Comparison

Alto's Adventure vs Sonic Dash+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Race as Sonic and friends
  • Battle iconic rivals
  • Stunning 3D graphics
  • Unlockable characters and rewards
  • Leaderboards
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Alto's Adventure4 screens
Sonic Dash+4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Alto's Adventure versus Sonic Dash+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlto's AdventureSonic Dash+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (262 ratings)4.6 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews — better65.5% of reviews
Number of ratings26212K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB399 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnowmanSEGA

Customer experience

Alto's Adventure

All ratings262 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral13.5%
Negative20.3%

Sonic Dash+

All ratings11,806 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews487 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral14.2%
Negative20.3%

User reviews

Alto's Adventure

From 262 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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
Show 5 more
  • 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

None

Alto's Adventure

No in-app purchases

None

Sonic Dash+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alto's Adventure free?
Alto's Adventure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonic Dash+ free?
Sonic Dash+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alto's Adventure or Sonic Dash+?
Sonic Dash+ is rated higher. Alto's Adventure averages 4.4 out of 5 from 262 ratings, while Sonic Dash+ averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do Alto's Adventure or Sonic Dash+ have ads?
Neither Alto's Adventure nor Sonic Dash+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alto's Adventure or Sonic Dash+?
Alto's Adventure ships an update every 11 days, and Sonic Dash+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, Alto's Adventure was updated on September 21, 2026 and Sonic Dash+ on September 24, 2026.

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