Comparison

Athletic Runners vs Idle Push Up

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

Head to head
About

Athletic Runners

Train a team of runners to achieve success. Develop their skills, race them in engaging levels, and aim to win the grand prize. Enjoy smooth gameplay with a fun, toony art style.

Highlights
  • Train runners
  • Build a dream team
  • Race trained runners
  • Win grand prizes
  • Smooth gameplay
  • Toony art style
Features
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A team of runners and hungry for success. They are waiting to be trained under your leadership. Train each of them and make them stronger. Race the runners you've trained and win the grand prize. Features: • Smooth gameplay • Toony art style • Dynamic mechanism • Engaging levels

About

Idle Push Up

Become a push-up champion in this clicker game. Build strength, lift heavier weights, and compete in fighting challenges to defeat rivals and unlock special powers. Enjoy addictive gameplay with fun characters.

Highlights
  • Build strength through push-ups
  • Lift increasingly heavier weights
  • Compete in fighting challenges
  • Unlock special fighting powers
  • Addictive clicker gameplay
  • Progress through challenging levels
Features
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Be prepared to become a champion by doing push ups! Introducing Idle Push Up, the ultimate clicker game for gym tycoons and fitness enthusiasts. Become the ultimate push up master as you build your strength and muscle rush through a series of challenging levels. You'll start with small weights on your back and do push ups to get stronger and beat the boss. But as you progress, the weight gets bigger, making it even more challenging. Keep clicking and clicking and clicking and lifting faster to develop your muscles and see if you can be no.1 and beat the final boss. Why do you need the muscles? For the ultimate fighting challenge. You'll attend a fighting competition and compete against other players to see who is the strongest. Your timing skills and strength will be put to the test as you try to hit your opponent with the knockout blow. Can you unlock your special power, the Golden Fire Fist, and become the true Fighting King? Idle Push Up will provide you with hours of entertainment. Fun characters like the twerk master are just asking to be slapped in the face. Whether you're a lifting hero or a gym tycoon, you'll love the addictive gameplay of this clicker game. So what are you waiting for? It's time to become the ultimate master of the gym and take on the ultimate challenge of Idle Push Up!

Screenshots

Athletic Runners4 screens
Idle Push Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Athletic Runners at none against Idle Push Up's 16. Athletic Runners also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Idle Push Up's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 40%) and ratings volume (7.4K vs 1.2K). On price, rating, 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. Idle Push Up sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Athletic Runners asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Athletic Runners against 4.7 for Idle Push Up. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Push Up has 7.4K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Athletic Runners's written reviews are positive against 67% of Idle Push Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athletic Runners ships an update every 4 days, Idle Push Up fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Athletic Runners versus Idle Push Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthletic RunnersIdle Push Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better4.7 (7.4K ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews67.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K7.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB400 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHande OneyLinh Vu Pham

Customer experience

Athletic Runners

All ratings1,215 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Idle Push Up

All ratings7,420 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative24.7%

Bugs and requests

Athletic Runners

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Idle Push Up

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads not working properly
  • Progress loss/reset issues
  • Unresponsive controls and features
  • Compatibility problems on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more weights and progression
  • Improve PVP experience and balance
  • Fix ad issues and monetization
  • Enhance customization and character options

In-app purchases

None

Athletic Runners

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Idle Push Up

One-time16
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Gem Pack 2$1.99
  • Ad Ticket Pack 1$2.99
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  • PT Coach$2.99
  • Lucky Cat$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
  • Master$3.99
  • Gem Pack 3$4.99
  • Super Deal$5.99
  • Epic Deal$6.99
  • Ad Ticket Pack 2$6.99
  • Master Deal$7.99
  • Gem Pack 4$9.99
  • Gem Pack 5$19.99
  • Ad Ticket Pack 4$29.99
  • Gem Pack 6$39.99

Questions

Is Athletic Runners free?
Athletic Runners is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Push Up free?
Idle Push Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Athletic Runners or Idle Push Up?
Athletic Runners is rated higher. Athletic Runners averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Idle Push Up averages 4.7 from 7.4K ratings.
Do Athletic Runners or Idle Push Up have ads?
Both Athletic Runners and Idle Push Up show ads.
Which is updated more often, Athletic Runners or Idle Push Up?
Athletic Runners ships an update every 4 days, and Idle Push Up fortnightly. Most recently, Athletic Runners was updated on October 13, 2026 and Idle Push Up on October 16, 2026.

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