Fail Run vs Fall Boys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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!
Fall Boys
Guide falling characters to safety by drawing ropes. Solve increasingly complex puzzles as multiple characters fall simultaneously, requiring strategic rope placement to ensure everyone's survival.
- Draw ropes to guide falling characters
- Rescue multiple characters at once
- Physics-based puzzle solving
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Unique rope puzzle mechanics
Read full descriptionHide full description
Strange friends fall from the sky and they need you to rescue them! One person can be saved but what if multiple people fall at once? Is it possible? Let's figure it out!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fall Boys at none against Fail Run's 1. Fall Boys also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 41%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Fail Run's advantage is ratings volume (34K vs 9.5K). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Fail Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fall Boys asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fail Run against 4.6 for Fall Boys. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34K and 9.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Fail Run's written reviews are positive against 75% of Fall Boys's.
Fail Run ships an update every 5 weeks, Fall Boys weekly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Fail Run | Fall Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34K ratings) — better | 4.6 (9.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | 74.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34K — better | 9.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 405 MB | 444 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | ABIGAMES PTE. LTD |
Customer experience
Fail Run
Fall Boys
User reviews
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
Fall Boys
From 9.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🚀 Quick and easy to play
- 💡 Variety of cutscenes and content
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Too many ads and intrusive monetization
- 🤔 Levels are too easy and lack challenge
Bugs and requests
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
Fall Boys
Reported bugs
2 issues- Level 3 on the merge section keeps crashing
- Tiny white screen freezes during gameplay
Requested features
3 requests- Add more levels and difficulty options
- Provide an option to remove ads
- Fix the crashing issues on certain levels
In-app purchases
Fail Run
- No Ads$2.99
Fall Boys
No in-app purchases
