Comparison

3D Game Benchmark vs CPU Runner

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

Head to head
About

3D Game Benchmark

Test your device's gaming performance with this interactive benchmark. It displays frames per second (FPS) in visually complex scenes rendered with a game engine. Explore different levels with full camera control.

Highlights
  • Interactive benchmark utility
  • Displays FPS in complex scenes
  • Full camera movement and interaction
  • Twin joystick control scheme
  • OpenGL rendering
  • 6 different test scenes
Features
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3D Game Benchmark is an interactive benchmark utility to test the speed of your device in an actual game engine. The benchmark shows the FPS (frames per second) while displaying scenes with high triangle and pixel shader complexity. CONTROLS: The benchmark allows for full camera movement and interaction with the level using a twin joystick control scheme. Move with the left joystick and aim the camera with the right joystick. TECHNICAL: The benchmark engine uses OpenGL to draw scenes and characters from the game Heavy Blade. Each scene uses forward rendering with additive lighting, using 4 dynamic lights with shadow maps, per pixel specular and normal lighting. 6 Different scenes are available: Basic 4 characters, 4 lights Medium 16 characters, 4 lights Extreme 64 characters, 4 lights 3 actual game levels that you can move the camera around and inspect. For more games and apps visit www.RockingPocketGames.com

About

CPU Runner

This app provides comprehensive system monitoring for your device. It offers detailed hardware data, CPU and GPU information, memory usage, network traffic, disk space, battery status, and even a decibel meter. A Today Widget allows for real-time monitoring of key metrics.

Highlights
  • Detailed hardware data
  • In-depth CPU and GPU information
  • Memory and network traffic monitoring
  • Disk space analysis
  • Battery health and status
  • Real-time decibel meter
  • Today Widget for quick monitoring
Features
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CPU Runner is a real-time diagnostics tool for iPhone and iPad. Built for developers debugging app performance, IT support diagnosing devices, and curious users who want to know what's actually happening on their hardware. No tracking. No fake numbers. Only public iOS APIs. FIVE LIVE MODULES CPU - Per-core load via host_processor_info - Overall load with thermal-state badge (Nominal / Fair / Serious / Critical) - Single-core and multi-core benchmarks with progress tracking - 24-hour history Device - Chip identifier, iOS version, kernel build - Memory breakdown: active / inactive / free / wired / compressed - Memory pressure indicator - Storage, resolution, ProMotion refresh rate, color gamut, boot time - Shareable summary card GPU - Metal device family and capabilities - Raytracing, function pointers, dynamic libraries support - Argument buffer tier, R/W texture tier, max threadgroup memory - FMA throughput benchmark in GFLOPS Network - Live download and upload throughput (app-attributed, honestly labeled) - Cellular radio: 5G, LTE - NWPath flags: expensive, constrained, IPv4/IPv6 - Local IPv4 address - Latency to a configurable host - 24-hour history with CSV export Battery - Charge level, state, Low Power Mode - 24-hour battery curve - Deep link to Settings for battery health 11 HARDWARE TESTS For technicians and curious users: - Display: solid colors, gradients, grids, SMPTE color bars - Multi-Touch: up to 11 simultaneous touches with force readout - Touch Coverage: paint the screen to find dead zones - Haptics: all 8 feedback types - Speaker Tone: sine waves with L/R channel routing - Microphone: live input meter - Motion Sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, attitude - Barometer: altitude and atmospheric pressure - Proximity Sensor - Camera: front/back preview with torch - GPS / Compass: coordinates, altitude, heading, accuracy HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - CPU Load (small and medium) with per-core bars - Memory Pressure with category breakdown - Device Info: chip, RAM, free storage, uptime HONEST DESIGN CPU Runner does NOT: - Pretend to "clean RAM" or "boost CPU" - iOS does not expose those APIs, and apps that claim to are misleading users - Read battery health or cycle count - these are gated behind private APIs - Measure system-wide network throughput - only app-attributed traffic is available - Track you. Nothing leaves your device. All measurements come from documented public Mach, Metal, Network, and UIKit APIs. OPTIMIZED FOR IPAD Multi-column NavigationSplitView, sidebar navigation, gorgeous in landscape. REQUIREMENTS iOS 17 or later. Some metrics (per-core CPU, hardware sensors) require a real device - simulators return synthetic values.

Screenshots

3D Game Benchmark4 screens
CPU Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 3D Game Benchmark at none against CPU Runner's 1. 3D Game Benchmark also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. CPU Runner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 3D Game Benchmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 3D Game Benchmark against 4.5 for CPU Runner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 83 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of 3D Game Benchmark's written reviews are positive against 88% of CPU Runner's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
3D Game Benchmark versus CPU Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Game BenchmarkCPU Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (61 ratings)4.5 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6183 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris Egerter传胜 贾

Customer experience

3D Game Benchmark

All ratings61 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CPU Runner

All ratings83 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

None

3D Game Benchmark

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CPU Runner

One-time1
  • Remove Ads.$0.99

Questions

Is 3D Game Benchmark free?
3D Game Benchmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CPU Runner free?
CPU Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 3D Game Benchmark or CPU Runner?
3D Game Benchmark and CPU Runner are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 61 and 83 ratings respectively.
Do 3D Game Benchmark or CPU Runner have ads?
Neither 3D Game Benchmark nor CPU Runner shows ads.

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