Crush Ball vs Canvas Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crush Ball
A casual, easy-to-play game where players tap to smash colored stacks. Time your presses carefully to avoid black blocks and enjoy a stress-relieving experience. It's designed for quick, simple fun.
- Casual gameplay
- Easy to use controls
- Timing-based challenges
- Smash colored stacks
- Avoid black blocks
- Stress relief
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This is a super casual, easy-to-use game. Don't worry too much. Just look at the timing, press the screen, and let the ball start to burst the stack. Avoid black stack blocks and wait for the timing of rotation. Let the crushed stacks take away all your worries. Don't miss it, download it now!
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canvas Run at 4.5 against Crush Ball's 3.4. Canvas Run also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (35K vs 24). Crush Ball's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 29%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Crush Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Canvas Run holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 35K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Crush Ball's written reviews are positive against 29% of Canvas Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Crush Ball ships an update every 12 months, Canvas Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crush Ball | Canvas Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (24 ratings) | 4.5 (35K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 29.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 35K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 冰 冯 | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Crush Ball
Canvas Run
Bugs and requests
Crush Ball
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
In-app purchases
Crush Ball
- Remove Ads for Crush Ball$4.99
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
