Comparison

Slender vs Gut Rush

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

Head to head
About

Slender

Experience a chilling survival horror game based on the Slender-Man urban legend. Navigate dark environments with only a flashlight and your wits to evade the terrifying entity. Collect hidden tapes to uncover the mystery before it's too late.

Highlights
  • Survival horror gameplay
  • Slender-Man urban legend theme
  • Flashlight navigation
  • Collect hidden tapes
  • Evade the Slender Man
Features
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Slender-Man is the original survival horror game for mobile based upon the Slender-Man urban legend and "Der Großmann" myth. See how long you can survive before Slender Man gets you, with only your wits and a flashlight to aid you! Can you find all eight hidden tapes before Slenderman gets you?

About

Gut Rush

Features
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A tiny bite. A huge adventure. Become a brave little piece of food and race through the digestive system in Gut Rush, a colorful 3D runner for iPhone and iPad. Swipe through winding passages, gather the right helpers and time your moves to keep the journey going. ON THE BIG SCREEN Play on iPad in portrait or landscape. With an external keyboard, use the arrow keys to move, jump, duck and activate organ gates, and P to pause. EXPLORE THE ADVENTURE WITHIN Choose illustrated chapters and unlock eight stages on a body map, from the mouth and throat to the stomach, intestines and grand exit. Each stage has its own scenery, collectibles and actions inspired by what happens there. LEARN BY DOING Gather saliva and chew in the mouth. Ride waves through the esophagus. Collect acid and enzymes, then churn in the stomach. Help absorb nutrients and recover water as you travel through the intestines. Short discoveries after each level connect the action to real digestion. SIMPLE SWIPES. QUICK DECISIONS. Move left and right to collect helpers and dodge obstacles. Swipe up or down to jump, duck and perform each organ's special action. Fill both goals and reach the finish line in runs lasting around two to three minutes. FIND YOUR KIND OF RUSH Choose Classic, Rush, Frenzy or Inferno. Faster movement, more obstacles and higher goals raise the challenge. Changing obstacle patterns give you new reasons to replay. SMALL WINS. BIG GUT ENERGY. Chase 36 achievements, earn up to three stars per stage and improve your best scores. Connect to Game Center to share achievements and compete on the leaderboard. A WORLD WITH PERSONALITY Meet a food hero who cheers when things go well and reacts when they don't. Discover cheering intestinal microbes, sparkling collectibles and little surprises along the way. Gut Rush is a playful introduction to digestion. Its lanes, action gates and collectible helpers are simplified game symbols; real organs do this work automatically. Game Center is optional. Progress is saved on your device. Terms of Use: https://truizlop.github.io/gut-rush-website/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://truizlop.github.io/gut-rush-website/privacy/

Screenshots

Slender4 screens
Gut Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gut Rush at every 3 days against Slender's monthly. Slender's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Slender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gut Rush sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slender ships an update monthly, Gut Rush every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Slender versus Gut Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlenderGut Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (323 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings323 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB68 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAmmonite Design Studios LtdTomas Ruiz Lopez

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Slender

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99
3 purchases

Gut Rush

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Remove Ads Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Slender free?
Slender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gut Rush free?
Gut Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slender or Gut Rush have ads?
Both Slender and Gut Rush show ads.
Which is updated more often, Slender or Gut Rush?
Slender ships an update monthly, and Gut Rush every 3 days. Most recently, Slender was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gut Rush on October 31, 2026.

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