Comparison

Level Up Runner 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

Level Up Runner

Charge through enemies, grow stronger with each punch, and overcome obstacles. Customize your fighter with unique gear and strike fear into your opponents. Reach the final boss and claim victory.

Highlights
  • Action-packed running and punching gameplay
  • Variety of enemies and traps
  • Hundreds of customization options
  • Collect power-ups
  • Defeat the final boss
Features
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Are you a real hero? Are you the strongest, the biggest, the meanest, the one who can surpass every obstacle and flatten all the competition? This is your chance to prove it! The path is long, many enemies stand in your path. But all obstacles only serve to make you stronger! Charge straight into your enemies, punch them in their dumb faces and watch your muscles swell with new power. Keep going, keep punching, keep winning, keep growing, until you reach the Boss, the King, at the end of the level… he's the strongest of them all, to be able to beat him you'll need to have beaten all who came before him. You'll only get one shot, can you knock the crown from his head? Are boxing gloves too basic? Do you want to throw those fists with some style? Customize your fighter! Go brutal and decorate your mighty fists with the skulls of your enemies. Get funny and wear beachballs as boxing gloves. Customize your character, stride into battle wearing a viking helmet or a classic cowboys hat, or anything you want! Use your unique look to strike fear into the enemy. Your enemies grow fearful of your power, your might and your muscles. They build traps to stop you, lay out poisoned food, and send their mightiest to stop you at your weakest. Use your brain! You must avoid these obstacles to reach victory. Don't be fooled by the cake, it's poison! Features: • Easy Action Packed Gameplay, run forward and K.O. anyone in the way! • High Variety of Enemies and Traps, a test of both strength and skill! • 100's of Customization Options, create your unique fighter! • Collect Power Ups on Your Journey, become superhuman! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC

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

Level Up Runner4 screens
Smash Runner!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Level Up Runner and Smash Runner! both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Level Up Runner's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s. Smash Runner!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Level Up Runner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases 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 — 4.6 for Level Up Runner 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: 42% of Level Up Runner's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level Up Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, Smash Runner! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Level Up Runner versus Smash Runner!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel Up RunnerSmash Runner!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (33K ratings)4.6 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews — better21.7% of reviews
Number of ratings33K — better14K
Update frequencyEvery 3 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
Size458 MB258 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLion StudiosRollic Games

Customer experience

Level Up Runner

All ratings32,642 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative52.3%

Smash Runner!

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

User reviews

Level Up Runner

From 33K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 💪 Satisfying combat mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Excessive ads
  • 💰 Paywalls for upgrades
  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues

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

Level Up Runner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Levels freeze and become unplayable
  • Purchased no-ads feature doesn't work

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add special abilities and effects
  • Improve level progression and unlocks
  • Reduce reliance on ads for progression

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

6 purchases

Level Up Runner

One-time6
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Pound for Pound Bundle$2.99
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  • All In One$4.99
  • Powerful Bundle$6.99
  • Ultimate Bunlde$14.99
1 purchases

Smash Runner!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Level Up Runner free?
Level Up Runner 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, Level Up Runner or Smash Runner!?
Level Up Runner and Smash Runner! are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 33K and 14K ratings respectively.
Do Level Up Runner or Smash Runner! have ads?
Both Level Up Runner and Smash Runner! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Level Up Runner or Smash Runner!?
Level Up Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smash Runner! weekly. Most recently, Level Up Runner was updated on September 24, 2026 and Smash Runner! on September 22, 2026.

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