Smash Runner! vs Type Shooter!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smash Runner!
Embark on a colorful adventure where you collect layers to grow larger. Become big enough to smash through blocks and experience the satisfying feeling of destroying cubes.
- Collect layers
- Grow bigger
- Smash blocks
- Colorful adventure
- Cube smashing
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Type Shooter!
Navigate through doors by typing quickly to build your book empire. Upgrade your keyboard and fill your book with words. Experience a fun and engaging typing challenge.
- Keyboard navigation through doors
- Book empire building
- Keyboard upgrades
- Word filling mechanic
- Fun and engaging gameplay
Read full descriptionHide full description
Pass your keyboard through the doors and upgrade! Let's build your book empire! Let's fill that book! This is so fun!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smash Runner! at 4.6 against Type Shooter!'s 3.7. Smash Runner! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 3). Type Shooter!'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Type Shooter! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Smash Runner! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, Type Shooter! every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smash Runner! | Type Shooter! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 16 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 283 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | omer cetin |
Customer experience
Smash Runner!
Type Shooter!
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
Type Shooter!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Type Shooter!
- No Ads Buy$2.99
Questions
Is Smash Runner! free?
Is Type Shooter! free?
Which has better reviews, Smash Runner! or Type Shooter!?
Do Smash Runner! or Type Shooter! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smash Runner! or Type Shooter!?
Other comparisons
