Falling Fred Z vs Hamster Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Falling Fred Z
Guide a zombie through a perilous descent, avoiding numerous obstacles and hazards. Engage in brain-eating challenges and enjoy graphic zombie violence. Share your falls with friends and experience immersive 3D sound.
- Over 20 different hazards
- Replay your falls
- Share falls on social media
- Dismemberment and gore
- 3D sounds
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*** Falling Fred Z is free... FOREVER! *** WARNING: THIS GAME FEATURES GRAPHIC ZOMBIE VIOLENCE Game Description Just because you're dead that doesn't mean that life can't be fun! Help Zombie Fred keep his act (and limbs) together through dozens of brand new obstacles, settings and game modes. If plain survival games don't cut it for you, there's plenty of brain-eating challenge missions that will blow the top off you skull. Get your bottle of formaldehide, some strong deodorant and get ready for the Falling Fred Z experiene! Key Features * Plunge through over 20 different hazards * Watch the replay of your "landing" * Share your fall with your friends over Facebook and Twitter * Dismemberment and gore galore for the whole family (assuming that all your children are 21) * Amazing 3D sounds! NOTE: This game is optimized for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3erd Gen and above, iPad and iPad 2. IMPORTANT: This game supported by iAds. All banners can be removed through an in-app puchase at the minimum price. Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/fallingfred
Hamster Run
Navigate a vibrant 3D world as a cute hamster, dodging obstacles like rocks and giants. Unlock a variety of adorable hamsters with unique appearances and master increasingly challenging levels. Compete with friends to achieve the highest score in this engaging runner.
- 3D world navigation
- Obstacle avoidance
- Unlockable cute hamsters
- High score competition
- Challenging gameplay
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Run through a brilliant 3d world and avoid any rock obstacles, enemy stone giants (they will appear later), palm trees and all sorts of other obstacles as a cute hamster! Unlock new hamsters which look very different yet very cute and cuddly! REMEMBER: this is not a game about any mere guinea pig - these are hamsters! Please do not confuse them! Hamster Dash: 3D Run Features: - Avoid the Obstacles! - 12 Cute Hamsters! - Amazing hamster fur effect - Easy to start, hard to master - Can you beat your friends High Score? - You cannot tap to jump This truly is the best running game about hamsters! sounds - bubaproducer,noirenex,nenadsimic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hamster Run at none against Falling Fred Z's 1. Hamster Run also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Falling Fred Z's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 51 months). On price 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. Falling Fred Z sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hamster Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hamster Run holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Falling Fred Z has 1.9K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Falling Fred Z's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hamster Run's.
Falling Fred Z ships an update every 5 days, Hamster Run every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Falling Fred Z | Hamster Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.9K ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 51 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 4.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dedalord S.R.L. | Iurii Nikshych |
Customer experience
Falling Fred Z
Hamster Run
Bugs and requests
Falling Fred Z
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when dying
- Controls not working properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS
Requested features
4 requests- Update the game
- Bring back the original Falling Fred games
- Add more characters and obstacles
- Improve performance and stability
Hamster Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Falling Fred Z
- Remove Ads$0.99
Hamster Run
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Falling Fred Z free?
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