Connect and Collect vs Layer Runner!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connect and Collect
Use ropes to create a web and gather all the balls. The challenge increases with each level, testing your puzzle-solving skills.
- Rope web creation
- Ball collection mechanics
- Progressive difficulty
- Physics-based puzzles
- Level-based progression
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Make a web with ropes to collect all the balls! Gets harder at every level.
Layer Runner!
Guide a character through a vibrant world, collecting layers to grow thicker while skillfully avoiding obstacles. Experience unique elastic movement and dynamic gameplay. Enjoy a fun and engaging challenge.
- Collect layers to increase thickness
- Unique elastic movement
- Avoid lava to maintain thickness
- Engaging visual and feeling
- Fun gameplay
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Collect the layers to get thicker! - Unique visual and feeling with elastic movement - Avoid the lavas to not to be thinner! - HAVE FUN!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Layer Runner! at 3.0 against Connect and Collect's 1.0. Layer Runner! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Layer Runner! holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Connect and Collect ships an update every 11 days, Layer Runner! every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connect and Collect | Layer Runner! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Berat Oguz | Emrullah Can Demirpolat |
Customer experience
Connect and Collect
Layer Runner!
In-app purchases
Connect and Collect
No in-app purchases
Layer Runner!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Connect and Collect free?
Is Layer Runner! free?
Which has better reviews, Connect and Collect or Layer Runner!?
Do Connect and Collect or Layer Runner! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Connect and Collect or Layer Runner!?
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