH or Mobile Run?
Do Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH or Mobile Run have ads?
Which is updated more often, Lil BUB's HELLO EARTH or Mobile Run?
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