Comparison

RuuunAway! vs MindStep

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

MindStep

A simple yet challenging jumping game where players time their jumps from moving logs to reach a goal. Avoid falling into the sea with precise timing and aim for high scores.

Highlights
  • Log-to-log jumping
  • Precise jump timing
  • Avoid falling into the sea
  • Goal-oriented gameplay
  • Aim for 100 jumps
Features
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It’s a jump game that’ll make you hum “boing, boing!” without even realizing it! Jump from log to log, keep jumping toward the goal! But be careful — one wrong move and you’ll fall right into the sea! Aim for the legendary 100 jumps! ■ How to Play ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Just press the Jump button — it’s that simple! Time your jumps carefully to land on the moving logs. Let your guard down, and you’ll plunge straight into the ocean! You’ll be shouting “Aaaah!!” before you know it!

Screenshots

RuuunAway!4 screens
MindStep3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MindStep at 5.0 against RuuunAway!'s 3.0. MindStep also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). RuuunAway!'s advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 51 months) and review sentiment (85% vs 77%). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MindStep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of RuuunAway!'s written reviews are positive against 77% of MindStep's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RuuunAway! ships an update every 7 months, MindStep every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RuuunAway! versus MindStep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuuunAway!MindStep
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews — better76.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 51 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKAZUYA KAMIOKAOMOSHIRO KAKUMEI CAPSULE PLUS, K.K.

Customer experience

RuuunAway!

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

MindStep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

None

RuuunAway!

No in-app purchases

None

MindStep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RuuunAway! free?
RuuunAway! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindStep free?
MindStep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RuuunAway! or MindStep?
MindStep is rated higher. RuuunAway! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MindStep averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RuuunAway! or MindStep have ads?
Both RuuunAway! and MindStep show ads.
Which is updated more often, RuuunAway! or MindStep?
RuuunAway! ships an update every 7 months, and MindStep every 51 months. Most recently, RuuunAway! was updated on August 31, 2026 and MindStep on September 20, 2026.

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