Pen Shooter! vs Layer Runner!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pen Shooter!
Engage in a satisfying shooter experience where you spin pens to strengthen your weapon. Manipulate gates to enhance your firepower and smash hexagons to earn rewards. This game offers simple yet highly enjoyable gameplay.
- Spin pens to strengthen weapon
- Manipulate gates
- Smash hexagons
- Earn rewards
- Simple gameplay
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Can you spin the pen faster? Manipulate the Gates and strengthen your weapon! Smash the Hexagons and earn rewards. Spin these pens is both simple and very fun.
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.
- Collect layers to increase thickness
- Unique elastic movement
- Avoid lava to maintain thickness
- Engaging visual and feeling
- Fun gameplay
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pen Shooter! at 5.0 against Layer Runner!'s 3.0. Pen Shooter! also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Layer Runner!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pen Shooter! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Pen Shooter! ships an update every 2 days, Layer Runner! every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pen Shooter! | Layer Runner! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | omer cetin | Emrullah Can Demirpolat |
Customer experience
Pen Shooter!
Layer Runner!
In-app purchases
Pen Shooter!
No in-app purchases
Layer Runner!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pen Shooter! free?
Is Layer Runner! free?
Which has better reviews, Pen Shooter! or Layer Runner!?
Do Pen Shooter! or Layer Runner! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pen Shooter! or Layer Runner!?
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