Comparison

Mouse About vs Ghost Running

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

Head to head
About

Mouse About

Guide a hungry mouse through randomly generated food puzzles against a timer. Eat all the food to advance, but be quick to avoid losing lives. Enjoy endless replayability with unpredictable challenges.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated puzzles
  • Timed gameplay
  • Collect food to progress
  • Multiple lives system
  • Fast-paced challenges
Features
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Mouse About is a super fun, fast paced puzzler where all the puzzles are randomly generated, so nothing is ever predictable! Each puzzle is played against a timer, so be quick or you'll lose a life. Help Marv eat lots of yummy food. Solve all the food puzzles by guiding Marv the hungry mouse from one piece of food to another. Eat all the food to progress to the next level. More Discover more amazing Cobra Mobile games at www.cobramobile.com Support Having problems? Visit http://www.cobramobile.com/support/ to see if we can help you.

About

Ghost Running

An action arcade game where you guide a ghost to escape a castle. Dodge obstacles, gather gems and power-ups, and enhance the ghost's abilities with shop items for a fun flying experience.

Highlights
  • Castle escape gameplay
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Gem collection
  • Bonus item collection
  • In-game shop for upgrades
  • Arcade action
Features
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Ghost Run is an action arcade game. The goal of the game is to help a ghost to leave the castle from which it has just escaped. Avoid the walls, collect gems and bonuses and run far away. Improves performance of the ghost buying items in the shop. Have fun and good fly!

Screenshots

Mouse About4 screens
Ghost Running4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ghost Running at Free against Mouse About's $0.99. Ghost Running also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Mouse About's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Ghost Running is free to download; Mouse About costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mouse About ships an update every 13 months, Ghost Running every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mouse About versus Ghost Running: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMouse AboutGhost Running
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (208 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings208 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCobra Mobile LimitedRaffaele Amuso

Customer experience

Mouse About

All ratings207 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral28.5%
Negative27.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative8.1%

Ghost Running

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mouse About

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when resuming saved games
  • Crashes when searching for app in search function
  • Game freezes and closes unexpectedly
  • Save game names causing resume failures
  • Mouse commits suicide when pausing/unpausing
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  • App won't open or run at all
  • Crashes on newer iOS versions and iPhone 5+
  • Resume function sends mouse off-screen
  • Loading screens cause extended delays
  • Game crashes when selecting 'New Game' or 'Continue'

Requested features

14 requests
  • Relaxation/puzzle mode without timer or cat
  • Easy, medium, hard difficulty modes
  • Ability to retry failed levels
  • Time bonuses or more generous time limits
  • Pause function that works correctly
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  • Ability to listen to own music while playing
  • More lives or easier ways to earn lives
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Time attack mode
  • Community leaderboards
  • Additional levels and scenes
  • Save game functionality improvements
  • Status bar visibility for time and battery
  • More variety in food types

Ghost Running

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mouse About

No in-app purchases

None

Ghost Running

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mouse About free?
Mouse About costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Running free?
Ghost Running is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mouse About or Ghost Running have ads?
Ghost Running shows ads; Mouse About does not.
Which is updated more often, Mouse About or Ghost Running?
Mouse About ships an update every 13 months, and Ghost Running every 4 months. Most recently, Mouse About was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ghost Running on November 6, 2026.

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