Comparison

Runaway Duffy vs Santa Drop Express

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

Head to head
About

Runaway Duffy

Guide a character through a forest filled with obstacles and enemies by jumping from block to block. Collect coins to unlock costumes with special powers and choose between story or endless challenge modes.

Highlights
  • Over 80 levels
  • 3 Endless Challenges
  • Over 120 unlockable costumes
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Original soundtrack
  • Simple yet challenging gameplay
Features
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Maybe running away from home wasn't the best idea… Because he can't fly, Duffy has to jump from block to block across a forest full of tricky obstacles and deadly enemies. Jumping is exhausting though! The higher Duffy has to jump the more energy he uses, but perfect jumps can help Duffy recover health and earn extra coins. Use the coins you collect to unlock new costumes with special powers! Play Story Mode to help Duffy find his way back home, or unlock endless levels in Challenge Mode and compete to become the champion of the woods! Features: - Over 80 levels - 3 types Endless Challenges - Over 120 Costumes to unlock - Beautiful graphics and original soundtrack - Simple but challenging gameplay Have fun, and don't forget to rate us!

About

Santa Drop Express

Guide Santa's helpers to deliver presents and save Christmas. Utilize unique driver and sleigh abilities to navigate obstacles and make successful drops. Experience a festive game with special delivery mechanics.

Highlights
  • Deliver presents to save Christmas
  • Choose from 3 drivers with unique abilities
  • Select from 3 special sleighs
  • Utilize special delivery mechanics
  • Navigate obstacles during delivery
Features
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Help Santa deliver presents and save Christmas! Santa has recruited some animal friends to help deliver presents this year. Choose from 3 different drivers and 3 special sleighs each with special abilities. Fly over the houses and deliver presents. Be sure to long press and do your special delivery abilities when making deliveries. Be careful of any obstacles that might stand in your way of delivery. Special Abilities *Deliver a present, build a power-up charge and long press to special delivery* Drivers ------------ Capybara - Rapid Drop Penguino - Explosion Drop Moose - Stack Drop Sleighs ------------ Rocket - Freeze Drop Sci Fi - Homing Drop Box - Unlimited Drop

Screenshots

Runaway Duffy4 screens
Santa Drop Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Santa Drop Express at 4.6 against Runaway Duffy's 4.0. Santa Drop Express also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Runaway Duffy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ratings volume 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. Runaway Duffy sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Santa Drop Express asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Santa Drop Express holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Runaway Duffy's written reviews are positive against 83% of Santa Drop Express's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Runaway Duffy versus Santa Drop Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunaway DuffySanta Drop Express
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings612 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size419 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTiny GamesAbysmal Games

Customer experience

Runaway Duffy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Santa Drop Express

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Runaway Duffy

One-time6
  • 10000 Duffy coins$0.99
  • GOLD DUFFY$1.99
  • MECHANIC DUFFY$1.99
Show 3 more
  • TELEVISION DUFFY$1.99
  • 50000 Duffy coins$4.99
  • 100000 Duffy coins$8.99
None

Santa Drop Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runaway Duffy free?
Runaway Duffy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Santa Drop Express free?
Santa Drop Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Runaway Duffy or Santa Drop Express?
Santa Drop Express is rated higher. Runaway Duffy averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Santa Drop Express averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Runaway Duffy or Santa Drop Express have ads?
Santa Drop Express shows ads; Runaway Duffy does not.

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