Rope Clash vs Smash Runner!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rope Clash
Compete in thrilling multiplayer races by swinging through unique levels with customizable ropes. Master 2D physics to become a skilled hero roper and climb the leagues. Challenge friends and unlock new characters and maps.
- Multiplayer races
- Rope upgrades
- 2D physics controls
- Unique maps and characters
- Endless mode
- Friend challenges
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Find the perfect hooks, swing fast like a ninja, level up the leagues and become a skilled hero roper! Features: - Compete in Multiplayer races, Win Races and Become the Best! - Unlock different ropes to reach top performance! - Upgrade your rope's swing speed, push/pull speed, and rope length to have the strongest and fastest rope! - Awsome 2D physics controls: Easy to learn, Hard to master! - Cool unique maps and characters! - Endless mode to keep on roping and swinging forever! - Challenge your friends to beat your records! Join clans, share maps and talk to other Rope Clashers on our official Discord: https://discord.gg/J75cfkd
Smash Runner!
Embark on a colorful adventure where you collect layers to grow larger. Become big enough to smash through blocks and experience the satisfying feeling of destroying cubes.
- Collect layers
- Grow bigger
- Smash blocks
- Colorful adventure
- Cube smashing
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Take a step into this colorful adventure. Collect as many layers as you can. You need to get bigger in order to pass over the blocks. You will like this feeling of smashing cubes.
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Verdict
Rope Clash and Smash Runner! both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Rope Clash's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s. Rope Clash also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Smash Runner!'s advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 9). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Rope Clash sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smash Runner! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Rope Clash's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rope Clash ships an update every 5 days, Smash Runner! weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rope Clash | Smash Runner! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 385 MB | 283 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mesiba Games | Rollic Games Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Rope Clash
Smash Runner!
Bugs and requests
Rope Clash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smash Runner!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes at higher levels
- Levels not loading or resetting progress
- Unresponsive controls and gameplay issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add an ad-free option
- Improve level progression and difficulty scaling
- Fix stability issues and crashes
In-app purchases
Rope Clash
- 200 Gems$0.99
- 1300 Gems$4.99
- 3000 Gems$9.99
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- 14000 Gems$39.99
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Rope Clash free?
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Which has better reviews, Rope Clash or Smash Runner!?
Do Rope Clash or Smash Runner! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Rope Clash or Smash Runner!?
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