Hamster Maze vs Hamster Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hamster Maze
Guide a cute hamster through challenging mazes filled with interactive obstacles. Customize your pet with various accessories and unlock new items as you progress. Experience thrilling new gameplay mechanics like gliding and bubble riding.
- Navigate mazes with obstacles
- Climb stairs, swing, crawl, roll
- Intuitive one-hand control
- Hamster customization and rescue
- Glider and bubble gameplay
- Unlockable customizations
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Guide your funny and cute hamster through the maze full of obstacles. Climb stairs, balance on swing, crawl over balls, roll through tubes and pass many other funny and interactive barriers. Nothing can stop you on your way to the desired food! Lead the hamster with intuitive one-hand control and enjoy the funny animations of your pet. Customize your hamster however you want! Rescue the hamsters to choose them. Change their clothes, accessories, hats and even moustache. Combine them to get the most stylish or the funniest hamster. Progress through the game to unlock even more customizations. Feel the speed and the freedom of the flight with the new glider gameplay. Jump into a pool full of soap bubbles to ride one and reach the higher places. Can you beat the obstacle course and escape the maze? No hamster was harmed during the development of this game!
Hamster Runner
Race a nimble hamster through an obstacle course, dodging traps and making strategic choices to boost your score. Swipe to navigate paths and power up your speed in this vibrant, action-packed runner game.
- Fast-paced obstacle course racing
- Strategic number gate choices
- Unlockable challenging levels
- Vibrant and dynamic graphics
- Swipe-based controls for navigation
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Get ready to race through the ultimate obstacle course in Hamster Runner! Take control of a cute and agile hamster as you sprint through thrilling tracks, dodge deadly traps, and make strategic decisions to multiply your score. Swipe left or right to choose the best path, avoid obstacles like spinning blades and tires, and power up your hamster's speed! Key Features: Fast-Paced Gameplay: Experience adrenaline-pumping levels filled with exciting challenges and fast-moving obstacles. Strategic Multiplication: Choose wisely! Pick the best number gates to multiply your hamster's speed and score. Unlock Levels: Progress through increasingly difficult levels as you improve your hamster-running skills! Fun and Vibrant Graphics: Enjoy a bright and colorful world full of cute hamsters and dynamic environments. Challenge your reflexes, race against time, and reach the highest scores in this exciting, action-packed runner game! Join the Hamster Race Today! Perfect for players who enjoy endless runners, obstacle courses, and casual arcade games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hamster Maze at 4.7 against Hamster Runner's 3.7. Hamster Maze also leads on ratings volume (48K vs 3) and review sentiment (62% vs 50%). Hamster Runner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hamster Maze sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Hamster Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hamster Maze holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hamster Maze has 48K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Hamster Maze's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hamster Runner's.
Hamster Maze ships an update every 2 months, Hamster Runner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hamster Maze | Hamster Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 331 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | Maria Saleem |
Customer experience
Hamster Maze
Hamster Runner
Bugs and requests
Hamster Maze
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when trying to name new hamster
- Unable to progress past level 9 due to glitch
- Ads still present even after purchasing ad-free version
- Hamster getting stuck or unable to be saved
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to rename hamsters
- More customization options for hamster house
- Reduced ad frequency or ad-free mode
- Smoother progression and fewer game-breaking bugs
Hamster Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hamster Maze
- Some Fruits$0.99
- No Ads$1.99
- A lot of fruits$3.99
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- Frog Skin Pack$4.99
- Unicorn Skin Pack$4.99
- Sheriff Skin Pack$4.99
- Dress Up Pack$7.99
- House Upgrade$7.99
- Starter Pack3 variants$9.99
Hamster Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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