Comparison

Mobile Run vs Mitten

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Collect virtual apps
  • Utilize app powers
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Unlock new abilities
  • Progress through challenges
Features
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Collect apps and use their powers!

About

Mitten

Features
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Mitten turns whatever your child is into right now — dinosaurs, space, baking, football — into a real game they can play, with the learning hidden inside the fun. HOW IT WORKS Tell Mitten what your child likes, what you'd like them to practise, and how old they are. Mitten builds a complete, playable game around it in about a minute. No two children get the same game. MANY KINDS OF GAME • Adventure — explore a world, meet its people, collect words as you go • Word Rush — a bright lane-runner where the right answer is the road you steer into • Mystery — a gentle detective case with clues to find, suspects to question and a puzzle to solve • Plus arcade-style worlds — fruit storms, sky labs, temple runs — where every move practises a word or a number BUILT FOR AGES 3-8 Every game is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet can still play on their own. Big touch targets, no timers that punish, no losing streaks, no scary sounds. LEARNING THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE LEARNING There are no quizzes in Mitten. Children learn words by using them to do something — unlocking a gate, questioning a suspect, choosing a lane. Practise is woven into the story, and Mitten quietly notices which words a child finds hard and brings them back later. VOCABULARY OR MATHS, IN YOUR LANGUAGE Practise English vocabulary, a second language, or number work — times tables, adding up, counting. Mitten supports many languages, so a child can learn Spanish, Malayalam, French or Hindi words inside a game about the things they already love. FOR PARENTS • A parental gate guards settings, sign-in and anything you pay for • Your child never signs in and is never sent a notification • Add a profile for each child, with their own progress • See what each child has learned • Delete your family's data whenever you want, from inside the app SUBSCRIPTION Mitten is free to try: every ready-made game plays free, and you can generate your first language game free. Mitten Premium lets you create up to 10 new worlds a month, for words or maths. It is billed monthly through your Apple ID and renews automatically until cancelled; cancel any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Made by a parent, for the stretch of childhood where everything is interesting. MITTEN PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Mitten Premium is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mitten-app.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

Mobile Run4 screens
Mitten4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mitten at none against Mobile Run's shown. Mitten also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mobile Run sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mitten sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile Run ships an update every 2 months, Mitten weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mobile Run versus Mitten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile RunMitten
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (867 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings867 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYso CorpMinu Maria

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

Mitten

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mobile Run

One-time2
  • Skin pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Mitten

Subscriptions1
  • Mitten Premium$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Mobile Run free?
Mobile Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mitten free?
Mitten is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mobile Run or Mitten have ads?
Mobile Run shows ads; Mitten does not.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Run or Mitten?
Mobile Run ships an update every 2 months, and Mitten weekly. Most recently, Mobile Run was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mitten on October 9, 2026.

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