battalion vs Domino Runnner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
battalion
Control giant monsters to cause destruction and battle the military. Choose from four unique creatures and unleash chaos. Originally a VR game, this title brings classic monster mayhem to your mobile device.
- Control giant monsters
- Four unique monster characters
- Cause destruction and havoc
- Battle against the military
- Classic VR game adaptation
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monsters, explosions, senseless destruction. you've seen the movies, you know what to do. Choose one of four giant monsters (Googelon, flutter, Techs, and the Vapour) and start causing havoc. Your sudden arrival has caught the military off guard, but they're on their way. battalion was originally written in 1994 as a virtual reality game for the CAVE. To celebrate its 15th anniversary all the original monsters are back to blow stuff up on the iPhone.
Domino Runnner
Tap the screen to place dominos in time with flashing markers, building an unbroken chain. Compete against others online or offline, and customize your avatar. Occasionally, a 'miracle' can save you from missing a placement.
- Tap-based domino placement
- Rhythm-style timing gameplay
- Avatar customization
- Online multiplayer score competition
- Offline computer rivals
- Miracle recovery system
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Tap the screen in time with the oncoming markers! Keep the chain of tumbling dominos going! A brand new style of gameplay: seems like a rhythm game, but in fact, it ain’t! === How to play === (1) Rules - Watch for the incoming flashing markers! - When a marker hits dead center on the DROP button, tap the screen to place a red domino. (You can tap anywhere you like) - Keep adding red dominos to make an unbroken chain! (2) MIRACLES - When you miss placement, a MIRACLE will occasionally occur and bring you back from failure. The runner’s level seems to have something to do with MIRACLE frequency…! Collect lots of COOL! ratings to level up! (3) Avatars - Create your very own avatar and nickname! - Connect over the Internet to compete against other players’ scores! - Aim for a 100-game streak! ※ If no Internet connection is available, you’ll face off against computer rivals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Domino Runnner at free against battalion's paid. Domino Runnner also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). battalion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Domino Runnner holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of battalion's written reviews are positive against 63% of Domino Runnner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
battalion ships an update every 11 months, Domino Runnner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | battalion | Domino Runnner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 63.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Johnson | Masakazu Yonehara |
Customer experience
battalion
Domino Runnner
In-app purchases
battalion
No in-app purchases
Domino Runnner
No in-app purchases
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