Mobile Run vs Monster Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Run
Collect virtual apps and harness their unique powers to overcome challenges. Strategize your app collection to unlock new abilities and progress through the game.
- Collect virtual apps
- Utilize app powers
- Strategic gameplay
- Unlock new abilities
- Progress through challenges
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Collect apps and use their powers!
Monster Trainer
Collect food to evolve your monsters and become the strongest trainer. Battle other trainers to earn badges and unlock new lands filled with powerful creatures. Build your ultimate monster team.
- Collect food for monsters
- Catch monsters
- Evolve monsters
- Battle trainers
- Earn badges
- Build a dream team
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What do you need to become the strongest monster trainer? Catch Them All! Rush forward to collect as much food for your monsters as possible. Help them evolve and become your strongest monster! Battle and defeat all other trainers to earn badges and open the way to lands filled with powerful monsters. Game Features: Collect food for the monster Catch Monster Evolve the Monster Build a Dream Team
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Verdict
Mobile Run and Monster Trainer both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Mobile Run's written reviews are positive against 54% of Monster Trainer's. Mobile Run also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Monster Trainer's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 835). On price, rating, ads 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. Mobile Run sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Monster Trainer sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Mobile Run against 4.4 for Monster Trainer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 835 and 3.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Mobile Run's written reviews are positive against 54% of Monster Trainer's.
Mobile Run ships an update every 2 months, Monster Trainer every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Mobile Run | Monster Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (835 ratings) — better | 4.4 (3.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 835 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| 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 | 212 MB | 475 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yso Corp | Negaxy., JSC |
Customer experience
Mobile Run
Monster Trainer
User reviews
Mobile Run
From 835 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and interesting gameplay
- 💎 Variety of apps/abilities
- 🎨 Visually appealing
- 🤩 Addictive and engaging
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 🕹️ Controls can be challenging
Monster Trainer
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Great game
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable
- 🎉 Addictive gameplay
- 🤩 Awesome monsters to collect
- 🕹️ Satisfying battles
Room to improve
- 🤖 Too many ads
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🤯 Unrealistic in-app purchases
- 🤔 Not like the ads
- 🤷♂️ Feels like a Pokémon ripoff
Bugs and requests
Mobile Run
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ghost feature staying active
- Ability to bypass levels
- Crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and content
- Improve app selection and balancing
- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Fix reported bugs and glitches
Monster Trainer
Reported bugs
5 issues- Ads not working after purchase
- Safari zone resets after clearing
- Incorrect monster display in battles
- Laggy performance on older devices
- Microphone not working
Requested features
5 requests- Add more monsters and islands
- Implement trading between players
- Improve food/item pricing
- Add multiplayer and PvP modes
- Implement cloud/game save feature
In-app purchases
Mobile Run
- Skin pack$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
Monster Trainer
- Dollar 1$0.99
- Monster 1 Sale$0.99
- Supply Silver Pack Sale$0.99
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- Dollar 2$1.99
- Monster 2 Sale$1.99
- Ads in game$2.99
- Monster Legendary$2.99
- Monster 3 Sale$2.99
- Dollar 3$4.99
- Supply Diamond Pack Sale$4.99
- Monster 4 Sale$4.99
- Monster 5 Sale$4.99
- Monster 6 Sale$9.99
- No ads Pack$14.99
- Monster 7 Sale$14.99
- Dollar 5$19.99
- Monster 8 Sale$24.99
- Dollar 6$49.99
- Dollar 7$99.99
Questions
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