Protect Bugs vs Idle Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protect Bugs
Guide a rising bug upwards using a shield to deflect obstacles. Collect coins to unlock new bugs and aim for high scores in this endless, one-finger control game.
- Shield protection
- Coin collection
- Unlockable bugs
- One-finger control
- Endless gameplay
- Varied obstacles
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Protect your bug with your shield while it's rising up ! Beware of the obstacles. Move your shield with one finger to protect your bug . Clear your way as you reach higher and higher ! Shield control is very easy but it's very hard to reach high scores! 【Game Features】 - Collect coins to unlock new bugs - Free to play - Multiple types of bugs to choose from (ladybug,bee,dragonfly,butterfly,firefly,moskito) - One finger control - Different obstacles and experience every time - Endless gameplay - Fun and relaxing theme that will make you stay for quite some time
Idle Run
Engage in an endless animal racing adventure. Collect coins to upgrade your speed and transform into faster creatures. Compete in exciting speed runs with cute and wild animals.
- Idle animal racing
- Coin collection for upgrades
- Animal transformation for speed
- Cute and wild animal competition
- Endless runner gameplay
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Idle animal racing game where you can upgrade speed by collecting coins. When you have enough coins use animal transform to get a faster one. Cute pet and wild animal compete in this speed run!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Protect Bugs at none against Idle Run's 1. Protect Bugs also leads on ads (none vs shown). Idle Run's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Idle Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Protect Bugs asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Protect Bugs against 4.9 for Idle Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Run has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Protect Bugs ships an update every 25 months, Idle Run every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Protect Bugs | Idle Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 长锋 林 | Artem Lanin |
Customer experience
Protect Bugs
Idle Run
In-app purchases
Protect Bugs
No in-app purchases
Idle Run
- No Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Protect Bugs free?
Is Idle Run free?
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Do Protect Bugs or Idle Run have ads?
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