Spawn Run 3D vs Thimblewood Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spawn Run 3D
Guide a child running after a lost balloon through a challenging obstacle course. Tap to spawn more children to build a tower, but avoid walls and falling off platforms. Strategize your tower height to overcome different obstacles.
- Tap to spawn children
- Build a kid tower
- Avoid walls and falling
- Strategize tower height
- Stunning visuals
- Easy mechanics
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A kid has lost his balloon. It was all wind's fault. He wants to join with his balloon back but there is a long way with difficulties. No matter what, he should run after his balloon. Until he gets it, here is what you can do and what you shouldn't do: > Tap to spawn a kid below the balloon kid. > Tap and hold to spawn multiple kids. > Make sure the balloon kid does NOT hit any kind of wall. > Make sure the balloon kid does NOT fall from platform. Having a long kid-tower is a good thing, but not always. Be aware of you are able to make tower of only 9 kids. Also be aware of there is types of walls that only can be passed with short towers. Spawn Run 3D is a fun hyper casual with good color contrast, stunning visuals and easy mechanics. You will enjoy the experience for sure.
Thimblewood Valley
Explore a mysterious hidden valley by strategically placing tiles to uncover paths and locate energy crystals. Manage your limited supplies of energy and food to survive and find your way home, unlocking new tiles and items as you gain experience.
- Tile placement exploration
- Resource management (energy, food)
- Pathfinding and navigation
- Item collection and inventory management
- Unlockable content
- Puzzle solving
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Your small exploration vessel drifts off course during a routine survey and settles gently into the hidden valley of Thimblewood. Your ship’s power core is drained. Your radio is silent. And the only way home lies hidden beneath the hills. Scattered across the landscape are rare energy-rich crystals, guarded by time and ruins long forgotten. By placing tiles, choosing paths, and managing your limited supplies, you’ll explore the valley at your own pace—deciding how far to wander, and when to return. How You Play • Start by choosing a tile along the bottom edge of the map—your landing site. • Place tiles to explore outward, connecting paths that will safely lead you home. • Each tile has unique exits, so every placement matters. • Traveling costs energy. Resting costs food. Balance both to survive. Ancient Ruin Tiles help triangulate the location of hidden crystal vaults. Resting on Tiles reward you with valuable item cards—but carrying too many items much comes at a cost. The more you bring back, the less room you have for food and energy. Your experience builds the more times you journey out from your home base. Experience unlocks more Thimblewood tiles to make exploring more rewarding. Some items you bring back help to increase your endurance on future quests. And somewhere in the valley… There is a secret treasure, hidden behind a puzzle that must be discovered and solved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spawn Run 3D at Free against Thimblewood Valley's $0.99. Spawn Run 3D also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). Thimblewood Valley's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.4). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Spawn Run 3D is free to download; Thimblewood Valley costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thimblewood Valley holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spawn Run 3D has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spawn Run 3D ships an update every 10 days, Thimblewood Valley every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spawn Run 3D | Thimblewood Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Can Ahmet Aydemir | Roger Schmidt |
In-app purchases
Spawn Run 3D
No in-app purchases
Thimblewood Valley
No in-app purchases
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