Canvas Run vs Smash Runner!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
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.
- Collect layers
- Grow bigger
- Smash blocks
- Colorful adventure
- Cube smashing
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smash Runner! at weekly against Canvas Run's fortnightly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Canvas Run 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Canvas Run against 4.6 for Smash Runner!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Canvas Run's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s.
Canvas Run ships an update fortnightly, Smash Runner! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canvas Run | Smash Runner! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (33K ratings) | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 14K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Canvas Run
Smash Runner!
User reviews
Canvas Run
From 33K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Satisfying and relaxing gameplay
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive
- 💎 Gems collected
- 🌈 Colorful visuals
Room to improve
- 📺 Too many ads
- 🔓 Requires internet connection to play
- 🔍 Unclear purpose of gems
- 🔻 Unfair ball reduction mechanics
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
Smash Runner!
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
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
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Canvas Run free?
Is Smash Runner! free?
Which has better reviews, Canvas Run or Smash Runner!?
Do Canvas Run or Smash Runner! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Canvas Run or Smash Runner!?
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