Shield Thrower vs Crowd Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Shield Thrower
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Shield Thrower is designed as hyper-casual runner game. Each level contains some amount of villians (soldiers) and some levels contain some amout of innocents. All you gotta do is, draw a path for your saw to eliminate villians while rescuing innocents. If you accidentally eliminate an innocent, you fail level. If you can't rescue an innocent, you fail level. If you face a villain before you eliminate it without saw in position, you fail level. Enjoy fast paced, easy to learn but fun to experiement mechanics!
Crowd Run
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Run. Rescue. CLASH! Build an unstoppable crowd and smash your way to the castle. Start as one lone stickman and snowball into a roaring army as you sprint down wild 3D tracks. Bust open cages to free trapped runners, dodge spinning hammers, slicing blades and lasers, then collide with the red enemy mob in an epic final clash. Keep at least half your crowd alive and storm the gate to WIN. Easy one-thumb joystick control. Pure "just one more run" addiction. THE LOOP - GROW: free caged runners and watch your crowd EXPLODE in size - DODGE: weave past hammers, rotating blades, lasers and deadly traps - SURVIVE: protect your numbers, every runner counts at the finish - CLASH: charge the red army and storm the castle to claim victory - REPEAT: new levels, tougher traps, bigger battles WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Grow a mighty army from a single runner - Smash through crazy obstacles: hammers, blades, lasers and more - Epic crowd-vs-crowd clash and castle takeover at every finish - Bright, chunky low-poly toon worlds that pop on screen - Dozens of levels with rising difficulty and fresh challenges - Quick, snackable runs perfect for any spare minute - Simple controls anyone can master, no tutorial needed - Free and fun for all ages NEW IN v2.0 (2026 UPDATE) - Fully rebuilt for the latest iOS - Smooth, buttery 60 FPS gameplay - Sharper, crisper visuals and lighting - Faster load times and major crash fixes - Tighter, more responsive controls HOW TO PLAY 1. Drag to steer your runner down the track. 2. Run through gates and free caged stickmen to grow your crowd. 3. Weave around hammers, blades and lasers to keep your numbers high. 4. Reach the end with a big enough army. 5. CLASH into the enemy crowd and storm the castle to win! How big can your crowd get? How many castles can you crush? Download now, gather your crowd, and start the clash. One more run won't hurt!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crowd Run at none against Shield Thrower's shown. Shield Thrower's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shield Thrower ships an update every 10 days, Crowd Run every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Shield Thrower | Crowd Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Can Ahmet Aydemir | Ahmad Majid |
In-app purchases
Shield Thrower
No in-app purchases
Crowd Run
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Crowd Run free?
Do Shield Thrower or Crowd Run have ads?
Which is updated more often, Shield Thrower or Crowd Run?
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