The Scam vs eyeRun 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Scam
This app is a satirical game designed to highlight common issues in free-to-play mobile games. It humorously mocks aggressive in-app purchases and the feeling of being pressured to pay to progress. The developers encourage users to enjoy the game without spending money, emphasizing its satirical intent.
- Satirical gameplay
- Leaderboard competition
- Mock in-app purchases
- Humorous commentary
- No mandatory payments
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Welcome to The Scam, an app where the developers blatantly are trying to scam you out of your money! Enter the world of Lollipops, a place where you can be a real sucker. Do battle against your arch rival Mr. Lolli Kipper. Compete against family members to be the top of the leaderboard. Avoid the perils of In-App Purchases. Here's a song with this app's features in no particular order: - If you don't fall for scam #1, you know you'll fall for scam #2 - I'm just doing me. You're doing me too. - Tapping the ads it makes us rich - Let's make this pop off, without a hitch - I know you're a sucker, I'm not impressed - Pay me your money, you'll be the best - Join the battle, join the war - You can't gain exp, that's what's in store - Stay at level 1, until you pay - We got so much money, so keep em at bay - We know you'll try, try to win - ...................................... Fin Let us scam you TODAY! Music: Little Idea, Buddy - Bensound.com Disclaimer: This app is intended to be a satire of some of the common issues we have with free apps such as paying to win, aggressive ads, and psychological tricks used to give players the need to pay. You don't need to actually pay to play. Have fun and leave us a review if you like it!
eyeRun 2
Engage in an endless battle against killer robots in this action-packed infinite runner. Jump, shoot, and collect gems to achieve the highest score. Test your survival skills against an AI uprising.
- Infinite runner gameplay
- Shoot killer robots
- Collect gems for score
- Defend against AI uprising
- Test survival skills
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Defend against the Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse! Run, jump, and shoot killer robots! Collect gems to increase your score! Do you have what it takes to survive? Test your skills in this infinite runner game designed by Alpha Rho Games and see how far you can go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eyeRun 2 at 5.0 against The Scam's 3.7. eyeRun 2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). The Scam's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (60 vs 3). 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. The Scam sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. eyeRun 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
eyeRun 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Scam has 60 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of The Scam's written reviews are positive against 100% of eyeRun 2's.
| Parameter | The Scam | eyeRun 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (60 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 678 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | POP POP LLC | Aimee Blair Provencher |
Customer experience
The Scam
eyeRun 2
Bugs and requests
The Scam
Reported bugs
5 issues- 🐛 Game freezes
- 🐛 App freezes
- 🐛 Game freezes a little
- 🐛 Nearly got scammed at the start
- 🐛 App asks for money twice
Requested features
1 request- Hint for the lose screen
eyeRun 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Scam
- Continue Scam$0.99
- Level 100 Upgrade$0.99
- Instantly Beat the Game$0.99
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- +1 Attack Damage$0.99
- 4,000 Golden Coins$0.99
eyeRun 2
No in-app purchases








