MouseBot vs Canopy Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MouseBot
Navigate a robotic mouse through treacherous mazes filled with mechanical traps and obstacles. Collect cheese to unlock new customizations and abilities in this fast-paced platforming adventure.
- 88 challenging mazes
- Hilarious cartoon destruction
- Unlock new abilities
- Collect cheese
- Customize MouseBot with skins
- Eye-popping cartoon visuals
- Multiple control options
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Guide MouseBot through mazes of fantastical mechanical mouse traps created by the cat scientists of CatLab. Dodge giant metal Kitty Krushers, leap over mouse-grinding Roller Graters, evade scary Mines and Lasers, and platform your way across pools of bot-melting Acid on an epic quest for cheese and freedom. Conquer 88 challenging platform-style levels as you delve deeper into the mysterious laboratories of CatLab and uncover the cats' nefarious plans. Collect epic piles of cheese, and transmogrify that cheese into new skins and accessories for your robotic mouse. MouseBot: Escape from CatLab is a zany and exciting platforming game that will test your reflexes, skills, timing, and love of cheese! GAME FEATURES • 88 challenging mazes filled with traps and obstacles. • Hilarious cartoon destruction! Try not to get crushed, stomped, zapped or blown to bits. • Unlock new abilities! Run, jump and transform for land and water! • Collect epic piles of cheese! • Win new skins and accessories to customize MouseBot! • Eye-popping cartoon visuals on iPhone, iPad and AppleTV • Control options include touch screen, simple and extended gamepads (and Siri remote on AppleTV.) • Earn achievements with Game Center, and stay synced with iCloud. CUSTOMER SUPPORT If you encounter a problem running the game, please visit us at: www.vectorunit.com/support STAY IN TOUCH Be the first to hear about updates, download custom images, and interact with the developers! Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorUnit Follow us on Twitter @vectorunit Visit our web page at www.vectorunit.com MouseBot is free to play but there are optional in-app purchases available.
Canopy Run
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One cable. A wild world. How far can you fly? Swing between towering trees, skim a sparkling ocean bay and dive into glowing underground passages. Canopy Run is a 3D zip-line adventure where every dodge, tuck and split-second route choice keeps your flight alive. A NEW VIEW AROUND EVERY BEND Race through forests, waterfalls, torchlit caves, palm-lined beaches, a lava tube and a prehistoric valley. Sweep low over water and meadows, climb above the treetops and discover alternate paths that rejoin the main course. SWING, TUCK, SOAR Tilt or swipe to swing. Double-tap the same side for extra height; triple-tap to loop over the line. Tuck your legs to clear low obstacles, or spread out to brake. Prefer buttons? Choose on-screen controls in Settings. THE WILDLIFE HAS OTHER PLANS Watch for eagles, bees, squirrels, bats, seagulls and jumping fish. Tuck past a crossing sailboat and meadow dogs, dodge pickaxe-wielding mole people, and face ground dinosaurs and screeching pterosaurs. Randomized encounters keep you watching the path ahead. MAKE EVERY CLEAN PASS COUNT Clear four obstacles in a row for a PERFECT STREAK. Build score multipliers, squeeze past hazards for close-call bonuses and swing into glowing health packs. Chase yellow lightning pickups for a three-second, 50% speed boost. ONE MORE FLIGHT The course loops, but the pace keeps climbing: speed rises 10% every 20 seconds. Choose Easy, Medium or Hard for different starting speeds and lives. Beat your personal best, then come back for one more run. YOUR DISTANCE. YOUR LEADERBOARD. Optionally connect to Game Center and compare your longest flights on separate Easy, Medium and Hard leaderboards. Rankings use distance in feet, whatever units you choose for gameplay. Open View Leaderboards to check your rank. Signing in is never required to play. MAKE IT YOUR FLIGHT Choose a boy or girl rider, portrait or landscape, feet/mph or meters/km/hr, sound and haptics. Play on iPhone and iPad. Enjoy the game offline. Internet access and a Game Center account are needed only for online leaderboards. No ads or in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Canopy Run at none against MouseBot's 13. Canopy Run also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). MouseBot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. MouseBot sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Canopy Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
MouseBot ships an update every 4 months, Canopy Run every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MouseBot | Canopy Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | 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 | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vector Unit | David Jones |
Bugs and requests
MouseBot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress resets or disappears
- Unresponsive controls and inputs
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters
- Level editor and sharing functionality
- Customizable controls and button placement
- Infinite lives or reduced wait times
Canopy Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MouseBot
- Cyber Skin Special$0.99
- Jet Pack Special$0.99
- A Pile of Power Tokens$1.99
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- Cyber Skin$1.99
- Red Fire Skin$1.99
- Jet Pack$1.99
- Angel Wings Special$1.99
- X-Ray Skin$1.99
- Arcade Mode$3.99
- Stacks of Power Tokens$4.99
- Go Premium$4.99
- Buckets of Power Tokens$9.99
- ACME Special! Crates of Power Tokens$19.99
Canopy Run
No in-app purchases









