Comparison

Spartan Runner. vs Summit Squad

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

Head to head
About

Spartan Runner.

Embark on an action-packed 2D adventure where you equip a Spartan with a shotgun to battle an alien invasion. Explore over 40 missions, customize your character, and upgrade weapons. Compete with friends on the global leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Old-school 2D graphics
  • Over 40 missions
  • Spartan customization
  • Weapon upgrades
  • Rewards and achievements
  • Weekly challenges
  • Global leaderboard
Features
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Here comes a new fun action running game that will keep you entertained for weeks! Equip your Spartan with his shotgun to go on a wild ride in his endless quest to stop the Alien invasion. FEATURES: * Discover old-school 2D graphics * Over 40 missions to complete * Customise your Spartan with emblematic Helmets * Splatter everything on your way with awesome vehicles * Upgrade your favourite weapons to make them devastating * Earn rewards and achievements from each game * New challenges every week * Test your reflexes with easy-to-learn controls * Battle against your friends in the world leaderboard Download Spartan Runner now for a new action packed adventure!

About

Summit Squad

Features
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Your squad scales the mountain on its own — your job is to keep them alive. When a climber slips, tap him before he falls. Belay him through risky stretches, smash the rockfall before it strikes, send up supplies, and pop the storms rolling across the wall. Every climber you get to the summit counts. NEW — THE DAILY CLIMB One hand-built situation every day, the same for everyone, and a streak you won't want to break. These aren't shuffled settings — each is a designed rescue you can't get anywhere else in the game: • The Storm Rope — hold them through the risky stretches while the sky turns on you. • Dead Weight — three of them need the rope. You have one. Choose. • Freefall — five climbers over the falls. Blink and you lose one. • Whiteout — you can't see the peak. You can see the lightning. Come back tomorrow and the mountain has something else in mind. • 5 rescue modes — Save, Item, Guard, Belay, and Weather. Each is a different way to keep the squad alive. • 5 distinct peaks — the waterfall cliffs of Veilfall, the lone spire of The Obelisk, the great arch of The Hollow, Mirrormere above the lake, and Cloudspire itself, above the clouds. • Two formats — Ascent: get your whole squad of 1–5 to the top. Rush: keep the endless stream of climbers coming over the ridge and beat your best. • One finger, pure arcade tension. Easy to pick up, tough to top out. No ads. No accounts. Just climb.

Screenshots

Spartan Runner.4 screens
Summit Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Summit Squad at none against Spartan Runner.'s 6. Summit Squad also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Spartan Runner. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Summit Squad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spartan Runner. ships an update every 6 weeks, Summit Squad every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spartan Runner. versus Summit Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpartan Runner.Summit Squad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWilliam BourdonPLAYCORE LABS LLC

Bugs and requests

Spartan Runner.

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Level 16 the add always freezes up and I have restarted the level 3 times
  • Mission 21 is impossible to get all 12 marines
  • The banshee levels could be fixed and the automatic weapons should kill elites in two or three shots, not one. The automatic weapons could be given more ammo to counter this. Also brutes, hunters and elites should deal more damage than jackals and there should be energy sword elites and maybe gravity hammer brutes later in the run that can kill you in one hit
  • All of the characters in the game are copyrighted so kiss money goodbye, fake halo game
  • The enemy sprites need to be added instead of just blobs cause the blobs just get in the way of the experience of the game it's supposed to feel like halo yes well the enemy's you can't tell what they are you can't tell if it's forerunners or Covinet or Prometheus you can't tell

Requested features

6 requests
  • Make a RTS halo game!
  • Put this spartan into super Mario bros?
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Playable Eleates (Elites) where you can customize their armor and stuff and get like different suits with an alien weapon
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  • More customization options and select which part to be colored

Summit Squad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Spartan Runner.

One-time6
  • Credits pack 1$1.99
  • Credits pack 2$2.99
  • Ads removal$2.99
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  • Credits pack 3$4.99
  • Credits pack 4$8.99
  • Credits pack 5$49.99
None

Summit Squad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spartan Runner. free?
Spartan Runner. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Summit Squad free?
Summit Squad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spartan Runner. or Summit Squad have ads?
Neither Spartan Runner. nor Summit Squad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spartan Runner. or Summit Squad?
Spartan Runner. ships an update every 6 weeks, and Summit Squad every 8 days. Most recently, Spartan Runner. was updated on October 1, 2026 and Summit Squad on October 2, 2026.

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