Comparison

RuuunAway! vs Slash! Hero

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

Head to head
About

RuuunAway!

Navigate challenging levels by running and jumping to escape a relentless needle wall. Master gravity changes and double jumps to overcome enemies and obstacles. Collect stars and coins to unlock new levels and achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Side-scrolling action
  • Gravity change mechanic
  • Two-step jump
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Star and coin collection
  • Level unlocking
Features
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Run away from the needle wall! Exciting side-scrolling action game is here! Avoid enemies/obstacles and run to the end! ============================== ■Easy to Play with 2 Buttons -Change Gravity Button You can change gravity upside-down. -Jump and 2 Step Jump Button You can jump. You can jump 2 step by tapping one more while jumping. ============================== ■How to Play Avoid the needle wall, enemies and obstacles. You clear the level if you run to the end. Each level have 3 stars. Collect stars and clear levels. Some levels will be unlocked according to the number of stars you got. Each level have many coins. (Gold, Sliver and Bronze) If you get many coins, you can get high score. Be the No.1 in the world! ============================== ■Note ・Volume of sound effects is corresponding to the volume of ringer and alerts. ・If you turn off the sound by tapping the sound button in the game, you can play this game with listening to your favorite music in iPod.

About

Slash! Hero

Engage in fast-paced action by tapping to slash targets and achieve successive attacks for bonus scores. Unleash powerful close attacks with FIRE!! and discover an extreme extra stage by slashing leaves. Power up your hero with purchasable items.

Highlights
  • Tap to slash targets
  • Bonus score for successive attacks
  • Invoke FIRE!! for close attacks
  • Extreme extra stage with leaf objects
  • Item purchases for power-ups
Features
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◆Series 6 million downloads◆ Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaash!!!!! Here comes the hero with the red scarf again! Dark side of the hero!? Destroy the black hero! **** How to play **** - Tap to slash the【target】 - Bonus score for successive attacks! - Invode【FIRE!!】for close attacks and earn super bonus! - Extreme extra stage added by slashing many【leaf】objects! * There are some paid content. By purchasing the Item, allows power-up! Item can also get free (C) AKUNOSOSHIKI

Screenshots

RuuunAway!4 screens
Slash! Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Slash! Hero at 4.6 against RuuunAway!'s 3.0. Slash! Hero also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). RuuunAway!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Slash! Hero sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. RuuunAway! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slash! Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of RuuunAway!'s written reviews are positive against 92% of Slash! Hero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RuuunAway! ships an update every 7 months, Slash! Hero every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RuuunAway! versus Slash! Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuuunAway!Slash! Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews92.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings413 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAZUYA KAMIOKAAKUNOSOSHIKI Corporation

Customer experience

RuuunAway!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative8.8%

Slash! Hero

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews490 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative1.8%

Bugs and requests

RuuunAway!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Slash! Hero

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Level progression system permanently stuck at certain stages
  • Stage 18 and beyond become unplayable
  • Game crashes when switching between apps
  • App freezes during gameplay
  • Level up system has critical bugs
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  • Social media buttons for unlocks don't function properly
  • Settings requiring notifications when not requested

Requested features

11 requests
  • Pause button functionality
  • Sound and music volume adjustment controls
  • Ability to customize character appearance/skins
  • Ad removal option for purchase
  • More game levels and stages
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  • Tutorial or better game instructions
  • Ability to restart from current stage
  • Multiple lives or health system
  • Endless mode made free or more accessible
  • Boss difficulty adjustments
  • Social features for multiplayer challenges

In-app purchases

None

RuuunAway!

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Slash! Hero

One-time6
  • 《HELL MODE》$0.99
  • 《S.HELL MODE》$0.99
  • 《ADs REMOVE》$0.99
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  • 《CONTINUE HEART》3 variants$0.99
  • 《SUPER FIRE+1》$0.99
  • 《PREMIUM PACKAGE》3 variants$1.99

Questions

Is RuuunAway! free?
RuuunAway! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slash! Hero free?
Slash! Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RuuunAway! or Slash! Hero?
Slash! Hero is rated higher. RuuunAway! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Slash! Hero averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do RuuunAway! or Slash! Hero have ads?
Both RuuunAway! and Slash! Hero show ads.
Which is updated more often, RuuunAway! or Slash! Hero?
RuuunAway! ships an update every 7 months, and Slash! Hero every 4 months. Most recently, RuuunAway! was updated on August 31, 2026 and Slash! Hero on June 10, 2026.

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