Comparison

Gym Ball Run vs Layer Runner!

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

Head to head
About

Gym Ball Run

Features
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Run and grow the ball to defeat the boss! Collect power ups and go through gates to change the size of the ball. Your goal is to reach the end and grow the ball as big as you can to defeat the boss.

About

Layer Runner!

Guide a character through a vibrant world, collecting layers to grow thicker while skillfully avoiding obstacles. Experience unique elastic movement and dynamic gameplay. Enjoy a fun and engaging challenge.

Highlights
  • Collect layers to increase thickness
  • Unique elastic movement
  • Avoid lava to maintain thickness
  • Engaging visual and feeling
  • Fun gameplay
Features
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Collect the layers to get thicker! - Unique visual and feeling with elastic movement - Avoid the lavas to not to be thinner! - HAVE FUN!

Screenshots

Gym Ball Run4 screens
Layer Runner!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gym Ball Run at every 2 days against Layer Runner!'s every 9 days. Layer Runner!'s advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gym Ball Run ships an update every 2 days, Layer Runner! every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 16, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Gym Ball Run versus Layer Runner!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGym Ball RunLayer Runner!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB66 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAnder KummEmrullah Can Demirpolat

In-app purchases

None

Gym Ball Run

No in-app purchases

None

Layer Runner!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gym Ball Run free?
Gym Ball Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Layer Runner! free?
Layer Runner! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gym Ball Run or Layer Runner! have ads?
Neither Gym Ball Run nor Layer Runner! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gym Ball Run or Layer Runner!?
Gym Ball Run ships an update every 2 days, and Layer Runner! every 9 days. Most recently, Gym Ball Run was updated on September 16, 2026 and Layer Runner! on September 16, 2026.

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