Springy Walks vs Smash Runner!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Springy Walks
Guide a slinky down a staircase, navigating obstacles and collecting gems. Master simple swipe controls to adjust step length and reach the finish line in this engaging adventure game.
- Guide slinky downstairs
- Beat levels
- Simple swipe controls
- Reach the finish line
- Avoid spikes
- Collect gems
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Help the slinky walk downstairs and beat levels in this adventure game. The controls are extremely simple: swipe to control the slinky step length. Comprehensive game guide: - Reach the finish line - Avoid spikes - Collect gems Try to step on the center of the gem to get extra bonus for the perfect step!
Smash Runner!
Embark on a colorful adventure where you collect layers to grow larger. Become big enough to smash through blocks and experience the satisfying feeling of destroying cubes.
- Collect layers
- Grow bigger
- Smash blocks
- Colorful adventure
- Cube smashing
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Take a step into this colorful adventure. Collect as many layers as you can. You need to get bigger in order to pass over the blocks. You will like this feeling of smashing cubes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smash Runner! at 4.6 against Springy Walks's 3.0. Smash Runner! also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Springy Walks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smash Runner! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Springy Walks ships an update every 6 weeks, Smash Runner! weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Springy Walks | Smash Runner! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | IriySoft | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Springy Walks
Smash Runner!
Bugs and requests
Springy Walks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smash Runner!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes at higher levels
- Levels not loading or resetting progress
- Unresponsive controls and gameplay issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add an ad-free option
- Improve level progression and difficulty scaling
- Fix stability issues and crashes
In-app purchases
Springy Walks
- No Ads$2.99
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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