Monster Adventure! vs Backpack Monsters Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Adventure!
Embark on an exciting journey to explore a vast world and discover a multitude of unique creatures. Train your captured monsters and engage in thrilling battles to become the ultimate monster master.
- World exploration
- Monster capture
- Monster training
- Monster battles
- Collect all monsters
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Explore the world and capture all the monsters
Backpack Monsters Run
Embark on an exciting auto-running adventure where you collect and battle unique monsters. Explore vibrant worlds and test your monster-collecting and battling skills.
- Monster collection
- Monster battling
- Auto-runner gameplay
- Unique monsters
- Vibrant worlds
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Collect and battle against unique monsters in this auto-runner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monster Adventure! at 4.3 against Backpack Monsters Run's 3.8. Monster Adventure! also leads on ratings volume (283 vs 14). Backpack Monsters Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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. Monster Adventure! sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Backpack Monsters Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monster Adventure! holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Adventure! has 283 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Monster Adventure! ships an update every 5 weeks, Backpack Monsters Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monster Adventure! | Backpack Monsters Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (283 ratings) — better | 3.8 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 283 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Yso Corp | Kreativitas Studio LTDA |
Customer experience
Monster Adventure!
Backpack Monsters Run
Bugs and requests
Monster Adventure!
Reported bugs
19 issues- Bug when in 1 of Gins it will go back level 1
- Screen froze then lost connection
- Glitch when evolving monster, not the same level in backpack
- Can't get past the 6th badge
- Gym is broken, won't let me through after defeating trainers
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- Not letting me go past the second last badge, had to delete and reinstall
- First time playing, can't get past the first badge
- Glitch stopped me from beating the game: last monsters defeated simultaneously, gate didn't open
- Lagging in the game
- Can't get past level 7
- Ads sometimes black out, have to close and reopen app
- Evolving monsters at every level (glitch)
- Can't get past the water gym, defeated it but door won't go away
- Monsters unlevel after opening bag
- Second last gym destroyed but door won't open
- Not letting me go past second last badge
- Bug where you can't evolve a monster
- The stone one will not evolved
- Stupid glitch where I can't fight the last guy to get to the last world
Requested features
8 requests- Add new monsters and names
- Please add new monsters and names for monsters
- Please add new monsters and names for monsters and their is bug when in 1 of Gins it will go back level 1
- Please remove ads
- Make all games playable offline
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- Can you fix it. (referring to evolving monsters at any level)
- Please be able to go offline
- Make it an option to go offline
Backpack Monsters Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monster Adventure!
- Super Candies$3.99
- Capture Berries$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- Goldenpaw$4.99
- Leospio$4.99
- Silverwing$4.99
Backpack Monsters Run
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Monster Adventure! free?
Is Backpack Monsters Run free?
Which has better reviews, Monster Adventure! or Backpack Monsters Run?
Do Monster Adventure! or Backpack Monsters Run have ads?
Which is updated more often, Monster Adventure! or Backpack Monsters Run?
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