Alpha Speed vs Canvas Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alpha Speed
This addictive game challenges your writing speed and reflexes. Learn to play easily within the game and aim for your personal high score. Compare your progress with other players and enjoy the fast-paced typing action.
- Addictive gameplay
- Speed typing challenges
- High score tracking
- Player comparison
- Easy to learn
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Very addictive speed typing game to test your writing speed and reflexes. You can find out how to play in the game itself. Very easy to learn! Try to make your own High Score and compare your results with other players! Enjoy!
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alpha Speed at 100% against Canvas Run's 30%. Alpha Speed also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Canvas Run's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). 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
Both are free to download. Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alpha Speed asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canvas Run holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 35K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Alpha Speed's written reviews are positive against 30% of Canvas Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Alpha Speed ships an update every 10 months, Canvas Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alpha Speed | Canvas Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (35K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 29.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 35K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tihomir Radev | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Alpha Speed
Canvas Run
Bugs and requests
Alpha Speed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
In-app purchases
Alpha Speed
No in-app purchases
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Alpha Speed free?
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