Comparison

Smash Runner! vs Bolt Melt 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!

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.

Highlights
  • Collect layers
  • Grow bigger
  • Smash blocks
  • Colorful adventure
  • Cube smashing
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

Bolt Melt Run

Features
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Slide to move left and right, heat the bolt and melt the obstacles blocking the way.

Screenshots

Smash Runner!4 screens
Bolt Melt Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bolt Melt Run at none against Smash Runner!'s 1. Bolt Melt Run also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Bolt Melt Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, Bolt Melt Run every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smash Runner! versus Bolt Melt Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash Runner!Bolt Melt Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB256 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRollic Games海龙 詹

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

Bolt Melt Run

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smash Runner!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Bolt Melt Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smash Runner! free?
Smash Runner! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bolt Melt Run free?
Bolt Melt Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smash Runner! or Bolt Melt Run have ads?
Both Smash Runner! and Bolt Melt Run show ads.
Which is updated more often, Smash Runner! or Bolt Melt Run?
Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, and Bolt Melt Run every 8 days. Most recently, Smash Runner! was updated on October 27, 2026 and Bolt Melt Run on September 20, 2026.

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