Comparison

Ancient Hunter vs Monster Catch Run

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ancient Hunter

Features
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Are you ready! Up to 100 levels of battle! Battle with tons of ancient creatures! This is a fun and challenging synthesis game 1 Use your strategy to combine dinosaurs or warriors on the battlefield and fight against enemies! You have to quickly evolve your dinosaurs to higher levels! The main goal of the game is to defeat all enemies by combining your warriors or dinosaurs, so it's not easy. Quick reaction and thinking. Use your strategy and tactics to win battles and advance to the next level. At every step of this challenge, there will be a monster of increasing power waiting for you. What should you do next? Remember, if you don't merge them fast enough, your enemies will beat you in the final round of combat. are you ready? How to play? ~ Merge your troops to increase your power. ~ Evolve into a huge and fearsome warrior. ~ Planned adjustment of warrior positions. ~ Evolve quickly and fight against all enemies. Relieve stress or train your brain with relaxing, satisfying yet challenging gameplay anytime, anywhere! Invite your friends to see who is the real master of evolution!

About

Monster Catch Run

Embark on a thrilling dinosaur hunting adventure. Capture various dinosaurs, merge them to create colossal beasts, and dominate your rivals in epic battles.

Highlights
  • Dinosaur hunting
  • Dinosaur merging
  • Competitive battles
  • Colossal dinosaur creation
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Become a dinosaur hunter,catch those different kinds of dinosaurs,then merge them into the biggest dinosaur and beat your opponents!

Screenshots

Ancient Hunter4 screens
Monster Catch Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Monster Catch Run at 4.5 against Ancient Hunter's 1.0. Monster Catch Run also leads on ratings volume (832 vs 1). Ancient Hunter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Monster Catch Run sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ancient Hunter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monster Catch Run holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Catch Run has 832 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ancient Hunter ships an update fortnightly, Monster Catch Run weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ancient Hunter versus Monster Catch Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient HunterMonster Catch Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (832 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—49.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1832 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB240 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer哲敏 曲国新 夏

Bugs and requests

Ancient Hunter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Monster Catch Run

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes at specific levels
  • Coins/rewards not properly awarded
  • Disappearing/lost progress and in-game items
  • Compatibility issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to keep progress after reaching higher levels
  • Reduced ads or paid ad-free option
  • Improved performance and stability

In-app purchases

None

Ancient Hunter

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Monster Catch Run

One-time6
  • Newbie Skins Pack$0.99
  • Newbie Pack$0.99
  • RemoveAds$2.99
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  • NoAds + 10 Dinos + 5,000 Coins$3.99
  • NoAds + 5 Skins + 5,000 Coins$3.99
  • NoAds+ 20 Dinos + 20,000 Coins$5.99

Questions

Is Ancient Hunter free?
Ancient Hunter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monster Catch Run free?
Monster Catch Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ancient Hunter or Monster Catch Run?
Monster Catch Run is rated higher. Ancient Hunter averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Monster Catch Run averages 4.5 from 832 ratings.
Do Ancient Hunter or Monster Catch Run have ads?
Both Ancient Hunter and Monster Catch Run show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ancient Hunter or Monster Catch Run?
Ancient Hunter ships an update fortnightly, and Monster Catch Run weekly. Most recently, Ancient Hunter was updated on October 24, 2026 and Monster Catch Run on October 24, 2026.

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