Pengrun vs SawGround.io
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!
SawGround.io
Engage in a unique battle of wits where players use a saw to cut holes in the ground, aiming to trap opponents. Strategically escape traps set by others and be the last one standing to claim victory.
- Ground cutting gameplay
- Opponent trapping mechanics
- Escape trap challenges
- Last player standing survival
- Multiplayer arena combat
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Use the saw in your hand, cut a hole on the ground and trap your opponent to fall. At the same time, escape from the hole trap set up by your opponent. Survive to the end to win the game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pengrun at none against SawGround.io's shown. Pengrun also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 SawGround.io. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Pengrun ships an update every 3 weeks, SawGround.io monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pengrun | SawGround.io |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Monthly |
| 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 | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calen McCann | DiZign LLC |
Customer experience
Pengrun
SawGround.io
In-app purchases
Pengrun
No in-app purchases
SawGround.io
No in-app purchases
