Comparison

Stair Challenge Go vs Knit Runner!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stair Challenge Go

Navigate challenging stair climbs by strategically choosing portals to conserve energy. Collect hamburgers to replenish stamina and earn cash to upgrade your stamina level as you ascend.

Highlights
  • Portal selection for energy management
  • Hamburger collection to reset stamina
  • Stamina level upgrades
  • Cash earning through climbing
  • Challenging ascent gameplay
Features
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Choose portals keeping in mind you have to climb without get too tired! Collect hamburguers to reset your stamina! Upgrade stamina lefvel by earning cash as you climb!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

Screenshots

Stair Challenge Go4 screens
Knit Runner!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stair Challenge Go at 4.7 against Knit Runner!'s 4.4. Stair Challenge Go also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Knit Runner!'s advantage is review sentiment (22% vs 13%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stair Challenge Go holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 227 and 361 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Stair Challenge Go's written reviews are positive against 22% of Knit Runner!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stair Challenge Go ships an update every 2 weeks, Knit Runner! every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stair Challenge Go versus Knit Runner!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStair Challenge GoKnit Runner!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (227 ratings) — better4.4 (361 ratings)
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews22.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings227361 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB288 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPaulo MilanezMarula Games OU

Customer experience

Stair Challenge Go

All ratings228 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral50.0%
Negative37.5%

Knit Runner!

All ratings359 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Stair Challenge Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Stair Challenge Go

No in-app purchases

None

Knit Runner!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stair Challenge Go free?
Stair Challenge Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Knit Runner! free?
Knit Runner! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stair Challenge Go or Knit Runner!?
Stair Challenge Go is rated higher. Stair Challenge Go averages 4.7 out of 5 from 227 ratings, while Knit Runner! averages 4.4 from 361 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Stair Challenge Go or Knit Runner!?
Stair Challenge Go ships an update every 2 weeks, and Knit Runner! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stair Challenge Go was updated on November 3, 2026 and Knit Runner! on November 3, 2026.

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