Comparison

Squad Rivals vs Bendy's Nightmare Run

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

Head to head
About

Squad Rivals

Assemble a squad of unique characters, including popular YouTubers, to battle enemies and reclaim the city. Collect hundreds of characters, upgrade them, and engage in classic arcade gameplay with strategic depth. Compete globally and take down formidable bosses.

Highlights
  • Collect hundreds of characters
  • Feature popular YouTubers
  • Classic arcade gameplay
  • Deep progression system
  • Battle unique bosses
  • Compete globally in eSports Arena
Features
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Choose your ultimate Squad, attack and evade enemies, and take back the city from the evil Greedy Corp! Collect hundreds of characters from chefs, hipsters, astronauts, to tech moguls (to name a few), including top YouTube stars like Bart Baker, Chad Wild Clay, Azzyland, Angry Grandpa, and many more. Fight back with the right Squad across numerous game modes and levels across the city. • FEATURING YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBE STARS. Including Bart Baker, Chad Wild Clay, AzzyLand, Angry Grandpa, Keemstar, itsAlexClark, and more. See full list below! • HUNDREDS OF CHARACTERS TO COLLECT. From cat-throwing cat ladies, knife-slashing chefs, to squad-buffing selfie models, and many, many more. • CLASSIC ARCADE GAMEPLAY WITH DEEP PROGRESSION. Evade enemies and obstacles with simple swipe controls and maneuver your Squad to attack across various locations. Level up your best Squad Members and dominate. • BEAT UP GREEDY CORP. BOSSES. Watch out for the DJ's mad beats and bombs, avoid the paperwork-hurling Office Boss, and look out for the Mall Cop on her super-powered segway. Select the right Squad and take them down. • TAKE ON SQUADS GLOBALLY. Choose your best Squad and take on the eSports Arena. Earn huge rewards as you work your way up the Leaderboard. Play Squad Rivals now and put together your best Squad with some of your favorite YouTubers. Stay tuned for plenty of future updates with new content and exciting features! FULL LIST OF YOUTUBE STARS! Bart Baker Chad Wild Clay AzzyLand Angry Grandpa itsAlexClark Infinite Lists Keemstar Cleanprincegaming InquisitorMaster UnlistedLeaf MagikarpUsedFly Etika Relaxalax iMav3riq Bootramp

About

Bendy's Nightmare Run

Embark on an endless running adventure through a nightmarish cartoon world. Dodge obstacles, battle unique bosses, and collect rewards to unlock characters and upgrades. Test your survival skills in challenging modes.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Battle unique cartoon bosses
  • Unlockable characters and costumes
  • Collectibles and power-ups
  • Multiple themed episodes
  • Nightmare Mode for high scores
Features
Currently charting
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Bendy's Nightmare Run is back! Run as Bendy, Boris, or Alice in a nightmare-fueled endless runner where the goal is simple: survive the chase and defeat crazy cartoon bosses. RUN FROM TROUBLE Dash through four themed episodes filled with enemies, obstacles, collectibles, weapons, and powerups. Swipe left and right to move, swipe up to jump or double jump, and swipe down to slam onto enemies as you race away from increasingly difficult bosses. Collect Bacon Soup and XP as you run, and use your rewards to unlock characters, levels, weapons, costumes, and powerful upgrades. DEFEAT THE BOSSES Every level puts you in a chase against a unique cartoon boss. Collect weapons during your run to throw them back at that big, bad bully. Dodge attacks, manage your health, use powerups, and defeat the boss before it defeats you. FOUR NIGHTMARISH EPISODES Explore four original environments, each with its own boss: • Bendy in Treasure Trouble — Dash across sandy islands, wooden docks, and pirate ships while Chester the treasure chest chases you through the tropics. • Bendy in Death and Taxis — Race through city streets and tunnels to escape Gaskette, a taxi cab with a death wish ... yours. • Bendy in Soup Gone Bad — Fight your way through a smelly trash dump while sharp-edged Canoodle tries to cut you down to size. • Bendy in Dewey Decimated — Crash through a not-so-quiet library, along bookshelves and across tabletops, while inky Dewey tries to spear you with his pointy pen. • Who else will Bendy have to escape from? More bosses and episodes to come! Stay tooned! PLAY AS BENDY, BORIS, OR ALICE Choose from three characters from the Bendy universe. Collect character-specific XP and Bacon Soup as you play, then use your rewards to unlock characters, discover new levels and weapons, unlock costumes, and upgrade your powerups and equipment. More beloved characters to come! TAKE ON NIGHTMARE MODE Complete all five levels in an episode to unlock Nightmare Mode. Keep running and try to defeat the boss again and again, pushing your score higher until the nightmare finally consumes you. COMPLETE OBJECTIVES Each level includes objectives that challenge you to master your run. Collect Bacon Soup, defeat bosses without taking damage, and complete other objectives as you work towards unlocking all the good stuff. MORE CARTOON CRAZINESS TO COME! Get ready for endless mode, player profiles, leaderboards, new costumes, seasonal events, new episodes, new bosses and more! A CARTOONY NIGHTMARE IN THE BENDY UNIVERSE Bendy's Nightmare Run returns with its distinctive cartoon-themed runner gameplay, featuring Bendy, Boris, and Alice alongside original bosses and environments created specifically for Bendy's Nightmare Run. The nightmare is waiting. How long will you survive?

Screenshots

Squad Rivals4 screens
Bendy's Nightmare Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Squad Rivals at none against Bendy's Nightmare Run's shown. Squad Rivals also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). Bendy's Nightmare Run's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Squad Rivals sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Bendy's Nightmare Run sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bendy's Nightmare Run holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 505 and 759 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Squad Rivals's written reviews are positive against 93% of Bendy's Nightmare Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squad Rivals ships an update every 2 weeks, Bendy's Nightmare Run every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Squad Rivals versus Bendy's Nightmare Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquad RivalsBendy's Nightmare Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (505 ratings)4.7 (759 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews92.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings505759 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#152 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size525 MB808 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRHEI Creations CorpJoey Drew Studios Inc.

Customer experience

Squad Rivals

All ratings505 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative11.4%

Bendy's Nightmare Run

All ratings732 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%

Bugs and requests

Squad Rivals

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Boxes not opening properly
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Connectivity problems
  • Inconsistent performance

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more popular YouTubers
  • Improve box opening speed
  • Offline mode or better internet handling
  • More character/squad customization options

Bendy's Nightmare Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Squad Rivals

One-time6
  • Pack of 80 Creds$0.99
  • Pack of 500 Creds$4.99
  • Pack of 1200 Creds$9.99
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  • Pack of 2500 Creds$19.99
  • Pack of 7000 Creds$49.99
  • Pack of 16000 Creds$99.99
10 purchases

Bendy's Nightmare Run

One-time10
  • Handful of Ink$0.99
  • BORIS STARTER BUNDLE$1.99
  • PRESTIGE STARTER BUNDLE$1.99
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  • PRESTIGE BOOST BUNDLE$1.99
  • Stockpile of Ink$1.99
  • DIVIDENDS$2.99
  • VALUE BUNDLE$4.99
  • OG SKIN BUNDLE$5.99
  • ALICE STARTER BUNDLE$9.99
  • HALLOWEEN BUNDLE$24.99

Questions

Is Squad Rivals free?
Squad Rivals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bendy's Nightmare Run free?
Bendy's Nightmare Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squad Rivals or Bendy's Nightmare Run?
Bendy's Nightmare Run is rated higher. Squad Rivals averages 4.5 out of 5 from 505 ratings, while Bendy's Nightmare Run averages 4.7 from 759 ratings.
Do Squad Rivals or Bendy's Nightmare Run have ads?
Bendy's Nightmare Run shows ads; Squad Rivals does not.
Which is updated more often, Squad Rivals or Bendy's Nightmare Run?
Squad Rivals ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bendy's Nightmare Run every 3 days. Most recently, Squad Rivals was updated on November 11, 2026 and Bendy's Nightmare Run on November 9, 2026.

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