Comparison

Level Up Runner vs Count Stickman

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

Count Stickman

Navigate obstacle courses, collect stickmen to build a crowd, and battle enemies. Transform into a tall man to overcome challenges and unlock various characters. This game offers a unique blend of endless running and crowd control mechanics.

Highlights
  • Collect stickmen to build a crowd
  • Battle enemies and transform into a tall man
  • Unlock famous characters
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Mob control mechanics
  • Complete quests and challenges
Features
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Are you a fan of endless run games? This Run master 3d game is a combination of those running games with new unbelievable features and freeplay. A top war of crowd runner 3d you must try. You'll start alone and have mission to complete quest by move, collect em all (stickman) on a road. It's also super important to be a countmaster the crowd of people you collected. Different with other game with temple challenge, surf on subway, blod runner, spirit run, running sonic, merge run, slime run or tomb runner, that's crazy run game you've ever played. Be a crowd city of stickman fighters, join and clash the strong enemies, transform to a tall man run to climb higher. You know why to fight? Because they are coming, not only enemies but also fantastic treasures. It's not money rush or muscle rush, it's a fun race 3d with mob control. Only smart crowd runner can finish all challenges. After complete some levels, you'll also have a chance to get some famous character: Bluefriend, Bunny, Cowboy, Soldier, Pirate, Princess, Redfriend, Robot.. Let's play for free with your destiny run! Download now!

Screenshots

Level Up Runner4 screens
Count Stickman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Level Up Runner at 33K against Count Stickman's 1.2K. Count Stickman's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Count Stickman sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.7 for Count Stickman. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Level Up Runner has 33K ratings behind it against 1.2K, 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 38% of Count Stickman's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level Up Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, Count Stickman monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Level Up Runner versus Count Stickman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel Up RunnerCount Stickman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (33K ratings)4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews — better38.2% of reviews
Number of ratings33K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size458 MB261 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLion StudiosPhan Tu

Customer experience

Level Up Runner

All ratings32,646 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative52.3%

Count Stickman

All ratings1,207 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive38.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative52.9%

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

Count Stickman

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 💡 Fun to play and pass time
  • 👍 Satisfying to clutch up at the end

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Way too many ads
  • 🐛 Ads play even after clicking 'No thanks'
  • 🐛 Bugs where the multiplier button doesn't work
  • 🐛 Randomly kicks out players during gameplay

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

Count Stickman

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Levels are practically impossible at times
  • Terrible sound effects and cartoonish font

Requested features

2 requests
  • More red people in the middle of the level
  • Make the game playable offline without internet

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
3 purchases

Count Stickman

One-time3
  • Bucket of Gems$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Mountain of Gems$2.99

Questions

Is Level Up Runner free?
Level Up Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Count Stickman free?
Count Stickman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Level Up Runner or Count Stickman?
Count Stickman is rated higher. Level Up Runner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Count Stickman averages 4.7 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Level Up Runner or Count Stickman have ads?
Both Level Up Runner and Count Stickman show ads.
Which is updated more often, Level Up Runner or Count Stickman?
Level Up Runner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Count Stickman monthly. Most recently, Level Up Runner was updated on October 17, 2026 and Count Stickman on October 14, 2026.

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