Springer vs Papa Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Springer
Bounce and jump through an exciting space adventure. Navigate platforms, grab rockets for boosts, and avoid obstacles. Compete with friends and players worldwide on a global leaderboard.
- Infinite vertical scrolling adventure
- Responsive touch controls
- Space exploration
- Global leaderboard
- Game Center integration
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Boing! BOING! Boing! How high can you go? Can you make it to the clouds? The Moon? Pluto? Bounce Springer as high as you can for a dangerous but exciting adventure. Jump high in the sky and travel through space. Drag your finger across the screen to move Springer to a safe platform. Tap upon landing on a platform for a super bounce! Grab onto rockets to blast off and launch through the stratosphere and beyond. But… keep an eye out for the evil Dr. Hacksaw! Springer is made of light-weight nuts, bolts, and springs that'll explode on impact. Can you make it higher than your friends? Bounce right past their highest altitude in-game while posting yours to the global leaderboard. Spring to the stars and beyond! Features: - Fun and challenging addictive platformer - Infinite vertical scrolling adventure - Highly responsive yet simple touch controls - Tour the solar system from Earth to the Moon and beyond - Game Center integration for seeing friend's scores in-game
Papa Runner
Experience a fun, addictive, and challenging endless runner game. Navigate through obstacles and test your reflexes in this fast-paced adventure.
- Fun gameplay
- Addictive mechanics
- Challenging levels
- Fast-paced action
- Endless runner format
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Papa Runner has arrived. Fun. Addicting. Challenging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Papa Runner at 5.0 against Springer's 4.2. Papa Runner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Springer's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Papa Runner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Springer has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Springer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Papa Runner's.
Springer ships an update every 3 months, Papa Runner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Springer | Papa Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TMSOFT | angel diaz |
Customer experience
Springer
Papa Runner
Bugs and requests
Springer
Reported bugs
1 issue- Game crashed when trying to play music (older review)
Requested features
7 requests- Bring back old version with levels
- Add music playback
- Optional time limit
- Checkpoints for levels
- Level select option
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- Secret level from original game
- Goat sound effects
Papa Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Springer
No in-app purchases
Papa Runner
No in-app purchases
