Hurdle Hell vs Calc Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hurdle Hell
Control two runners simultaneously to clear an endless stream of hurdles. If either runner trips, the game ends. Collect Hell Bottlecaps as a reward for your progress and earn special bottlecaps through a daily stamp system.
- Dual character control
- Endless hurdle jumping
- Collectable in-game rewards
- Daily stamp system
- Simple tap controls
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The two runners' hearts beat as one! If just one of the runners trips, it's game over! Control both runners and clear an endless hell of oncoming hurdles! How to Play * Jump the endless onslaught of hurdles. * Press L to make the bottom runner jump and R to make the upper right runner jump. * Keep playing to collect your reward: Hell Bottlecaps! Daily Stamp You can collect one stamp per day. Collect six to receive a special bottlecap.
Calc Dash
Engage in mental arithmetic challenges within an endless runner game. Collect coins, customize your character, and avoid obstacles by solving simple math problems. Enjoy casual gameplay with intuitive controls.
- Mental arithmetic challenges
- Endless runner gameplay
- Coin collection
- Character customization
- Simple flick controls
- Obstacle avoidance
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2nd Brain Training Dash series! The dash the door of mental arithmetic Now! Brain Training Dash series is a free app that combined run games and brain training can play casually by simple operation. Will collect the coins while evades the door a simple addition or the like is written this time. ■ Features * Easy as flicking from side to side. * Customize your character using the coins you earned * Treasure box collection and other dress-up. ■ How to play Move Flick left or right. Let's take the coins and avoid the mine. Hit the door of the answer written.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hurdle Hell at none against Calc Dash's 4. Hurdle Hell also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Calc Dash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). 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. Calc Dash sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hurdle Hell asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hurdle Hell holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Hurdle Hell's written reviews are positive against 100% of Calc Dash's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hurdle Hell ships an update every 3 months, Calc Dash every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hurdle Hell | Calc Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | hamon |
Customer experience
Hurdle Hell
Calc Dash
In-app purchases
Hurdle Hell
No in-app purchases
Calc Dash
- 10,000 COINS$0.99
- 65,000 COINS$4.99
- 160,000 COINS$9.99
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- 400,000 COINS$19.99
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