Comparison

CityPainter vs Balloon Stack Runner

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

Head to head
About

CityPainter

Race through famous cities worldwide, painting roads while evading police. Use oil cans to disable pursuers and jump over obstacles. Collect balloons to warp to new countries for bonus points and extra lives.

Highlights
  • Global city locations
  • Police pursuit evasion
  • Oil can combat
  • Jumping mechanics
  • Balloon collection bonuses
  • Collectible oil cans
Features
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Controls -------------- · GamePad MFI Compatible: Joystick, change car direction. Button A,B: oil shooting and jump (press short jump, press and hold large jump). · Screen Controls: Left Joystick, change car direction. Right Buttons, oil shooting and jump (tap short jump, tap and hold large jump). The Game -------------- Must paint all the road throughout countries, each taking place in a famous city from around the world (USA, Spain, UK, France, Australia,...). Your car is constantly under pursuit by police and taxi cars, which you can take out by launching oil cans at them, stunning them, and then ramming into them with your car. Your car can jump over large gaps to reach higher sections of the stage. By collecting oil cans found in each stage, the player can shoot these at other cars. If the player remains on the same stage for an extended period of time, spikes will extrude from the ground... be careful with spikes and cats. Balloons may appear in the stage. The player should collect three of these balloons, they will be warped to a new country and be granted with a large sum of bonus points. Extra life each 100.000 Points! Enjoy!!!!

About

Balloon Stack Runner

Navigate a fun race, avoiding obstacles and collecting jellies to grow your balloon. Customize your balloon with hats and skins to showcase your unique style and aim for bigger rewards at the end.

Highlights
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Jelly collection
  • Balloon growth mechanics
  • Customization with hats and skins
  • Score-based rewards
Features
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Are you ready for a super fun run race? Balloon will be your favorite runner of all times! Your goal is easy - Watch out for the obstacles, push them off and collect all jellies to become a GIANT balloon! If you can’t escape from the deadly obstacles and lose a limb, or a few, don’t worry! Our friendly balloon can continue the running for you, no rush, just clash all jelly particles and sculpt your Balloon from scratch! Remember, the price pool at the end will be determined by your ability to get your balloon b bigger. Get bigger, stronger and super balloon to collect special rewards! We may also have some surprises as you slide on the roof :) Wait! Did we mention you can also make over your Balloon with super cool hats and plenty of color matching skins?! Join this epic race and show your unique style by customizing your Balloon Run :)

Screenshots

CityPainter4 screens
Balloon Stack Runner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Balloon Stack Runner at Free against CityPainter's $1.99. Balloon Stack Runner also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 38 months). CityPainter's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Balloon Stack Runner is free to download; CityPainter costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CityPainter against 5.0 for Balloon Stack Runner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CityPainter ships an update every 38 months, Balloon Stack Runner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CityPainter versus Balloon Stack Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCityPainterBalloon Stack Runner
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB167 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperIvan Cerra de CastroOUAZ GAMES

Customer experience

CityPainter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Balloon Stack Runner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CityPainter

No in-app purchases

None

Balloon Stack Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CityPainter free?
CityPainter costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balloon Stack Runner free?
Balloon Stack Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CityPainter or Balloon Stack Runner?
CityPainter and Balloon Stack Runner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do CityPainter or Balloon Stack Runner have ads?
Neither CityPainter nor Balloon Stack Runner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CityPainter or Balloon Stack Runner?
CityPainter ships an update every 38 months, and Balloon Stack Runner every 5 months. Most recently, CityPainter was updated on September 21, 2026 and Balloon Stack Runner on September 13, 2026.

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