Comparison

Shot Factor vs Smash Runner!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Shot Factor

Customize your firearms with a variety of mods to create your ultimate weapon. Engage in gameplay and experience your personalized creations.

Highlights
  • Gun customization
  • Modding system
  • Create ultimate guns
  • Gameplay integration
Features
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Use different mods to create your ultimate gun! Let's Play!

About

Smash Runner!

Embark on a colorful adventure where you collect layers to grow larger. Become big enough to smash through blocks and experience the satisfying feeling of destroying cubes.

Highlights
  • Collect layers
  • Grow bigger
  • Smash blocks
  • Colorful adventure
  • Cube smashing
Features
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Take a step into this colorful adventure. Collect as many layers as you can. You need to get bigger in order to pass over the blocks. You will like this feeling of smashing cubes.

Screenshots

Shot Factor4 screens
Smash Runner!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smash Runner! at weekly against Shot Factor's every 2 weeks. Shot Factor's advantage is ratings volume (46K vs 14K). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shot Factor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Shot Factor against 4.6 for Smash Runner!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Shot Factor's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shot Factor ships an update every 2 weeks, Smash Runner! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shot Factor versus Smash Runner!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShot FactorSmash Runner!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46K ratings)4.6 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.5% of reviews21.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46K — better14K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB258 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVoodooRollic Games

Customer experience

Shot Factor

All ratings46,031 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews599 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative73.5%

Smash Runner!

All ratings14,102 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral18.1%
Negative60.1%

User reviews

Shot Factor

From 46K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 👍 Fun concept
  • 💡 Interesting mechanics

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔋 Game crashes and lags
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

Smash Runner!

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and satisfying gameplay
  • 👍 Unique and engaging concept
  • 💡 Potential for more levels

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🤔 Misleading advertising

Bugs and requests

Shot Factor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes during high-speed gameplay
  • Purchases not registering properly
  • Leaderboard issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Reduce ad frequency
  • Improve game stability

Smash Runner!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes at higher levels
  • Levels not loading or resetting progress
  • Unresponsive controls and gameplay issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add an ad-free option
  • Improve level progression and difficulty scaling
  • Fix stability issues and crashes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shot Factor

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Smash Runner!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Shot Factor free?
Shot Factor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smash Runner! free?
Smash Runner! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shot Factor or Smash Runner!?
Smash Runner! is rated higher. Shot Factor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46K ratings, while Smash Runner! averages 4.6 from 14K ratings.
Do Shot Factor or Smash Runner! have ads?
Both Shot Factor and Smash Runner! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shot Factor or Smash Runner!?
Shot Factor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Smash Runner! weekly. Most recently, Shot Factor was updated on September 24, 2026 and Smash Runner! on September 22, 2026.

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