Comparison

RUNNER vs Methods2

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

Head to head
About

RUNNER

Experience a future-noir visual novel set on a colony world. Follow the story of a former smuggler navigating corporate life and events leading to a larger narrative. Features a fully voiced interactive story, unlockable art, and a vaporwave soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Future-noir visual novel
  • Interactive narrative
  • Fully voiced
  • Unlockable CGs
  • Vaporwave soundtrack
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PREAMBLE is a future-noir visual novel experience that tells the story of "Vice," a former smuggler turned corporate cog on the colony world of N-351, and the events leading up to the opening moments of RUNNER. Featuring a fully voiced interactive narrative with a veteran cast, unlockable CGs, and an incredible vaporwave soundtrack composed by Fat Bard.

About

Methods2

Engage in a detective visual novel where you investigate crime scenes and answer multiple-choice questions to solve mysteries. This installment continues a story of detectives competing for a prize while a spy attempts to sabotage their efforts.

Highlights
  • Interactive crime scene investigation
  • Multiple-choice puzzle solving
  • Intriguing storyline
  • Distinctive artwork
  • Original soundtrack
  • Detective competition theme
Features
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The second chapter in the Methods Visual Novel series. Previous Part: Methods: Detective Competition Methods is a visual novel with simple crime investigation gameplay where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions about the solution. And the whole game has been split into five apps for the mobile release, with 'Methods2: Secrets and Death' being the second part, and containing Chapters 21-42. Story: One hundred detectives compete against each other in a mysterious competition, solving crimes created by the world's smartest criminals. The detective who wins receives one million dollars and the opportunity of a lifetime. If a criminal wins, however, they will also receive a million dollars... and parole, no matter the severity of their crime. At the end of the previous part, 'Detective Competition,' The Game Master decided to send a spy to infiltrate the group of detectives and impede their investigation. So, as an excellent spy— Will Mellie be able to stop T.A.D.S before they can find the Game Master? Find out in... Methods2: Secrets and Death Key features ■ Very Positive in Steam ■ Over 25 interactive crime scenes ■ Contains 20 Chapters ■ Original soundtrack ■ intriguing storyline ■ Distinctive artwork ■ Independent developer Twitter: Methods_Official Instagram: methodsvn https://discord.gg/UmtD5zascA

Screenshots

RUNNER4 screens
Methods24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RUNNER at Free against Methods2's $2.99. RUNNER also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RUNNER is free to download; Methods2 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RUNNER against 5.0 for Methods2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RUNNER has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
RUNNER versus Methods2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRUNNERMethods2
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.6 GB665 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTruant Pixel LLCQI YU SG. PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

RUNNER

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Methods2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RUNNER

No in-app purchases

None

Methods2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RUNNER free?
RUNNER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Methods2 free?
Methods2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RUNNER or Methods2?
RUNNER and Methods2 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do RUNNER or Methods2 have ads?
Neither RUNNER nor Methods2 shows ads.

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