Chicken Runner vs Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chicken Runner
Compete in fast-paced platform races against friends locally or online. Navigate diverse environments, avoid obstacles, and collect coins to boost your speed. Each race is a quick, exciting challenge lasting up to 60 seconds.
- Local Wifi races (coming soon)
- Online multiplayer races
- Multiple diverse stages
- Unlockable outfits
- Obstacle avoidance
- Coin collection for speed boosts
- Offline play supported
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Chicken Runner is a platformer where you race against local friends over Wifi or online opponents on the internet. Race through multiple different stages and unlock different outfits to showcase your achievements. Avoid all the animals who are set to stop you in your tracks as you run through: Tundra with long grass and tall trees. The Desert with cacti and dry sands. The Snow and ice covered mountains. You can also collect coins which speed up for short periods of time to help you get the fastest race times. Local Wifi races coming soon. Great for short quick games, as each race lasts a maximum of 60 seconds! *Can be played offline. *Internet connectivity required to play against online opponents. Data charges may apply. *May contain advertisement.
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
Create unique spirit creatures by combining everyday objects and battle them in a dark house. Play solo or with friends in cooperative chaos, exploring rooms and uncovering secrets. Features augmented reality for an immersive experience.
- Forge unique spirit creatures from household items
- Battle solo or with up to three friends
- Explore eerie rooms and uncover secrets
- Unlock new rooms and challenges via in-app purchases
- Augmented reality battles
- Kid-friendly design
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Make Monsters. Battle Friends. Go Bump in the Night. This former Apple Arcade favorite is back and better than ever! When the house goes dark, everyday objects awaken as mischievous spirits called yōkai and they love to battle. Forge Your Creature Combine household items—from umbrellas and staplers to cheese graters—to build your own spirit creature. Battle in the Dark Play solo or gather up to three friends for co-op chaos! Battle house spirits, explore eerie rooms, and uncover the secrets lurking in every corner. Have you ever heard something go bump in the night? Perhaps you’ve caught wind of a spirit or sprite. When the house is asleep, and there’s dark all around, spirits from objects awake and abound. The spirits are crafty and like to cause trouble. They're called yōkai and together, they double. Mixing and mashing, they join to fight. Can you help them conquer this mysterious night? Play with one person, two, three or four. First you’ll need to escape the dark junk drawer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Things That go Bump, familiar objects and rooms come to life every night, and nothing looks quite as does in the day. Create your creature, and battle your friends, but beware the house spirits! They can destroy and they can give life. Battle, create, and make your way through the rooms of the house, and slowly you will unravel the secret of Things that Go Bump. FEATURES • Free & Paid Levels: Start your adventure at no cost; unlock new rooms and challenges with in-app purchases. • Craft Clever Creatures: Mix everyday objects to create unique, ever-evolving yōkai. • Multiplayer Mayhem: Team up or face off via Game Center. • Skill Swaps: Swap out items to gain new powers and abilities. • Energy Boosts: Earn energy by outsmarting house spirits and defeating rival yōkai. • Room-to-Room Adventure: Discover new rooms released throughout the year. • Augmented Reality Fun: Bring battles into your living room with the AR level (available on compatible devices). • Kid-Friendly Design: Safe, intuitive, and fun for the whole family. • Original Art & Sound: Immerse yourself in Adrian Fernandez’s artwork and custom sound design. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: support@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop. :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Things That Go Bump by Tinybop at 4.5 against Chicken Runner's 1.0. Things That Go Bump by Tinybop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (39 vs 1). Chicken Runner's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Chicken Runner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Things That Go Bump by Tinybop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things That Go Bump by Tinybop has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Chicken Runner's written reviews are positive against 76% of Things That Go Bump by Tinybop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chicken Runner ships an update daily, Things That Go Bump by Tinybop every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Chicken Runner | Things That Go Bump by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 302 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Cebula | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
Chicken Runner
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
In-app purchases
Chicken Runner
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1100 Coins$1.99
- 2500 coins$3.99
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- 6000 coins$8.99
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop
- Premium Three Months$3.993 Months
- Premium Lifetime$9.99
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