Knife Runner vs Battle Playground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Knife Runner
Collect a variety of knives and throw them at enemies to defeat them. Strategically manage your blade count to ensure you have enough for challenging boss battles. This game offers a simple yet engaging combat experience.
- Knife collection
- Enemy combat
- Blade management
- Boss battles
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Collect knives! Throw them to enemies! Be sure to save enough blade for boss!
Battle Playground
Lead armies of ragdoll characters in hilarious physics-based battles. Create your own units with a powerful editor and enjoy colorful, cartoony graphics. Experience epic fights with unique animations and sounds.
- Ragdoll physics simulation
- Unit creator
- Diverse battle environments
- Cartoony graphics
- Funny animations and sounds
- Army leadership
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Be the leader of red and green wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created. When you grow tired of the wobblers at your disposal you can make new ones in the unit creator. It's time to enjoy ragdoll battle simulator on your phone epic army with different skills and funny faces you will enjoy the fighting style and funny sounds they make and how they simulate the battle If you like epic fighting games, you are at the right place The graphics in Battle Playground for free download are colorful and cartoony. The environment is designed to look minimalistic, with a variety of various areas to explore.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knife Runner at none against Battle Playground's 11. Knife Runner also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Battle Playground's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 6) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). 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. Battle Playground sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Knife Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Battle Playground holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battle Playground has 1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Knife Runner ships an update daily, Battle Playground every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Knife Runner | Battle Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 4.2 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 42.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — 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 | 75 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BOOM GAMES YAZILIM VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | Dat Viet Ltd. |
Customer experience
Knife Runner
Battle Playground
Bugs and requests
Knife Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Battle Playground
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes or freezes frequently
- Purchased items not unlocking properly
- Inconsistent or unreliable controls
Requested features
4 requests- Add more weapons and customization options
- Improve physics and ragdoll mechanics
- Implement a level/map editor
- Reduce ad frequency or offer ad-free option
In-app purchases
Knife Runner
No in-app purchases
Battle Playground
- Item Titan Speaker$0.99
- Item Titan Drillman$1.99
- Item Titan Sonar$1.99
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- Item Titan TvMan$1.99
- Item Titan Clockman$1.99
- Item Titan Jason$1.99
- Item Titan Gman$1.99
- Item Titan Scientist$1.99
- Item Bomber$1.99
- Item Titan Cameraman$2.99
- Item Titan Chainsaw$2.99
Questions
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