Magnet Balls! vs Crowd Runners
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magnet Balls!
Collect magnetic balls to increase your size and then shoot them into holes. Swirl and sway your way to growth and aim carefully to score.
- Collect magnetic balls
- Grow bigger
- Swirl and sway
- Shoot balls into holes
- Score points
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"It's amazingly satisfying..." Collect magnetic balls to grow bigger. Swirl and sway to keep growing. Shoot as many balls as possible into each hole.
Crowd Runners
Guide your growing crowd through challenging obstacle courses. Swipe to collect more people and expand your group while skillfully avoiding collisions with walls and other individuals. The goal is to amass the largest crowd possible.
- Collect people to grow crowd
- Swipe left and right to control
- Avoid colliding with others
- Avoid colliding with walls
- Grow your crowd size
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Collect as many of your people as you can while avoiding obstacles. How to play: - Swipe left and right to control horizontal slide on the platform. - Collect your people to grow crowd. - Avoid colliding with other people & walls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Magnet Balls! at none against Crowd Runners's shown. Magnet Balls! also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Magnet Balls! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crowd Runners sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Magnet Balls! against 4.5 for Crowd Runners. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Magnet Balls!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Crowd Runners's.
Magnet Balls! ships an update every 4 days, Crowd Runners monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magnet Balls! | Crowd Runners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AppTout | Rocketship Studios LLP |
Customer experience
Magnet Balls!
Crowd Runners
User reviews
Magnet Balls!
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game concept
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Glitches and performance issues
- 💰 Paywall for ad removal
Crowd Runners
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🚀 Fast gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 App bugs and crashes
- 🔋 Too many ads
- 🤖 Unresponsive app
Bugs and requests
Magnet Balls!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ball movement issues
- Freezing and lagging
- Contact form not working
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Option to disable vibration
- Improved ad implementation
Crowd Runners
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes on privacy policy screen
- Paid version still shows ads
- Purchases not restoring properly
Requested features
3 requests- Add sound option
- Fix diagonal gameplay issue
- Improve ad experience
In-app purchases
Magnet Balls!
- 15,000 Stars$0.99
Crowd Runners
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Magnet Balls! free?
Is Crowd Runners free?
Which has better reviews, Magnet Balls! or Crowd Runners?
Do Magnet Balls! or Crowd Runners have ads?
Which is updated more often, Magnet Balls! or Crowd Runners?
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