Comparison

Temple Run+ vs Potion Punch 2+

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

Head to head
About

Temple Run+

Embark on an exhilarating endless adventure, running, jumping, and sliding to escape a pursuing demon monkey. Dodge treacherous traps and navigate perilous environments in this classic 3D runner. Level up your character and unlock power-ups for an even more thrilling experience.

Highlights
  • Swipe and tilt controls
  • Original 3D running mechanic
  • Level up character
  • Unlock power-ups
  • Play as 7 explorers
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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The world-renowned Temple Run franchise is now on Apple Arcade! Run, jump, and slide your way to fortune and glory in an epic endless adventure! You've grabbed the cursed idol – now it's time to run for your life! Dodge deadly traps, jump calamitous chasms, and stay one step ahead of the dastardly demon monkey! Crumbling cliffs! Perilous piers! Simmering swamps! Winding temple walls! How far can you run?! FEATURES *Snappy swipe and tilt controls – running through your life never felt this good! *The original 3D running mechanic, now polished to perfection! Turn, jump, slide, and tilt like never before! *Level up your character and unleash crazy power ups! *Play as 7 different fearless explorers! *Compete on Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements! *Endless "just one more run" gameplay that keeps you coming back again and again!

About

Potion Punch 2+

Manage a magical restaurant, cooking enchanted items and serving fantasy characters. Battle monsters and villains while upgrading your shop and crew. Embark on a humorous quest to save the kingdom, one café at a time.

Highlights
  • Run multiple magic restaurants
  • Cook enchanted items and potions
  • Upgrade shops and crew
  • Serve fantasy characters
  • Battle monsters and villains
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
Features
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Cook, bake, serve, and… save your customers from evil monsters and villains?! Now on Apple Arcade, Potion Punch 2+ is the ultimate restaurant time-management game for those looking for a challenge! Embark on a quest in a fantastic world filled with magic and monsters. Set up shop in unique locations to serve enchanted swords, magical scrolls, and powerful potions to help heroes on their adventures! Take the cooking fever to an all-time high with baby dragons roasting ingredients and magic wisps freezing your favorite treats or grilling your delicious steaks! Cook in ways that you've never seen before in a fast-paced time-management game. Become the star chef through hundreds of levels teeming with amazing heroes and dastardly villains. Unfurl your scrolls, polish your frying pans, and open the restaurant doors, because it's time for cooking madness in Potion Punch 2+! RUN YOUR OWN MAGIC RESTAURANT ● Potion Café: Mix colors and brew powerful potions, and tame baby dragons to cook tasty fish. ● Enchantment Shop: Blend squid inks, stamp scrolls, and train birds to carve runes. ● Shroom Kitchen: Grow mushrooms in the night and catch fireflies to make bright and colorful lanterns. ● Sword Shop: Forge enchanted blades and craft brilliant gemstones through smelting. ● Tropical Treats: Make frozen ice cream popsicles, dip treats in fondue, and bake delectable cupcakes. ● And more with new chapters added regularly! Each chapter brings fun new stories and fun new restaurants, cafes, kitchens, and more! UPGRADE YOUR CREW AND CAFÉ ● Design and decorate your shop to make delicious meals quickly, serve orders faster, and maximize profits and tips. ● Level up your heroes and magical creatures like cooking dragons, gargoyles, and magical wisps to maximize their awesome abilities and powers. MEET AND COLLECT LOYAL CUSTOMERS ● Meet every type of fantasy character, from brave knights to powerful gods to snarly goblins and many more! ● Throw fun parties and magical feasts to attract new customers from every corner of the kingdom. FIGHT MONSTERS AND VILLAINS WITH GODS AND HEROES ● Summon legendary heroes and recruit them to overcome the challenges of running the most popular kitchen in this delicious magical world. ● Manage the madness in the kitchen by harnessing the power of heroes who can tame dragons, wield ice magic, or even control time. ● Defend your restaurants from enemies who attempt to disrupt your fast-paced kitchen. ● Save the kingdom one café at a time! HUMOROUS FANTASY STORY ● Follow the tale of Lyra and Noam, two alchemist entrepreneurs who have a taste for fun new adventures. ● Experience a story filled with twists and turns as you unlock your magical restaurants and fill your cooking diary with amazing stories. UNIQUE TWIST ON COOKING GAMES ● Fast-paced combo system that rewards you for maintaining your rhythm. ● Hundreds of levels with unique goals like serving a number of customers, earning a total amount of tips, making every order perfect, avoiding trash bins, and many more! Be the ultimate shopkeeper in this simulation of various cooking games with a magical twist. Explore a fantasy world filled with delicious food to cook, incredible magic to cast, and colorful characters to meet! Download Potion Punch 2+ on Apple Arcade today!

Screenshots

Temple Run+4 screens
Potion Punch 2+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Potion Punch 2+ at weekly against Temple Run+'s every 2 months. Potion Punch 2+ also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Temple Run+'s advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Potion Punch 2+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.9K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 56% and 55% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Temple Run+ ships an update every 2 months, Potion Punch 2+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Temple Run+ versus Potion Punch 2+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTemple Run+Potion Punch 2+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.9K ratings)4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.1% of reviews — better55.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5.9K — better3.3K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB767 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperImangi Studios, LLCMonstronauts

Customer experience

Temple Run+

All ratings5,853 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral9.8%
Negative34.1%

Potion Punch 2+

All ratings3,301 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews448 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral19.0%
Negative25.7%

Bugs and requests

Temple Run+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Swipe/tilt controls not always registering correctly
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices/accessories
  • Occasional crashes or performance problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize controls
  • More level/environment variety
  • Expanded character/skin customization
  • Leaderboard improvements to prevent cheating

Potion Punch 2+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Temple Run+

No in-app purchases

None

Potion Punch 2+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Temple Run+ free?
Temple Run+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Potion Punch 2+ free?
Potion Punch 2+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Temple Run+ or Potion Punch 2+?
Potion Punch 2+ is rated higher. Temple Run+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while Potion Punch 2+ averages 4.8 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Temple Run+ or Potion Punch 2+ have ads?
Neither Temple Run+ nor Potion Punch 2+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Temple Run+ or Potion Punch 2+?
Temple Run+ ships an update every 2 months, and Potion Punch 2+ weekly. Most recently, Temple Run+ was updated on September 22, 2026 and Potion Punch 2+ on September 24, 2026.

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