Comparison

Rainbow Run vs Rooftop Run

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rainbow Run

Navigate a colorful sky-high world as a lego-style character. Turn, jump, and use a jetpack to fly higher while collecting materials that compound into diamonds. Unlock new scenes with your collected resources in this fast-paced action runner.

Highlights
  • Direction turning and jumping
  • Dual jetpack for higher flight
  • Collect materials to compound into diamonds
  • Unlockable scenes
  • Game Center integration
  • Multiple controller support (swipe, tap, keyboard)
Features
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Rainbow Run is a lego man run game. Player can turning direction, jumping, and use jetpack twice to fly higher, the jetpack will be reset when player return to rainbow ground. You can control the player turn left or right to switch to another road, avoid the blocks, and pick up different color material. Different color material will compound to diamonds. Play should collect more material and diamonds. Each round of game need cost diamonds to unlock the scene. Feature: 1. An action game, 3 color rainbow road, fire jetpack twice for player. 2. Sounds toggle. 3. Free timing diamonds reward. 4. Ad reward. 5. Game Center integrated. 6. Support 3 kinds of controller : swipe, tap, keyboard(need external keyboard). Scenes: 1. Endless Sunset. 2. Check Point.

About

Rooftop Run

Experience the thrill of parkour in an urban setting. Run, jump, and slide across rooftops, mastering freestyle movements through hundreds of challenging levels. Enjoy spectacular 3D visuals and intuitive controls in this exciting adventure.

Highlights
  • Freestyle running and parkour skills
  • Hundreds of thrilling levels
  • Spectacular 3D visuals
  • Intuitive controls
  • Epic jumps and glass breaking
  • Escaping from enemies
Features
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Get ready to run, jump, roll, and slide over buildings to move from one rooftop to another in an urban environment in quick and exciting ways. Parkour is a sport that combines rolling, running, jumping, and sliding from one point to another to overcome challenges. Rooftop Run is the best parkour and freestyle running game available for you, to get from one point to another in an urban environment most quickly and excitingly possible. Master freestyle running, do amazing movements, and finish hundreds of thrilling levels. This game features spectacular 3D visuals, intuitive controls, and well-designed levels. It is simple to use yet hard to master. Do incredible parkour skills while completing hundreds of intense levels. Fulfill your crazy spirit of parkour sport by dashing, running, jumping, and climbing from one point to another in an urban environment. Feel the thrill of - Epic jumps - Glass breaking - Escaping from the enemies Be the MASTER of the parkour game by playing Rooftop Run! Download it NOW!

Screenshots

Rainbow Run4 screens
Rooftop Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rainbow Run at none against Rooftop Run's 1. Rainbow Run also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Rooftop Run's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 11) and review sentiment (69% vs 60%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rooftop Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rainbow Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Rainbow Run against 4.8 for Rooftop Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rooftop Run has 25K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Rainbow Run's written reviews are positive against 69% of Rooftop Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainbow Run ships an update every 2 weeks, Rooftop Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rainbow Run versus Rooftop Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow RunRooftop Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better4.8 (25K ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews68.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1125K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB420 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer广杰 周Mad Hook

Customer experience

Rainbow Run

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Rooftop Run

All ratings24,911 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews372 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

Rainbow Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rooftop Run

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Falling through the map
  • Enemies blocking paths
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Freezing/crashing on certain levels
  • Ads appearing during gameplay

Requested features

7 requests
  • Endless/procedurally generated levels
  • More level variety (night, lava, etc.)
  • Character customization and skins
  • Ability to replay previous levels
  • Additional parkour mechanics (vaulting, wall-climbing, etc.)
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  • Offline mode without ads
  • Online/multiplayer features

In-app purchases

None

Rainbow Run

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rooftop Run

One-time1
  • No Ads.$2.99

Questions

Is Rainbow Run free?
Rainbow Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rooftop Run free?
Rooftop Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rainbow Run or Rooftop Run?
Rainbow Run is rated higher. Rainbow Run averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Rooftop Run averages 4.8 from 25K ratings.
Do Rainbow Run or Rooftop Run have ads?
Rooftop Run shows ads; Rainbow Run does not.
Which is updated more often, Rainbow Run or Rooftop Run?
Rainbow Run ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rooftop Run fortnightly. Most recently, Rainbow Run was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rooftop Run on November 5, 2026.

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