Hungry Penguin vs Ice Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hungry Penguin
Dive into icy waters to catch fish and survive. As global warming impacts the environment, manage your oxygen and health. A portion of the app's income supports penguin conservation efforts.
- Dive and swim mechanics
- Oxygen and health management
- Environmental awareness theme
- Penguin conservation support
- Simple touch controls
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Catch all the fish you can as you dive through the cold waters of Antarctica! But watch out! As global warming keeps getting worse, so are the odds of survival. Hold the screen to dive and release to swim up. If your health/oxygen bar gets too low, go get some air! When you play Hungry Penguin, you are helping real penguins :) We teamed up with Global Penguin Society to donate half our income to the protectionof penguins and their habitats around the world!
Ice Runner
Embark on a rescue mission as a penguin, running and jumping across icy landscapes to save baby penguins and gather fish for your colony. Explore your growing home base between adventures and choose your next route from the colony map.
- Automatic running gameplay
- Tap to jump, swipe to slide/dive
- Rescue baby penguins
- Collect fish for colony
- Grow and explore colony base
- Choose different penguin characters
- Offline play supported
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Run across the ice. Save baby penguins. Bring them home. Your colony needs fish, and baby penguins are waiting to be rescued. Choose your penguin, head out on a rescue run, and return to a lively 3D home. RUN, JUMP, AND RESCUE Your penguin runs automatically. Tap to jump and swipe down to dive or slide. Cross snowy slopes, tunnels, and branching paths. Collect fish and guide the babies following you to a safe house to secure their rescue. HELP YOUR COLONY GROW Explore the colony between runs. Take rescued babies to the nursery and deliver fish to the market. A bigger colony needs more food, so every rescue and every fish matters. CHOOSE YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE Pick a penguin from a colorful cast of characters. Choose your next route from the colony map and head out to help. PLAY OFFLINE Play on iPhone or iPad without an internet connection or an account. Your progress is saved on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ice Runner at none against Hungry Penguin's 3. Ice Runner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hungry Penguin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ice Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hungry Penguin ships an update fortnightly, Ice Runner daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hungry Penguin | Ice Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 430 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Starseed Forest | SHAHRYAR MONGHASEMI |
Customer experience
Hungry Penguin
Ice Runner
In-app purchases
Hungry Penguin
- 20 Shells$2.99
- 50 Shells$5.99
- 100 Shells$8.99
Ice Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hungry Penguin free?
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Do Hungry Penguin or Ice Runner have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hungry Penguin or Ice Runner?
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