Comparison

Poopy Birds! vs Fail Run

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

Head to head
About

Poopy Birds!

Unleash your inner child with this humorous game where you fly through the air, dropping 'presents' on cars and pedestrians. Navigate obstacles, eat bugs for stars, and unlock new characters to cause maximum mayhem. Choose between two fun game modes to test your chaotic flying skills.

Highlights
  • Drop 'presents' on cars and pedestrians
  • Navigate road signs and eat bugs
  • Unlockable characters
  • Two game modes: Wipeout and Endless
  • Simple swipe/slide controls
  • Tap to drop
Features
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Poopy Birds is a game designed with one thing in mind, making your inner childish sense of humor giggle. Take to the air as you drop unsuspecting “presents” onto passing cars and pedestrians. Squirt your way past dangerous road signs and snack on tasty bugs as you pile up your score. Cause havoc in the streets as you splatter your droppings across the windshields of unsuspecting cars. Select from 7 unlock-able characters and two entertaining ways to play. Wipeout, where your goal is to create as much chaos as possible and at the end of each run you pan back across the street to witness the mayhem you’ve caused, and Endless, where you can test your skills and fly to your heart’s desire. HOW TO PLAY • Simple swipe/slide controls for movement • Tap to leave your mark on the world • Eat bugs to collect stars and unlock new characters

About

Fail Run

Master the art of walking and avoid falling as you progress through challenging levels. Unlock a variety of outfits and aim to complete as many stages as possible in this physics-based game.

Highlights
  • Learn to walk mechanics
  • Stumble and fall physics
  • Unlockable outfits
  • Multiple levels
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Stumble and fall!
 
Learn to walk before you run and stumble across the finish line. Put one leg in front of the other and try not to fail.
 - Unlock all Classic and Legendary Outfits - Complete as many Levels as you can One small step for man, one big faceplant for mankind!

Screenshots

Poopy Birds!3 screens
Fail Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

Poopy Birds! and Fail Run both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Poopy Birds!'s written reviews are positive against 41% of Fail Run's. Poopy Birds! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Fail Run's advantage is ratings volume (34K vs 44). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Poopy Birds! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Fail Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Poopy Birds! against 4.7 for Fail Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fail Run has 34K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Poopy Birds!'s written reviews are positive against 41% of Fail Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poopy Birds! ships an update every 5 days, Fail Run every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Poopy Birds! versus Fail Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoopy Birds!Fail Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (44 ratings)4.7 (34K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better41.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4434K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB405 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperTwo Joes GamingVoodoo

Customer experience

Poopy Birds!

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Fail Run

All ratings34,034 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews656 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral16.6%
Negative41.9%

Bugs and requests

Poopy Birds!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Fail Run

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes and stops loading after reaching certain levels
  • Character movements and physics are inconsistent and glitchy

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a level replay option
  • Improve character control and physics
  • Reduce the number of ads or offer an ad-free version

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Poopy Birds!

One-time9
  • Blue Parrot$0.99
  • Green Parrot$0.99
  • Crow$0.99
Show 6 more
  • Orange Parrot$0.99
  • Seagull$0.99
  • Toucan$0.99
  • 150 Stars$0.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • 500 Stars$4.99
1 purchases

Fail Run

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Poopy Birds! free?
Poopy Birds! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fail Run free?
Fail Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poopy Birds! or Fail Run?
Fail Run is rated higher. Poopy Birds! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Fail Run averages 4.7 from 34K ratings.
Do Poopy Birds! or Fail Run have ads?
Fail Run shows ads; Poopy Birds! does not.
Which is updated more often, Poopy Birds! or Fail Run?
Poopy Birds! ships an update every 5 days, and Fail Run every 5 weeks. Most recently, Poopy Birds! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fail Run on October 25, 2026.

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