Comparison

Snowball vs Pengrun

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

Head to head

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About

Snowball

Features

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Hero is stuck in a winter and autumn landscape - help him collect all the presents from each level by solving puzzles and avoiding skeleton warrior that roam the forest, sleeping dark witch that can be woken up and falling snowballs that squash everything in their path.

About

Pengrun

Control a penguin and navigate a world to survive for as long as possible. Experience endless running gameplay with a charming arctic theme. Test your reflexes and see how far you can go.

Highlights

Penguin character control
Survival gameplay
Endless running mechanics
Arctic environment

Features

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Welcome to Pengrun! Run around as a Penguin and survive as long as you can!

Screenshots

Snowball4 screens

Pengrun1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pengrun at none against Snowball's 5. Pengrun also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Snowball sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pengrun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowball ships an update every 5 weeks, Pengrun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Snowball versus Pengrun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Snowball	Pengrun
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0	11.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	262 MB	65 MB
Age rating	9+	9+
Developer	Rafael Zamaldinov	Calen McCann

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Snowball

One-time5

Farmer Skin$0.99
Blue Hair Guy Skin$0.99
Sword Master Skin$0.99

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Remove Ads$1.99
All Skins$1.99

None

Pengrun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snowball free?

Snowball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Pengrun free?

Pengrun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Snowball or Pengrun have ads?

Snowball shows ads; Pengrun does not.

Which is updated more often, Snowball or Pengrun?

Snowball ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pengrun every 3 weeks. Most recently, Snowball was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pengrun on October 5, 2026.