Alto's Adventure vs Sonic Dash+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alto's Adventure
Embark on an endless snowboarding journey across stunning alpine landscapes, rescuing llamas and uncovering mountain secrets. Master fluid physics-based gameplay with intuitive controls, dynamic weather, and unique character abilities. Challenge friends and discover new content in this visually evocative adventure.
- Endless snowboarding odyssey
- Procedurally generated terrain
- Fluid physics-based gameplay
- Dynamic lighting and weather
- One-touch trick system
- Unlockable characters and abilities
- Handcrafted goals and challenges
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Join Alto and his friends as they embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey. Journey across the beautiful alpine hills of their native wilderness, through sleepy neighbouring villages, ancient woodlands, and long-abandoned ruins in a quest to uncover the Spirit of the Mountain. Along the way you'll rescue runaway llamas, grind rooftops, leap over terrifying chasms and outwit the village elders – all while braving the ever changing elements and seeking out secrets long hidden deep within the mountains. Features: • NEW: Discover the heart of the Mountain. Navigate your way through a series of never before seen set pieces, revealing a mysterious and brand new playable character along the way — only on Apple Arcade • Fluid, graceful and exhilarating physics-based gameplay • Explore procedurally generated terrain, creating unique landscapes, visuals and gameplay opportunities. • NEW: Take your snowboarding skills to the next level with a series of 20 brand-new goals, specially designed to be tackled by the new character and their unique tricking abilities • Fully dynamic lighting and weather effects, including thunderstorms, blizzards, fog, shooting stars, and more. • Easy to learn, difficult to master. At the heart of the Alto series is an elegant one-touch trick system. Chain together combos, and complete hundreds of goals to unlock new items and abilities — all with intuitive controls. • Test your skills with 195+ handcrafted goals • Discover seven unique snowboarders, each with their own special attributes and abilities. • Challenge your friends with Game Center. Compete for best high score, best distance, and best trick combo! • Acquire the wingsuit from Izel’s workshop for an entirely new gameplay dynamic • Beautifully minimalist and evocative visual design • Original music and handcrafted audio for an ambient and immersive experience — including brand new, unlockable music and sound effects (headphones recommended!) • Universal app with iCloud support. Play on your iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. Your progress will always be in sync. • NEW: Existing progress from the original Alto’s Adventure (2015) can be imported, allowing long term players to pick up right where they left off.
Sonic Dash+
Run, jump, and dash through vibrant 3D worlds as iconic characters in this fast-paced endless runner. Race past obstacles, battle rivals, and unlock new characters and rewards as you achieve high scores.
- Endless running gameplay
- Race as Sonic and friends
- Battle iconic rivals
- Stunning 3D graphics
- Unlockable characters and rewards
- Leaderboards
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Run, jump, and dash through stunning 3D environments as Sonic the Hedgehog and other Sonic characters in this fun racing & endless runner game. Run and race past challenging obstacles in this fast and frenzied endless running game by SEGA! SONIC DASH ENDLESS RUNNING GAMES Run fast with Sonic the Hedgehog in this exciting endless running game from SEGA! Use Sonic’s super running powers to race and run faster than anyone else! Unleash Sonic’s incredible speed and racing capabilities as you race and run through epic courses in this fun endless runner game. AMAZING RUNNING & RACING ABILITIES Utilize Sonic’s super fast running powers as you race to dodge hazards, jump over barriers and speed around loop de loops. STUNNING ENDLESS RUNNER GAME GRAPHICS Sonic’s beautifully detailed world looks epic on your phone and tablet in this fun endless runner and racing game! Spend hours racing through endless incredible race courses in Sonic’s world. RACE AS SONIC AND FRIENDS Join forces with Sonic’s friends and play as awesome Sonic characters including Tails, Shadow and Knuckles. Choose your favorite runner and blast your way through this super fast endless runner game. If you’re a fan of Classic Sonic and Classic SEGA games, you’ll love Sonic Dash+! EPIC RACING BOSS BATTLES Run and race to battle against two of Sonic the Hedgehog's biggest rivals, Dr. Eggman and Zazz from Sonic Lost World! Race through fun levels and take down the villains! KEEP ON RUNNING & RACING Get more rewards the more you run and race with Sonic in this fun endless runner game! Unlock additional characters, like Tails, Knuckles and Shadow! Endless running with Sonic is fun for players of all ages! REWARDING LEADERBOARDS Play online and take part in the High Score and Distance Run Leaderboards to win great prizes! ---------------------- Privacy Policy: https://privacy.sega.com/en/privacy_sde Terms of Use: https://www.sega.com/terms_aa © SEGA. All rights reserved. SEGA, the SEGA logo, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and SONIC DASH are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sonic Dash+ at 12K against Alto's Adventure's 262. Alto's Adventure's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (5 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sonic Dash+ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonic Dash+ has 12K ratings behind it against 262, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 66% and 66% positive.
Alto's Adventure ships an update every 11 days, Sonic Dash+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alto's Adventure | Sonic Dash+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (262 ratings) | 4.6 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better | 65.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 262 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 399 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Snowman | SEGA |
Customer experience
Alto's Adventure
Sonic Dash+
User reviews
Alto's Adventure
From 262 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visuals
- 🎶 Calming and soothing soundtrack
- 🕹️ Smooth and intuitive controls
- 🧘♀️ Relaxing and meditative gameplay
- 💰 No in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🌙 Difficulty seeing obstacles in dark/night conditions
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay can become monotonous
- 🤖 Pitu character feels overpowered and trivializes challenges
Sonic Dash+
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great Time Waster
- 🚀 Smooth running experience
- 🚀 Awesome
- 👍 Fun
- 👍 Addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game won't load
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Buggy
- 🔋 Gems become useless
- 🔋 Progression slows to a crawl
Bugs and requests
Alto's Adventure
Reported bugs
3 issues- Wingsuit controls not working as expected
- Lost goals not appearing after unlocking Pitu
- Debug menu visible to players
Requested features
4 requests- Add more varied and challenging levels
- Implement a difficulty setting or progression system
- Allow customization of controls and button mapping
- Improve visibility and accessibility for low-vision players
Sonic Dash+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Dash button disappearing
- Incorrect collision detection
- Obstacles appearing too close together
- Quests/tasks not resetting properly
- Saving/syncing issues between devices
Requested features
10 requests- Add more bosses
- Add more characters
- Add new zones/levels
- Add new power-ups
- Add data transfer between devices
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- Add more ways to earn red coins
- Reduce grind for unlocking characters
- Fix the red coin revive system
- Add more voice acting
- Improve character animations
In-app purchases
Alto's Adventure
No in-app purchases
Sonic Dash+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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