Level Up Runner vs Level Up Balls!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Action-packed running and punching gameplay
- Variety of enemies and traps
- Hundreds of customization options
- Collect power-ups
- Defeat the final boss
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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
Level Up Balls!
Control a ball, leveling it up as you crash smaller balls. Navigate through obstacles and avoid higher-level balls to reach the finish line. The sky is the limit for your ball's progression.
- Level up your ball
- Crash other balls
- Avoid obstacles
- Survive high-level balls
- Reach the end
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Level up your ball to crash other balls. Avoid obstacles and high level balls to reach to the end.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Level Up Balls! at weekly against Level Up Runner's every 3 weeks. Level Up Runner's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 29%) and ratings volume (33K vs 5.9K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Level Up Runner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Level Up Balls! 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 — 4.6 for Level Up Runner against 4.6 for Level Up Balls!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Level Up Runner has 33K ratings behind it against 5.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Level Up Runner's written reviews are positive against 29% of Level Up Balls!'s.
Level Up Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, Level Up Balls! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Level Up Runner | Level Up Balls! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (33K ratings) | 4.6 (5.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.2% of reviews — better | 29.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 5.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | 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 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 458 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lion Studios | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Level Up Runner
Level Up Balls!
User reviews
Level Up Runner
From 33K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive
- 💪 Satisfying combat mechanics
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads
- 💰 Paywalls for upgrades
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
Level Up Balls!
From 5.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 💡 Interesting concept of leveling up balls
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay until higher levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 Significant performance issues and lag at higher levels
- 🔋 Game becomes unplayable due to excessive ads
- 🔒 Requires constant internet connection to play
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
Level Up Balls!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or crashes when reaching high levels
- Ball upgrade level cap at 1001 despite showing higher level
- Progress reset after watching certain ads
Requested features
3 requests- Offline play mode
- Option to disable ads or purchase ad-free version
- Improved performance and stability at higher levels
In-app purchases
Level Up Runner
- 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
Level Up Balls!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Level Up Runner free?
Is Level Up Balls! free?
Which has better reviews, Level Up Runner or Level Up Balls!?
Do Level Up Runner or Level Up Balls! have ads?
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