Pancake Tower vs Runner Picker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pancake Tower
Test your stacking skills by piling as many pancakes as possible onto a dish. Challenge yourself to beat your own high scores or those of others. Experiment with different techniques to achieve new records in this simple yet addictive game.
- Endless pancake stacking gameplay
- Challenge high scores
- Trial and error gameplay
- Simple mechanics
- Relaxing experience
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How many pancakes can you pile up? In this game, you can try to stack as many pancakes as possible on a dish. There is no limit to the number of pancakes. It is challenging to update records that you recorded or someone's one. By trial and error in a thousand ways, you will update your record! For example, you can stack pancakes in two rows. Using this technique, you can stack 100 pancakes easily. At the very beginning, let's download it!
Runner Picker
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Collect tomatoes and head for the goal. トマトを集めてゴールへ向かう。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Runner Picker at every 2 days against Pancake Tower's every 4 months. Pancake Tower's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pancake Tower ships an update every 4 months, Runner Picker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and December 18, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Pancake Tower | Runner Picker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OTOUCH INC. | Rikuto Komatsu |
Bugs and requests
Pancake Tower
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tower shaking randomly
- Pancakes not stacking properly
- Game freezing at certain high scores
Requested features
4 requests- Add more game modes and levels
- Introduce new pancake types and decorations
- Implement a zoom feature
- Add a leaderboard or multiplayer functionality
Runner Picker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pancake Tower
No in-app purchases
Runner Picker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pancake Tower free?
Is Runner Picker free?
Do Pancake Tower or Runner Picker have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pancake Tower or Runner Picker?
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