Smash Runner! vs Arrow Dash™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Collect layers to grow larger
- Smash through blocks
- Colorful adventure gameplay
- Satisfying cube-smashing physics
- Unique growth mechanic
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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.
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.
- Synthesize and upgrade arrows
- Smash block walls
- Defeat evil bosses
- Unlock powerful items like TNT
- Increase arrow power and profits
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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?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smash Runner! at 4.6 against Arrow Dash™'s 2.6. Smash Runner! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 16). 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
Both are free to download. Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arrow Dash™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smash Runner! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 16, 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.
Smash Runner! ships an update weekly, Arrow Dash™ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smash Runner! | Arrow Dash™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better | 2.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 486 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | 梅兰 刘 |
Customer experience
Smash Runner!
Arrow Dash™
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
Smash Runner!
- Remove Ads$2.99
Arrow Dash™
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smash Runner! free?
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