MicroPets Runner vs Battle Guards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicroPets Runner
Embark on an endless running adventure, dodging monsters and obstacles in a fast-paced side-scroller. Collect coins and utilize power-ups to enhance your journey through diverse, challenging environments. Master the gameplay to achieve high scores and progress through stunning maps.
- Side-scrolling endless runner
- Dodge monsters and obstacles
- Collect coins
- In-game power-ups
- Six unique environments
- Play to earn mechanics
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MicroPets Runner is a classic side-scrolling endless runner where players dodge monsters and obstacles as they move faster and faster through the various maps, collecting coins along the way. One wrong move means starting all over from the beginning. Power ups are available in the shop or collected throughout their run, slowing down time with the snail, using the shield to avoid all obstacles or picking up a magnet to ensure not a single coin is missed! Featured are six stunning environments, each with its own obstacles: Snow, Desert, Jungle, City, Factory & Space! MicroPets Runner is built by Cubix, an award-winning development studio. Be sure to download your copy and start playing today!
Battle Guards
An action RPG designed for mobile play, featuring monster smashing, empire building, and PvP resource stealing. Upgrade heroes with advanced weapons and abilities, and collect coins even when offline.
- Offline coin generation
- PvP resource stealing
- Hero and equipment upgrades
- Empire building
- Monster smashing gameplay
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Finally, an action RPG game for gamers! Battle Guard was designed to maximize your experience as a gamer while you are traveling. Easy controllers with maximum content depth for you to explore. Smash monsters, conquer stages, Your new property will generate coins, even when you are not playing! PvP - Steal the resources from friends, and revenge the ones that attacked you! Build an empire, become the lord in the sky and upgrade your hero with advance guns and new abilities. Upgrade your guns and armor with top-nosh RPG systems! Our team is working day and knight to make this game a huge hit, expect new features and updates and stay tuned!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MicroPets Runner at 84% against Battle Guards's 0%. MicroPets Runner also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MicroPets Runner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MicroPets Runner has 74 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of MicroPets Runner's written reviews are positive against 0% of Battle Guards's.
MicroPets Runner ships an update fortnightly, Battle Guards every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MicroPets Runner | Battle Guards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (74 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 247 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MICROPETS CORPORATION | Upopa Entertainment Ltd |
Customer experience
MicroPets Runner
Battle Guards
Bugs and requests
MicroPets Runner
Reported bugs
1 issue- Latest update reduced coins collected by 20%
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to start at high levels once unlocked
- Add a feature to let users start at unlocked levels
- Add a play to earn feature
- Allow users to connect wallets and use pets to play and earn real coins
Battle Guards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MicroPets Runner
No in-app purchases
Battle Guards
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MicroPets Runner free?
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Do MicroPets Runner or Battle Guards have ads?
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