Canvas Run vs Text & Fly
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!
Text & Fly
Engage in a fast-paced typing game where speed and accuracy are crucial. Find the longest answers to power your catapult and outrace opponents. Master your vocabulary to achieve victory.
- Quick fire guesses
- Longest answers win
- Fling the furthest
- Win the race
- Typing trivia
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Become the wisest wizard with words! You’ll need to think fast and type even faster if you want to rocket ahead of the competition and soar to new heights. Armed with an epic catapult, it’s up to you to find the longest answer in rapid time for the ultimate boost. Speed is key if you’re going to toss yourself ahead of your rivals and avoid being left behind. Beware! Try not to mistype in your haste for victory or you’ll be watching your flight come to a crashing halt and falling short of that winning distance. Have you got what it takes to be a vocabulary mastermind? Text & Fly Features: - Quick fire guesses - Longest answers win - Fling the furthest! - Win the race
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text & Fly at 50% against Canvas Run's 29%. Text & Fly also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Text & Fly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Text & Fly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35K and 18K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Canvas Run's written reviews are positive against 50% of Text & Fly's.
Canvas Run ships an update fortnightly, Text & Fly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Canvas Run | Text & Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (35K ratings) | 4.7 (18K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 49.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35K — better | 18K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| 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 | 340 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Kwalee Ltd |
Customer experience
Canvas Run
Text & Fly
User reviews
Canvas Run
From 35K 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
Text & Fly
From 18K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Helpful autocorrect feature
- 💡 Unique concept
- 🥇 Rewarding first-time experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and crashes
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🤔 Inconsistent answer recognition
- 🔌 Freezing issues at later stages
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
Text & Fly
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing at Whiplash City level
- Inability to progress past certain stages
- Incorrect answer recognition
- Logging out issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to disable autocorrect
- More varied question types
- Improved matchmaking against real players
- Option to remove ads
In-app purchases
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
Text & Fly
- Remove Ads2 variants$3.99
