Pengrun vs Star Leave
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!
Star Leave
Engage in a fast-paced game of luck and strategy. Test your reflexes and decision-making skills against challenging opponents in a vibrant, starry adventure. Enjoy endless replayability with quick swipes and powerful boosts.
- Fast swipe controls
- Tracking blasts
- Rainbow shield
- Epic bombs
- Challenge friends
- Offline play
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Win your luck today! Sharpen your mind as you balance your luck and instincts in an exciting showdown against some of the trickiest foes imaginable! Speed, reflex, luck, and decisiveness combine in this warm starry adventure! - Build readiness and strength! - Fast swipes to launch tracking blasts! - Vibrant rainbow shield and epic bombs! - Encouragement as your achieve your triumphs! - Free of ads, and no internet required! - Challenge your friends, see whose luck lasts longer! Play now for endlessly replayable fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pengrun at none against Star Leave's 2. Star Leave's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Star Leave sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pengrun asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pengrun against 5.0 for Star Leave. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pengrun ships an update every 3 weeks, Star Leave every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pengrun | Star Leave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Calen McCann | Intactly LLC |
Customer experience
Pengrun
Star Leave
In-app purchases
Pengrun
No in-app purchases
Star Leave
- Revive$0.99
- Add 100 Waves$0.99
