Gargoyle Runner 2 vs Solar Smash 2D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gargoyle Runner 2
Guide a demon through an endless adventure, collecting coins and power-ups while dodging obstacles. Experience smooth gameplay with beautiful low-poly graphics and stunning visual effects.
- Coin collection
- Obstacle avoidance
- Power-up collection
- Low poly graphics
- Vivid HD graphics
- Challenging gameplay
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Help demon to collect coins while trying to run away from obstacles. - Collect Coins, x2s and x3s! - Incredible game feel - Beautiful Low poly graphics! - Stunning Vfx - Colorful and vivid HD graphics! - Challenge yourself!
Solar Smash 2D
Explore unique destruction mechanics in a space-themed sandbox. Break planets into pieces, control spaceships in epic battles, or design your own celestial bodies with custom physics.
- Unique destruction mechanics
- Break planets into pieces
- Physics-based planet movement
- Control and spawn spaceships
- Create space battles
- Draw custom planets
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Solar Smash 2D is a spin off from the original Solar Smash by the same developers, this game was designed to allow for different technology to be utilised and allow for unique destruction mechanics. It features the ability to break planets into pieces and each planet will float and move with its own physics, players can control or spawn in spaceships and create huge space battles, or you can draw in your own planet with any design you want. Indonesia (IGRS) Age Rating: 13+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gargoyle Runner 2 at none against Solar Smash 2D's 1. Gargoyle Runner 2 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Solar Smash 2D's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 6) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ads and device support 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. Solar Smash 2D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gargoyle Runner 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solar Smash 2D holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar Smash 2D has 14K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Gargoyle Runner 2 ships an update every 2 days, Solar Smash 2D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gargoyle Runner 2 | Solar Smash 2D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 82.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Yunus Kocyigit | PARADYME LIMITED |
Customer experience
Gargoyle Runner 2
Solar Smash 2D
Bugs and requests
Gargoyle Runner 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solar Smash 2D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Movement controls disappear when switching maps
- Soft-lock when controlling ships and resetting world
- Gem counter bug showing incorrect values
Requested features
6 requests- Add more ships and factions to spawn
- Allow controlling of larger ships and bosses
- Implement faction relationship editor
- Add pause, slow-motion, and speed up controls
- Expand custom planet creation tools
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- Introduce multiplayer mode
In-app purchases
Gargoyle Runner 2
No in-app purchases
Solar Smash 2D
- AdFree$3.99
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