Big Pixel Run vs Climb Knight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Pixel Run
Test your reflexes in this challenging, retro-inspired endless runner. Guide your player with a single finger, collecting coins to open gates and avoid obstacles. Power-ups offer temporary invincibility in this highly addictive game.
- Retro-inspired endless runner
- One-finger control
- Coin collection for gate opening
- Obstacle avoidance
- Power-up gems for invincibility
- 9 levels
- Infinite gameplay
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Challenge your reflexes in this addicting and difficult game. Blast through this retro-inspired endless runner, and use your finger to control your player. Pass through the walls by being quick to gather all the coins needed to open the gate. Be careful not to hit the obstacles as you go through the narrow passage. Obtain the power up gem to protect yourself with invincibility, until you hit an obstacle. As you progress through each level, you'll encounter more coins, faster obstacles, and even moving obstacles. Be warned, this game is highly addictive and gets hard very quickly. Features: - 9 Levels - One finger control - Infinite gameplay
Climb Knight
Experience a retro arcade adventure with simple controls and classic LCD-style graphics. Climb ropes, avoid traps, and aim for the top of global leaderboards. Unlock new characters and mini-games in this nostalgic high-score challenge.
- Global leaderboards
- LCD-style graphics
- 1-button controls
- Unlockable characters
- Haptic feedback
- Three unlockable mini-games
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Step into a retro arcade adventure with Climb Knight! Every floor you conquer brings you closer to the top of the global leaderboards. Can you out-climb the competition and reach the "top"? With LCD-style graphics and super simple 1-button controls, Climb Knight is easy to pick up but fun to master. Just avoid traps, scale ropes, and see how many floors you can clear. Perfect for quick gaming sessions or those moments when you just need one more try after a close call! Featuring a 1-bit minimalist aesthetic inspired by classic handheld LCD games, vintage brick game consoles, calculator games, old keypad phones, and the timeless charm of palm computers and early portable gaming devices, Climb Knight blends that nostalgic pixel art charm with the fun challenge of a true high-score chaser. Why you’ll love it: Global leaderboards: The higher you climb, and the more levels you conquer, the better your high score. How high can you go? Haptic feedback: Feel every moment! Satisfying haptic feedback makes every collectible pulse in your hands, while traps and monsters deliver an extra punch when they catch you. Unlockable characters: Collect and play with multiple pixel art characters as you progress. Retro feel: Inspired by the 80s arcade era, with LCD game pixel graphics and chiptune music to match. Challenge friends: Share your high score and challenge your friends to beat it. Changing environments: The layout, traps, and reality itself shift slightly after each game, making every run feel familiar, yet strangely different. Test your reflexes: Improve your skills and reaction time with every playthrough. Fun is infinite: The fun never stops as you climb higher and higher in an 80s-style arcade game with a modern twist. Mr. Advisor: A mysterious entity now answers your questions. But beware—knowledge always comes at a price. Tarsier Tales: Meet the tarsiers, learn their story, and learn about protecting their home through ten exciting platforming levels! Three Unlockable Mini-Games: Earn your right to play them; they do not reveal themselves easily: 1. Run Knight – Run and jump over obstacles in this endless test of reflexes. 2. Floppy Bat – Guide a fragile bat through a gauntlet of deadly spikes. Precision is survival. 3. Squirmy Worm – A slithering creature moves forward, unable to turn back. Just like you. Can you survive the traps ahead? If you're a retro gaming fan or looking for a quick one-more-try challenge, Climb Knight is packed with endless fun, designed to keep you coming back for more. Ready to test your reflexes and reach new heights? Play Climb Knight today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Big Pixel Run at none against Climb Knight's shown. Big Pixel Run also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). Climb Knight's advantage is ratings volume (253 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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. Big Pixel Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Climb Knight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Big Pixel Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Climb Knight has 253 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Big Pixel Run's written reviews are positive against 84% of Climb Knight's.
Big Pixel Run ships an update fortnightly, Climb Knight every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Pixel Run | Climb Knight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.6 (253 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 253 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Calvillo | Darius Immanuel Guerrero |
Customer experience
Big Pixel Run
Climb Knight
Bugs and requests
Big Pixel Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Climb Knight
Reported bugs
2 issues- Knight not always jumping
- Bats' speed causing issues
Requested features
3 requests- New content and updates
- More characters and skins
- Ability to jump on enemies
In-app purchases
Big Pixel Run
- No Ads$2.99
Climb Knight
- Remove Ads for Climb Knight$1.99
Questions
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