Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Local Wifi races (coming soon)
  • Online multiplayer races
  • Multiple diverse stages
  • Unlockable outfits
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Coin collection for speed boosts
  • Offline play supported
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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. :)

Screenshots

Chicken Runner4 screens
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chicken Runner ships an update daily, Things That Go Bump by Tinybop every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chicken Runner versus Things That Go Bump by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChicken RunnerThings That Go Bump by Tinybop
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.9% of reviews
Number of ratings139 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon CebulaTinybop Inc.

Customer experience

Chicken Runner

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop

All ratings35 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral13.8%
Negative10.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Chicken Runner

One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1100 Coins$1.99
  • 2500 coins$3.99
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  • 6000 coins$8.99
2 purchases

Things That Go Bump by Tinybop

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Three Months$3.993 Months
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Chicken Runner free?
Chicken Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Things That Go Bump by Tinybop free?
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chicken Runner or Things That Go Bump by Tinybop?
Things That Go Bump by Tinybop is rated higher. Chicken Runner averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Things That Go Bump by Tinybop averages 4.5 from 39 ratings.
Do Chicken Runner or Things That Go Bump by Tinybop have ads?
Chicken Runner shows ads; Things That Go Bump by Tinybop does not.
Which is updated more often, Chicken Runner or Things That Go Bump by Tinybop?
Chicken Runner ships an update daily, and Things That Go Bump by Tinybop every 5 months. Most recently, Chicken Runner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Things That Go Bump by Tinybop on October 24, 2026.

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