Comparison

Smash Runner! vs Jelly.io!

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

Jelly.io!

Engage in a chaotic battle against other jellies in a town setting. Grow your jelly by consuming everything around you to become the largest and dominant jelly. Outmaneuver opponents and claim victory.

Highlights
  • Massive multiplayer battles
  • Grow your jelly by eating
  • Dominate the town
  • Simple controls
  • Competitive gameplay
Features
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Enter the town and face the other jellies in a fierce battle. Eat everything in sight with your jelly and expand it to eat more! Show them who is the biggest jelly in town!

Screenshots

Smash Runner!4 screens
Jelly.io!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jelly.io! at none against Smash Runner!'s 1. Jelly.io! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). Smash Runner!'s advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1). 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. Jelly.io! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jelly.io! 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, Jelly.io! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smash Runner! versus Jelly.io!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash Runner!Jelly.io!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB246 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic Games Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim SirketiBeyond Games Oyun Yazılım ve Pazarlama Limited Şirketi

Customer experience

Smash Runner!

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

Jelly.io!

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

Jelly.io!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smash Runner!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Jelly.io!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smash Runner! free?
Smash Runner! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jelly.io! free?
Jelly.io! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smash Runner! or Jelly.io!?
Jelly.io! is rated higher. Smash Runner! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Jelly.io! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smash Runner! or Jelly.io! have ads?
Both Smash Runner! and Jelly.io! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Smash Runner! or Jelly.io!?
Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, and Jelly.io! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Smash Runner! was updated on November 5, 2026 and Jelly.io! on November 3, 2026.

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