Shaft Run vs Sci
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Sci
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Avoid obstacles, dodge deadly traps and do not let hostile monsters stop you from reaching your ship that will carry you into different parts of the universe! In this game your reflexes and timing are critical. Make sure you jump and shoot at the right time otherwise you might not be able to continue. - jump your way to the other side of level - avoid deadly traps - get through hostile monsters and devices - shoot your enemies to achieve better score - reach your ship to travel to different planet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sci at none against Shaft Run's 10. Sci also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). Shaft Run's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 58 months). 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. Shaft Run sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sci asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shaft Run ships an update every 2 months, Sci every 58 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and December 16, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Shaft Run | Sci |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 58 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dominik Ringler | Marek Skreko |
In-app purchases
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
Sci
No in-app purchases
