Drop and Explode vs Smash Runner!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop and Explode
Engage in explosive soda experiments by dropping mint candies into a bottle of coke. Collect candies and use multipliers to create the tallest geyser possible in this fun physics-based game.
- Soda geyser experiments
- Mint candy collection
- Multiplier power-ups
- Hundreds of levels
- Simple controls
- Explosive gameplay
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What do you get when you mix a thousand mint candies with a cistern of soda? Let’s check! Carry out incredible experiments with coke in this fun explosion game. Create the highest soda geyser and reach the Moon! The game rules are simple. Collect as many mint candies on your way, use multipliers to create even more balls, and drop everything into a bottle of coke. The more mint candies you gather, the higher your soda fountain is. Why you’ll love this coke game: - Fun experiments with coke & mint candies - Challenges you’ve never dreamed of - Exciting gameplay - Hundreds of interesting levels - Simple controls Make your soda geyser erupt as high as possible! Download Drop and Explode right now and run fun experiments with coke!
Smash Runner!
Embark on a colorful adventure where you collect layers to grow larger. Become big enough to smash through blocks and experience the satisfying feeling of destroying cubes.
- Collect layers
- Grow bigger
- Smash blocks
- Colorful adventure
- Cube smashing
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Take a step into this colorful adventure. Collect as many layers as you can. You need to get bigger in order to pass over the blocks. You will like this feeling of smashing cubes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smash Runner! at weekly against Drop and Explode's every 6 months. Smash Runner! also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 2K). Drop and Explode's advantage is review sentiment (49% vs 22%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Drop and Explode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drop and Explode holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Drop and Explode's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s.
Drop and Explode ships an update every 6 months, Smash Runner! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop and Explode | Smash Runner! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AI Games FZ | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Drop and Explode
Smash Runner!
User reviews
Drop and Explode
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Awesome
- ⭐ Fun
- ⭐ Best game ever
- ⭐ Satisfaction of the game
- ⭐ Good game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches
- 🔍 Leaderboard issues
- 🛑 Too many ads
- 🚫 Couldn't load/play the game
- 🤔 Wrong math calculations
Smash Runner!
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Unique and engaging concept
- 💡 Potential for more levels
Room to improve
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🤔 Misleading advertising
Bugs and requests
Drop and Explode
Reported bugs
3 issues- Leaderboard glitch
- Loading/crashing issues
- Upgrade issues
Requested features
2 requests- More levels
- Level ideas (Mars, Pluto)
Smash Runner!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes at higher levels
- Levels not loading or resetting progress
- Unresponsive controls and gameplay issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add an ad-free option
- Improve level progression and difficulty scaling
- Fix stability issues and crashes
In-app purchases
Drop and Explode
- No Ads$2.99
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Drop and Explode free?
Is Smash Runner! free?
Which has better reviews, Drop and Explode or Smash Runner!?
Do Drop and Explode or Smash Runner! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Drop and Explode or Smash Runner!?
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