Comparison

Join Clash vs CatRunner2022

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

Head to head
About

Join Clash

Lead a growing crowd through a challenging obstacle course, dodging deadly traps and rival teams. Race to the finish line, win final battles, and capture castles to achieve victory in this epic survival run.

Highlights
  • Gather a massive crowd
  • Dodge deadly obstacles and traps
  • Race through unique levels
  • Clash against rival teams
  • Capture castles
  • Collect keys
Features
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Epic survival run! Racing adventure that will keep you on your toes till the very end! Race, Clash, and Win! Get your gang together, run with the crowd, and clash against the rival team! GATHER THE BIGGEST CROWD Start running alone and gather people on your way to collect a massive crowd. Lead your team through all sorts of moving, rotating, and expanding obstacles. Calculate your moves on the run and save as many members of the crowd as possible. RACE THROUGH THE OBSTACLES Let’s see how far you can get in this crazy survival race! Dodge swinging axes and colossal crushing spheres! Avoid monstrous circular saws, deadly red buttons, and a thorny abyss to make it to the finish line. WIN FINAL CLASH Run the crowd until you reach the castle at the end of the level. Crush your rivals in the final battle and capture the fortress! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW TO PLAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GATHER as huge a crowd as you can: DODGE obstacles COLLECT keys CLASH wall-on-wall FIGHT against bosses CAPTURE castles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GAME FEATURES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Survival city game Lots of unique levels Deadly traps and impossible obstacles Crisp bright graphics Super smooth swipe control Satisfying color explosions Rewards and gifts And this is just the beginning… More levels and artful traps and obstacles are coming soon! Do you think you have the guts to take your crowd through this insane obstacle course? Download the game and try your luck today! We are looking forward to getting feedback from all of you! Please leave your reviews, so we can keep making the game even better. Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: • To get VIP MEMBERSHIP, you need to purchase the 1-week subscription. After subscribing, you get access to exclusive skins, receive 1,000 free coins and 30 free hammers daily, and enjoy 100% ad-free experience. • Subscriptions are billed weekly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription Terms of Use: https://freeplay.io/games/ios/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://freeplay.io/games/ios/privacy/

About

CatRunner2022

Experience a fast-paced arcade game where a feline protagonist navigates a vertical scrolling environment. Test your reflexes and see how far you can guide the cat through this endless runner.

Highlights
  • Vertical scrolling gameplay
  • Endless runner mechanics
  • Simple controls
  • High score chasing
Features
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This is a game in which a cat runs vertically scrolling.

Screenshots

Join Clash4 screens
CatRunner20224 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CatRunner2022 at 100% against Join Clash's 40%. CatRunner2022 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Join Clash's advantage is ratings volume (397K vs 5). On price, ads and device support 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. Join Clash sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. CatRunner2022 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CatRunner2022 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Join Clash has 397K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Join Clash's written reviews are positive against 100% of CatRunner2022's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Join Clash ships an update every 3 months, CatRunner2022 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Join Clash versus CatRunner2022: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoin ClashCatRunner2022
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (397K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings397K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB82 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFreeplay LLCFumio Takeshita

Customer experience

Join Clash

All ratings397,261 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews710 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative51.3%

CatRunner2022

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Join Clash

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • glitch in the system where I can literally not even have to watch ads at all
  • Glitching Like Crazy
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Make it harder
  • Add a create level
  • More powerful the more rigged
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
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  • Add more unique skins
  • Add all the flags
  • Add skin color changing
  • Add HP bars or health bars

CatRunner2022

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Join Clash

Subscriptions1
  • VIP MEMBERSHIP3 Days trial$5.997 Days
One-time9
  • Coins Small$1.99
  • Pack 1$2.99
  • Pack 2$2.99
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  • No ADS$3.99
  • Pack 3$3.99
  • Pack 4$4.99
  • Lots of coins$4.99
  • Mountain of coins$14.99
  • Lots of hammers$19.99
None

CatRunner2022

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Join Clash free?
Join Clash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CatRunner2022 free?
CatRunner2022 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Join Clash or CatRunner2022?
CatRunner2022 is rated higher. Join Clash averages 4.6 out of 5 from 397K ratings, while CatRunner2022 averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Join Clash or CatRunner2022 have ads?
Both Join Clash and CatRunner2022 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Join Clash or CatRunner2022?
Join Clash ships an update every 3 months, and CatRunner2022 every 4 days. Most recently, Join Clash was updated on September 28, 2026 and CatRunner2022 on September 13, 2026.

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