Smash Runner! vs Knit Runner!
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.
Knit Runner!
Knit clothes and dress up characters to earn points and level up your ironing skills. Use your upgraded iron for a mini-game to earn in-game currency.
- Knit clothes
- Dress up characters
- Level up ironing
- Mini-game for earning
- Collect points
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Collect points by knitting clothes and dressing women then according to your point you have high level iron. Use this iron for mini game clothes and earn money!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Knit Runner! at none against Smash Runner!'s 1. Knit Runner! also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Smash Runner!'s advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 359) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Knit Runner! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Smash Runner! against 4.5 for Knit Runner!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 359, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 22% and 22% positive.
Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, Knit Runner! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smash Runner! | Knit Runner! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better | 4.5 (359 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 359 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 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 | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | Marula Games OU |
Customer experience
Smash Runner!
Knit Runner!
User reviews
Smash Runner!
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Unique and engaging concept
- 💡 Potential for more levels
Room to improve
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🤔 Misleading advertising
Knit Runner!
From 359 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Game is good for killing time
- 👍 Very engaging and addictive
- 👍 Better than other popular games
Room to improve
- 広告 Excessive ads
- 📉 Progress stalls
- 📉 No clear end goal
- 📉 Updates break the game
- 📉 Glitches and freezes
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
Knit Runner!
Reported bugs
10 issues- Failing gates no matter how many stitches
- Needles go through everything without pressing down
- Game doesn't work after update
- No reward or end after reaching sewing machine
- Stuck on levels due to glitches
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- Ironing part glitches and freezes
- Game glitches between path and finish line
- Cannot move iron
- Game keeps going into blue background after the end
- Multiplayer only works sometimes
Requested features
6 requests- Add more levels
- More width and length options for shirts
- Fix knit speed cap
- More rewards at the end
- Add more income and knit rate levels
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- Improve knit and lagging quality
In-app purchases
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Knit Runner!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smash Runner! free?
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