Comparison

Banana Runner vs Octopus Coming

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

Head to head
About

Banana Runner

Tap to accelerate a banana through a potassium-filled adventure. Avoid bombs, unlock levels with unique animations and music, and earn treasures. Compete on the leaderboard for the fastest fruit.

Highlights
  • Tap to accelerate
  • Unlock new levels
  • Hilarious death animations
  • Earn treasures and prizes
  • In-game shop with power-ups
  • Global leaderboard competition
Features
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Speed. Endurance. Fruit. How fast is your banana? Join Banana on a stunning, potassium-filled adventure. RUN, BANANA! Tap the circles to accelerate Banana through your adventure. Unlock new levels as you play. Use boosts to increase your scores. Enjoy as Banana speedily hobbles through his quest. Oh, and don't tap the bombs!! DEATH ANIMATIONS What's your favorite death animation? Watch Banana meet his end in hilarious ways after each race. Unlock 6 levels each with their own, unique animations and music themes. EARN TREASURES Open treasure chests as you play. Earn exp after every race to level up your banana, unlocking cool prizes like free bananas, power-ups, and new levels. Check out the Gift on the home screen to get even more bananas! SHOP Buy some sweet, sweet power-ups in the shop. Get 10 extra seconds in a race with the Time Boost. Use Exp Boost to double your experience and distance after a race. After reaching level 5, use the Bomb Boost to disable bombs in a race. And more! LEADERBOARD Think you have the fastest fruit? Track your high scores as you play. Compete against friends and others across the world to see who is among the world's fastest bananas. Banana Runner is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased with real money. You can disable this feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device's settings. All prices are in USD. Restore any previous 'no ads' purchase via the Settings button on the home screen. For more information, you can also check out our: Privacy Policy: https://ninjachemist.info/privacypolicy.html Terms of Service: https://ninjachemist.info/terms.html

About

Octopus Coming

A fast-paced arcade game where players must carefully navigate and clear incoming octopuses. The challenge increases as more enemies appear, requiring quick reflexes and strategic thinking to achieve high scores in various leisure settings.

Highlights
  • Brain and hand coordination
  • Puzzle leisure gameplay
  • Easy operation
  • Virtual and realistic scenes
  • Simple fun
  • Stylish sound effects
  • Cool pictures
Features
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Very hot game,octopus come,try to get more octopus,get more points,more and more powerful,in the game everything to be very careful,their tentacles like snakes,notice you can't touch them,and you need to clear them early,otherwise it will be more and more difficult.Because they come so suddenly,hurry up and fight the octopus,you can play it in any leisure place.Bus,subway,or wherever there's time to play this game if you think the game is good ,you can give us a score,or add a messages.You can also share this game for your friends. Game features: Coordination of the brain and hands! Puzzle Leisure! Easy to operate! Virtual and realistic scenes! Simple fun! Stylish sound effects! Cool pictures! It's FREE! Are you ready? The octopus is in battle!

Screenshots

Banana Runner4 screens
Octopus Coming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Banana Runner at 4.4 against Octopus Coming's 1.0. Banana Runner also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 29 months). Octopus Coming's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Banana Runner sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Octopus Coming asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Banana Runner holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Banana Runner has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Banana Runner's written reviews are positive against 0% of Octopus Coming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Banana Runner ships an update every 5 weeks, Octopus Coming every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Banana Runner versus Octopus Coming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBanana RunnerOctopus Coming
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (17 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNinja Chemist LLC国财 胡

Customer experience

Banana Runner

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

Octopus Coming

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Banana Runner

One-time4
  • Banana Pack Small$1.99
  • Remove Ad Forever$1.99
  • Banana Pack Medium$4.99
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  • Banana Pack Large$9.99
None

Octopus Coming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Banana Runner free?
Banana Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Octopus Coming free?
Octopus Coming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Banana Runner or Octopus Coming?
Banana Runner is rated higher. Banana Runner averages 4.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Octopus Coming averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Banana Runner or Octopus Coming have ads?
Neither Banana Runner nor Octopus Coming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Banana Runner or Octopus Coming?
Banana Runner ships an update every 5 weeks, and Octopus Coming every 29 months. Most recently, Banana Runner was updated on October 16, 2026 and Octopus Coming on October 9, 2026.

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