Comparison

Banana Runner vs The Fool's Steps

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

The Fool's Steps

Embark on a dark fantasy text-based RPG adventure across ten realms. Explore, battle, craft, and collect rare loot. Connect with other players through chat, clans, and parties, or face challenges together in community events.

Highlights
  • Text-based RPG gameplay
  • Explore ten fantasy realms
  • Craft and collect rare equipment
  • Online multiplayer and social features
  • Community events and challenges
  • Avatar customization
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The Fool's Steps is a text-based online RPG set in a dark fantasy world inspired by tarot. Take a step, discover a story, battle an enemy or find your next piece of equipment. Build your character and share the journey with other players. EXPLORE AND COLLECT Travel through ten realms, read 1,000 journey stories and hunt for rare loot. Gather resources with axes, pickaxes and shovels, craft equipment at the Workbench and combine item stats with set bonuses to shape your build. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Chat with other travelers, join a clan and form parties of up to four players. Trade equipment in player markets, challenge other players in PvP and choose your protection settings with Safe Mode. FACE THE ABYSSAL GATE When this rare community event appears, work together to seal the gate. Most other activities pause during the event. Success brings rewards; failure destroys half of every account's carried gold, including offline accounts. Bank gold and Nova are protected. Full rules are explained in the game. MAKE THE JOURNEY YOURS Customize your avatar, complete quests, fish and visit the Wishing Well. Marry another traveler and care for a shared animated pixel Home Spirit: feed it, wash it, sing to it and play together. Play in 13 languages, including English. An internet connection and an Apple or Google account are required. Optional in-app purchases are available.

Screenshots

Banana Runner4 screens
The Fool's Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Fool's Steps at 100% against Banana Runner's 38%. The Fool's Steps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Banana Runner's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and The Fool's Steps sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Fool's Steps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Banana Runner has 17 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of The Fool's Steps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Banana Runner ships an update every 5 weeks, The Fool's Steps every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Banana Runner versus The Fool's Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBanana RunnerThe Fool's Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB261 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNinja Chemist LLCYunus Karen ALVER

Customer experience

Banana Runner

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

The Fool's Steps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
13 purchases

The Fool's Steps

One-time13
  • Coffee$1.49
  • Fool's First Step — 30 Days$6.99
  • 50 Nova — Personal Use$7.49
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  • 50 Nova — Gold Market$7.49
  • 100 Nova — Gold Market$14.49
  • 100 Nova — Personal Use$14.49
  • Another one!$14.90
  • 250 Nova — Gold Market$35.00
  • 500 Nova — Personal Use$67.00
  • 500 Nova — Gold Market$67.00
  • 1000 Nova — Personal Use$129.99
  • 1000 Nova — Gold Market$129.99
  • Coffee Addict$149.00

Questions

Is Banana Runner free?
Banana Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Fool's Steps free?
The Fool's Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Banana Runner or The Fool's Steps?
The Fool's Steps is rated higher. Banana Runner averages 4.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while The Fool's Steps averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Banana Runner or The Fool's Steps have ads?
Neither Banana Runner nor The Fool's Steps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Banana Runner or The Fool's Steps?
Banana Runner ships an update every 5 weeks, and The Fool's Steps every 3 days. Most recently, Banana Runner was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Fool's Steps on October 29, 2026.

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