Pengrun vs Paint the Road
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pengrun
Control a penguin and navigate a world to survive for as long as possible. Experience endless running gameplay with a charming arctic theme. Test your reflexes and see how far you can go.
- Penguin character control
- Survival gameplay
- Endless running mechanics
- Arctic environment
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Welcome to Pengrun! Run around as a Penguin and survive as long as you can!
Paint the Road
Guide a runner by painting the path ahead. Collect paint to keep your runner going and avoid obstacles. Draw your way to the finish line in this colorful game.
- Paint the path
- Guide the runner
- Avoid obstacles
- Collect paint
- Draw to the end
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Paint the way and your runner will follow your guide. Avoid obstacles, pick up more paint and draw until the end!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pengrun at none against Paint the Road's shown. Pengrun also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pengrun against 5.0 for Paint the Road. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Pengrun ships an update every 3 weeks, Paint the Road every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pengrun | Paint the Road |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calen McCann | Dumbbell Games Yazilim Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Pengrun
Paint the Road
In-app purchases
Pengrun
No in-app purchases
Paint the Road
No in-app purchases
