Smash Runner! vs Alphabet
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
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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.
Alphabet
Embark on a thrilling runner-style adventure where you embody a terrifying letter character. Navigate through challenging environments, aiming to become the ultimate nightmare for the alphabet.
- Runner game mechanics
- Scary alphabet character
- Challenging environments
- Nightmare theme
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Be the scary F, make the alphabet run! You'll be the stuff of the alphabet letter's nightmares in this runner type game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smash Runner! at 4.6 against Alphabet's 3.0. Smash Runner! also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 3) and review sentiment (22% vs 0%). Alphabet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and 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
Both are free to download. Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alphabet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smash Runner! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Smash Runner!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Alphabet's.
Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, Alphabet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smash Runner! | Alphabet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 994 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | Yusuf Bektas |
Customer experience
Smash Runner!
Alphabet
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
Alphabet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Alphabet
No in-app purchases
