Comparison

Smash Runner! vs Arrow Dash™

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

Arrow Dash™

Synthesize identical arrows to create powerful weapons and upgrade your arsenal. Smash through block walls, defeat bosses, and experience the thrill of destruction and victory in this casual challenge game.

Highlights
  • Synthesize and upgrade arrows
  • Smash block walls
  • Defeat evil bosses
  • Unlock powerful items like TNT
  • Increase arrow power and profits
Features
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This is a super stress relieving synthesis+challenge casual game, with simple and exciting gameplay: Core gameplay: Synthesize identical arrows in the grid and upgrade to more powerful weapons, gradually evolving from ordinary arrows to powerful equipment such as giant stone axes and golden blades. Challenge: Take your army of synthetic arrows to smash the block wall, defeat the evil boss, and enjoy the thrill of destruction and victory. Growth Upgrade: Use coins to increase the power and profits of arrows, unlock powerful items such as TNT, and make every level pass with unstoppable momentum. Are you ready to synthesize the strongest arrow and destroy it all the way?

Screenshots

Smash Runner!4 screens
Arrow Dash™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smash Runner! at 4.6 against Arrow Dash™'s 2.5. Smash Runner! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 15). Arrow Dash™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Arrow Dash™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smash Runner! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 15, 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 Arrow Dash™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, Arrow Dash™ every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Smash Runner! versus Arrow Dash™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmash Runner!Arrow Dash™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings) — better2.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better15
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB479 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRollic Games梅兰 刘

Customer experience

Smash Runner!

All ratings14,102 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral18.1%
Negative60.1%

Arrow Dash™

All ratings15 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Arrow Dash™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smash Runner!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Arrow Dash™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smash Runner! free?
Smash Runner! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arrow Dash™ free?
Arrow Dash™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smash Runner! or Arrow Dash™?
Smash Runner! is rated higher. Smash Runner! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while Arrow Dash™ averages 2.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Smash Runner! or Arrow Dash™ have ads?
Both Smash Runner! and Arrow Dash™ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Smash Runner! or Arrow Dash™?
Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, and Arrow Dash™ every 6 months. Most recently, Smash Runner! was updated on September 30, 2026 and Arrow Dash™ on September 19, 2026.

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