VIP Guard vs Fail Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIP Guard
Become a master of security in this challenging game. Protect your charge from enemy threats by diving to stop incoming bullets. Master your timing and skills to achieve the ultimate rescue.
- Close protection mode
- Identify enemy threats
- Dive to protect VIP
- Stop bullets
- Level up
- Cool graphics
- Smooth gameplay
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Can you perform the ultimate rescue in VIP Guard? Time to switch on close protection mode and become a master of security! In this challenging, yet amazing and fun game, you’ll need to use all your skills. Here’s how to play. 1. Look for threats from your enemies. Spotted one? It’s time to spring into action. 2. Just the distance between you and your charge. Can you dive to make it in time to protect them? We hope so. 3. Wait! Did you just stop the bullet and level up? Go you! With cool graphics, satisfying and smooth gameplay, you’ll wonder what you did with your time before you discovered VIP Guard?
Fail Run
Master the art of walking and avoid falling as you progress through challenging levels. Unlock a variety of outfits and aim to complete as many stages as possible in this physics-based game.
- Learn to walk mechanics
- Stumble and fall physics
- Unlockable outfits
- Multiple levels
- Challenging gameplay
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Stumble and fall! Learn to walk before you run and stumble across the finish line. Put one leg in front of the other and try not to fail. - Unlock all Classic and Legendary Outfits - Complete as many Levels as you can One small step for man, one big faceplant for mankind!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Fail Run at #201 against VIP Guard's unranked. VIP Guard's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 41%) and ratings volume (111K vs 34K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. VIP Guard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fail Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for VIP Guard against 4.7 for Fail Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 111K and 34K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of VIP Guard's written reviews are positive against 41% of Fail Run's.
VIP Guard ships an update monthly, Fail Run every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | VIP Guard | Fail Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (111K ratings) | 4.7 (34K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews — better | 41.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 111K — better | 34K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #201 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gismart | Voodoo |
Customer experience
VIP Guard
Fail Run
User reviews
VIP Guard
From 111K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game
- 👍 Decent concept
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔍 Repetitive levels
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Lack of variety
Fail Run
From 34K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and entertaining game
- 👍 Unique and challenging gameplay
- 🥰 Hilarious character animations
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads that interrupt gameplay
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and loading issues
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating at times
Bugs and requests
VIP Guard
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels repeating
- Hints not working
- Main menu issues
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Reduce ads
- Fix bugs and glitches
- Add more gameplay variety
Fail Run
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and stops loading after reaching certain levels
- Character movements and physics are inconsistent and glitchy
Requested features
3 requests- Add a level replay option
- Improve character control and physics
- Reduce the number of ads or offer an ad-free version
In-app purchases
VIP Guard
- No ads$2.99
Fail Run
- No Ads$2.99
