Comparison

Smash Runner! vs Paint Gun Run

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

Head to head
About

Smash Runner!

Grow your character by collecting layers to smash through blocks. Experience the satisfying feeling of breaking cubes in this colorful adventure. The goal is to become larger to overcome obstacles and progress.

Highlights
  • Collect layers to grow larger
  • Smash through blocks
  • Colorful adventure gameplay
  • Satisfying cube-smashing physics
  • Unique growth mechanic
Features
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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.

About

Paint Gun Run

Color white roads with your paint gun to match their hue. A relaxing experience for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • Paint roads to match color
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Simple controls
  • Color matching challenges
Features
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Relax by painting all the white roads to it's color!

Screenshots

Smash Runner!4 screens
Paint Gun Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint Gun Run at none against Smash Runner!'s 1. Paint Gun Run also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Smash Runner!'s advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1). On price, 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. Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paint Gun Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paint Gun Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smash Runner! versus Paint Gun Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash Runner!Paint Gun Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB123 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesDaghan Demirci

Customer experience

Smash Runner!

All ratings14,100 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral18.1%
Negative60.1%

Paint Gun Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Paint Gun Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smash Runner!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Paint Gun Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smash Runner! free?
Smash Runner! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paint Gun Run free?
Paint Gun Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smash Runner! or Paint Gun Run?
Paint Gun Run is rated higher. Smash Runner! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Paint Gun Run averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smash Runner! or Paint Gun Run have ads?
Both Smash Runner! and Paint Gun Run show ads.

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