Hellrule vs Run Dude Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hellrule
Embark on a thrilling hack-and-slash adventure where your umbrella becomes a powerful sword against encroaching horror. Navigate challenging, handcrafted levels, battle formidable bosses, and enjoy a retro gaming experience with a heavy metal soundtrack.
- Hack-and-slash runner action
- Challenging and addictive gameplay
- Manually designed levels
- Big boss battles
- Powerful metal music theme
- Retro mode
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You were going for your introspective nightly walk under the rain, but it seems that tonight that won't be possible: horror is here. You'll have to use your sturdy umbrella as a sword to slice all those ill-intentioned beings to save the day (the night?, perhaps even the whole world?). • Right-to-the-point horror hack-and-slash runner action. • Challenging and addictive. • Carefully, manually designed levels. • Big bosses at the end of each chapter. • Powerful metal music theme by El Reno Renardo. • Retro mode, for playing like in 1975! Remember: • This will be a free game forever! • No ads at all! • No in-app purchases! Get Hellrule now and have fun!
Run Dude Run
Test and improve your reaction time in this challenging game. Use your flashlight to ward off monsters and navigate incoming obstacles. Reach 200 points to conquer the game.
- Reaction time testing
- Flashlight monster defense
- Obstacle avoidance
- Score-based progression
- Challenging gameplay
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This game will test your reaction time and can also improve your reaction time as well. Use your flashlight to keep monster away and look for incoming obstacles that are coming your way. Score 200 points to beat the game. Are you up to the CHALLENGE?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Run Dude Run at 5.0 against Hellrule's 3.3. Run Dude Run also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 18 months). Hellrule's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Run Dude Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hellrule asks for nothing beyond the download.
Run Dude Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Hellrule ships an update every 18 months, Run Dude Run every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hellrule | Run Dude Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pedro J. Estebanez | David kim |
Customer experience
Hellrule
Run Dude Run
In-app purchases
Hellrule
No in-app purchases
Run Dude Run
- Remove ADs$0.99
