Ladder.io vs Shortcut Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ladder.io
Compete in a fun runner game to reach the finish line first. Use a jetpack for long jumps and upgrade your abilities with collected coins to boost your score. Spin the Lucky Wheel daily for rewards and prove you're the master.
- Competitive running gameplay
- Jetpack power-ups for long jumps
- Ladder placement for fuel collection
- Coin collection for upgrades
- Lucky Wheel for daily rewards
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Welcome to Ladder.io, a fun runner game in which you compete with others to be the first at the end of the track. When you reach the end, you jump as far as you can with help of the jetpack power. You will collect jetpack fuel based on how well you place your ladder. With jetpack you can jump on the platform without having to place a ladder. During the game you will collect coins. With coins you can upgrade your gliding speed and valley depth to boost your final score! Try your luck and get rewards every day by spinning the Lucky Wheel. You can increase your rewards by claiming prizes every day. Compete with other players and show them who is the true master in this colorful and fun game!
Shortcut Run
Race against opponents by collecting floorboards to build bridges and take shortcuts. Outsmart your rivals to reach the finish line first with stylish cheating. Enjoy simple, efficient controls.
- Collect floorboards
- Build bridges
- Take shortcuts
- Race against opponents
- Simple controls
- Efficient gameplay
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Race against opponents, and stack up all the floorboards you can pick up along the way! If you're clever enough, get out of the way and build bridges and take shortcuts to get to the finish line before everyone else! Cheating has never been so stylish! Simple gameplay with efficient and easy to learn controls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ladder.io at none against Shortcut Run's shown. Ladder.io also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). Shortcut Run's advantage is ratings volume (239K vs 2.2K). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Ladder.io sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shortcut Run 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 — 4.6 for Ladder.io against 4.6 for Shortcut Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcut Run has 239K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Ladder.io's written reviews are positive against 46% of Shortcut Run's.
Ladder.io ships an update fortnightly, Shortcut Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ladder.io | Shortcut Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (239K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 46.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K | 239K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EpiCoro d.o.o. | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Ladder.io
Shortcut Run
User reviews
Ladder.io
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Not much ads
- 👍 Fun to race
- 👍 Customizable skins and names
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs causing infinite climbing
- 🐛 Daily spinner not working as intended
- 🐛 Frozen ads after every round
- 🐛 Slow and crashes often
Shortcut Run
From 239K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Easy to win consistently
- 💡 Unique concept of collecting blocks to create shortcuts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 💸 Excessive ads that disrupt gameplay
- 🤖 Opponents are bots, not real players
- 🔍 Suspicious data collection practices
Bugs and requests
Ladder.io
Reported bugs
4 issues- Climbing bug going up to the sky
- Daily spinner not working properly
- Frozen ads after every round
- Slow performance and crashes
Requested features
2 requests- More features and updates
- Fix bugs and glitches
Shortcut Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes frequently
- Invisible obstacles and visual glitches
- Unable to delete the app from device
Requested features
4 requests- Add multiplayer mode with real opponents
- Introduce more challenging levels and obstacles
- Increase variety of skins and customization options
- Improve gender representation in character selection
In-app purchases
Ladder.io
- No Ads$2.99
Shortcut Run
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
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