Dare the Monkey vs Tiny Running Man
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dare the Monkey
Embark on a thrilling one-touch arcade platformer adventure with a daring monkey hero. Run, jump, and roll through challenging levels filled with obstacles and surprises. Experience fast-paced, skill-based gameplay that is easy to learn but difficult to master.
- One-touch controls
- Fast-paced levels
- Challenging obstacles
- Skill-based gameplay
- Arcade platformer adventure
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*** Over 2 Million Players Have Gone Bananas! *** Meet Dare, your daring little monkey hero! Run, jump, and roll through fast-paced, challenging levels packed with obstacles and surprises. Dare the Monkey is a one-touch arcade platformer that brings classic arcade fun to your mobile device. Easy to pick up, hard to master — a skill-based adventure you won’t put down. Tricky levels and fast reflexes await. Can you beat them all? What players are saying: “The best game ever.” 5/5 “Fast, fun, and addictive gameplay!” 5/5 “Feels like a console platformer on my phone!” 5/5 “Reminds me of Donkey Kong — love it!” 5/5 “Challenging, but so satisfying to play.” 5/5 “Hours of fun for casual and hardcore gamers.” 5/5 "Awesome game on my phone and watch." 5/5
Tiny Running Man
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Tap to jump. Hold to jump a little higher. That's the whole control scheme, and every gap is built so a plain tap clears it. An endless runner made only for Apple Watch. Your runner goes on its own; you pick the moment to leave the ground. How far can you go? HOW TO PLAY - The jump fires the moment you touch the screen, and a press just after an edge or just before landing still counts. - Some jumps cross an arc of three stars. Some arcs suit a quick tap, others a held jump. Catch all three for a PERFECT. - PERFECTs build a combo that raises your score multiplier, up to ×3. Miss a star and the combo halves instead of resetting. - Big and gold stars are worth more, and each kind of star has its own shape. - From zone 2, a magnet pulls in nearby ground stars and reveals a trail of bonus stars above you. - From zone 3, jump clear of spike strips. WHY YOU COME BACK - The pace picks up the further you run, and the sky changes zone by zone: Day, Sunset, Night and, deep into a run, Aurora. - The Daily Run plays a course set by today's date, the same all day on your watch. Play it each day to build a streak. - After every run, a card shows your score, a NEW BEST or how close you came, and one goal for next time. - Add the complication to your watch face to see your best score (and streak, where there's room). Tap it to play. MADE FOR THE WRIST Lower your wrist or leave the app and the run pauses exactly where it was, then counts you back in with 3-2-1. Haptics are saved for moments that matter, like a PERFECT or a new best. Reduce Motion is respected, and VoiceOver labels cover the menu, help, pause and result screens. - A standalone Apple Watch app. Requires watchOS 26 or later. - No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts, no tracking. Works offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny Running Man at none against Dare the Monkey's 10. Tiny Running Man also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dare the Monkey's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price and update cadence 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. Dare the Monkey sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Running Man asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dare the Monkey ships an update monthly, Tiny Running Man every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dare the Monkey | Tiny Running Man |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hot Right Now LTD | SPECTADO |
Bugs and requests
Dare the Monkey
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing and crashing
- Unresponsive jump controls on Apple Watch
- Incompatibility with newer Apple Watch models
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and game modes
- Ability to use in-game currency to unlock features
- Option to mute sound/music
- Improved Apple Watch integration
Tiny Running Man
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dare the Monkey
- Unlock Key for Level 2$0.99
- Unlock Key for Level 4$0.99
- 10 Checkpoint Restarts2 variants$0.99
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- Unlock Key for Level 5$1.99
- Unlock Key for Level 6$1.99
- 50 Checkpoint Restarts$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Lucy$2.99
- 50 Checkpoint Restarts$3.99
Tiny Running Man
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dare the Monkey free?
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