Shortcut Run vs Count Stickman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcut Run
Race against opponents by collecting floorboards to build bridges and take shortcuts. Outsmart your rivals to reach the finish line first with stylish cheating. Enjoy simple, efficient controls.
- Collect floorboards
- Build bridges
- Take shortcuts
- Race against opponents
- Simple controls
- Efficient gameplay
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Race against opponents, and stack up all the floorboards you can pick up along the way! If you're clever enough, get out of the way and build bridges and take shortcuts to get to the finish line before everyone else! Cheating has never been so stylish! Simple gameplay with efficient and easy to learn controls.
Count Stickman
Navigate obstacle courses, collect stickmen to build a crowd, and battle enemies. Transform into a tall man to overcome challenges and unlock various characters. This game offers a unique blend of endless running and crowd control mechanics.
- Collect stickmen to build a crowd
- Battle enemies and transform into a tall man
- Unlock famous characters
- Endless running gameplay
- Mob control mechanics
- Complete quests and challenges
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Are you a fan of endless run games? This Run master 3d game is a combination of those running games with new unbelievable features and freeplay. A top war of crowd runner 3d you must try. You'll start alone and have mission to complete quest by move, collect em all (stickman) on a road. It's also super important to be a countmaster the crowd of people you collected. Different with other game with temple challenge, surf on subway, blod runner, spirit run, running sonic, merge run, slime run or tomb runner, that's crazy run game you've ever played. Be a crowd city of stickman fighters, join and clash the strong enemies, transform to a tall man run to climb higher. You know why to fight? Because they are coming, not only enemies but also fantastic treasures. It's not money rush or muscle rush, it's a fun race 3d with mob control. Only smart crowd runner can finish all challenges. After complete some levels, you'll also have a chance to get some famous character: Bluefriend, Bunny, Cowboy, Soldier, Pirate, Princess, Redfriend, Robot.. Let's play for free with your destiny run! Download now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Shortcut Run at 239K against Count Stickman's 1.2K. Shortcut Run also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 38%). 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. Shortcut Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Count Stickman sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Shortcut Run against 4.7 for Count Stickman. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcut Run has 239K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Shortcut Run's written reviews are positive against 38% of Count Stickman's.
Shortcut Run ships an update every 2 months, Count Stickman monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcut Run | Count Stickman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (239K ratings) | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews — better | 38.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 239K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — 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 | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Phan Tu |
Customer experience
Shortcut Run
Count Stickman
User reviews
Shortcut Run
From 239K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Easy to win consistently
- 💡 Unique concept of collecting blocks to create shortcuts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 💸 Excessive ads that disrupt gameplay
- 🤖 Opponents are bots, not real players
- 🔍 Suspicious data collection practices
Count Stickman
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 💡 Fun to play and pass time
- 👍 Satisfying to clutch up at the end
Room to improve
- 🤬 Way too many ads
- 🐛 Ads play even after clicking 'No thanks'
- 🐛 Bugs where the multiplier button doesn't work
- 🐛 Randomly kicks out players during gameplay
Bugs and requests
Shortcut Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes frequently
- Invisible obstacles and visual glitches
- Unable to delete the app from device
Requested features
4 requests- Add multiplayer mode with real opponents
- Introduce more challenging levels and obstacles
- Increase variety of skins and customization options
- Improve gender representation in character selection
Count Stickman
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels are practically impossible at times
- Terrible sound effects and cartoonish font
Requested features
2 requests- More red people in the middle of the level
- Make the game playable offline without internet
In-app purchases
Shortcut Run
- No Ads$2.99
Count Stickman
- Bucket of Gems$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Mountain of Gems$2.99
Questions
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