Comparison

Save the Wave vs Keyboard Run!

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

Head to head
About

Save the Wave

Protect the ocean's waves from incoming balls. A simple yet engaging game designed to test your reflexes and timing. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Wave protection gameplay
  • Simple controls
  • Ad-free experience
  • High score tracking
Features
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Save the wave from the ball

About

Keyboard Run!

Collect keypad patterns to create unique keycap designs. Strategically use recovery doors to preserve your progress or risk developing keys further for greater value. Enjoy this sweet and enjoyable game.

Highlights
  • Collect keypad patterns
  • Create keycap designs
  • Use recovery doors
  • Risk key development
  • Unlock valuable keys
Features
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Do you know that keyboard keys can create amazing images? In this awesome game you will be able to collect keypad patterns and make awesome keycaps. You can use different structures and get great visuals. If you are worried about the loss of the keyboard keys that you have collected and developed, you can send the keys with the recovery doors to the final part. In this case, however, you will have stopped developing them. What if they could develop further and become more expensive keys? Will you take this risk? We wish you good luck in this very enjoyable and sweet game.

Screenshots

Save the Wave3 screens
Keyboard Run!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Save the Wave at 5.0 against Keyboard Run!'s 2.0. Save the Wave also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Save the Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save the Wave ships an update every 4 days, Keyboard Run! every 14 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Save the Wave versus Keyboard Run!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave the WaveKeyboard Run!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Swim LLComer cetin

Customer experience

Save the Wave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Keyboard Run!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Save the Wave

No in-app purchases

None

Keyboard Run!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Save the Wave free?
Save the Wave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keyboard Run! free?
Keyboard Run! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Save the Wave or Keyboard Run!?
Save the Wave is rated higher. Save the Wave averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Keyboard Run! averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Save the Wave or Keyboard Run! have ads?
Keyboard Run! shows ads; Save the Wave does not.
Which is updated more often, Save the Wave or Keyboard Run!?
Save the Wave ships an update every 4 days, and Keyboard Run! every 14 months. Most recently, Save the Wave was updated on November 3, 2026 and Keyboard Run! on November 3, 2026.

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