Run Cartoon vs Mongo Madness
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run Cartoon
Guide a squirrel through a magical forest, collecting stars and avoiding monsters. This simple mobile game offers an exciting adventure with smooth controls.
- Collect stars
- Avoid monsters
- Jump and run mechanics
- Magical forest environment
- Simple mobile controls
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The little squirrel lost the acorn and liked to pick the stars. You need to help him run and jump through the magical forest. Be careful! It is full of fierce monsters, jumping on them and trying to avoid falling. Use a smooth and simple mobile operation to guide the squirrel to complete the adventure. This game is super fun!
Mongo Madness
Embark on a retro-style 2D platforming adventure to rescue a kidnapped girlfriend. Jump, collect items, and defeat enemies across 32 levels spanning 8 distinct worlds. An expansion pack offers additional challenges.
- 32 levels across 8 worlds
- Run and jump gameplay
- Collect hearts and coins
- Jump on enemies
- Onscreen, keyboard, or gamepad controls
- Expansion pack available
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Mongo Madness is a fast paced run and jump 2d side scrolling platform game from Ape Apps. It contains 32 exciting levels split up into 8 worlds of increasing difficulty. Collect hearts to stay alive, jump on enemies to survive, and beat each level to thrive. Can be played with onscreen controls, keyboard, or gamepad. There is also a 12 level expansion pack called Mongo Madness - The Lost Levels. It's just another lazy morning down in the Caves of Doom, until Mongo the orc wakes up and realizes that his girl has gone missing! Help Mongo battle his way through eight stunning worlds and 32 action-packed platforming levels as he collects coins, stomps enemies, and saves the girl! With Mongo Madness, you will relive the glory days of classic retro platform gaming, all in the palm of your hand! **Special Credit** The music for Mongo Madness came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run Cartoon at none against Mongo Madness's 1. Run Cartoon also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Mongo Madness's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 24 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Mongo Madness sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Run Cartoon asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Run Cartoon against 5.0 for Mongo Madness. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Run Cartoon ships an update every 24 months, Mongo Madness every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run Cartoon | Mongo Madness |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓刚 秦 | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
Run Cartoon
Mongo Madness
In-app purchases
Run Cartoon
No in-app purchases
Mongo Madness
- Mongo Madness Premium$1.99
Questions
Is Run Cartoon free?
Is Mongo Madness free?
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