Comparison

Sonic Dash Run vs Angry Birds 2

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

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About

Sonic Dash Run

Experience fast-paced endless runner action with iconic characters like Sonic the Hedgehog. Race through vibrant 3D courses, dodge obstacles, collect rings, and battle familiar villains. Unlock new characters and explore classic Sonic environments in this exciting mobile game.

Highlights
  • Endless runner gameplay
  • Collect rings and power-ups
  • Battle iconic bosses
  • Unlock and play as Sonic characters
  • Explore classic Sonic levels
  • Easy-to-use controls
Currently charting
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Speed through epic endless runner action in Sonic Dash! Run, jump, spin, and race across stunning 3D courses with Sonic the Hedgehog and friends in SEGA’s hit fast-paced runner game. Dash through iconic zones, dodge obstacles, collect rings, and defeat powerful bosses in an adrenaline-fueled adventure packed with nonstop action, lightning-fast gameplay, and exciting events! Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Amy, Blaze, Silver, and many more legendary Sonic characters. Unlock new runners, upgrade your abilities, and build the ultimate team as you compete in thrilling endless races and special limited-time challenges. Feel the rush of high-speed runner gameplay with easy controls, explosive boosts, and cinematic environments inspired by the Sonic universe. Whether you love arcade games, offline runner games, racing games, or action-packed adventures, Sonic Dash delivers endless fun for players of all ages. Race through iconic Sonic worlds including Green Hill Zone, Sky Sanctuary, Beach Zone, and more. Sprint across high-speed tracks, dodge traps, and blast through Badniks with Sonic’s signature Spin Dash attack. Take on epic boss battles against Dr. Eggman, Zazz, and other powerful enemies. Dodge attacks, react fast, and unleash powerful moves to earn huge rewards and dominate the leaderboards. Join fast-paced Blitz events and special seasonal challenges to unlock exclusive characters, rewards, and powerful upgrades. Compete in daily missions, complete exciting objectives, and discover new adventures every week. SONIC DASH FEATURES: EPIC ENDLESS RUNNER ACTION • Run, race, jump, and dash at incredible speed • Experience smooth and fast-paced endless runner gameplay • Easy-to-use controls designed for quick reflexes and nonstop action • Collect rings, power-ups, boosters, and rewards PLAY AS YOUR FAVORITE SONIC CHARACTERS • Unlock Sonic, Shadow, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Amy, Rouge, Blaze, Silver, and more • Upgrade characters with unique powers and abilities • Discover new costumes, special variants, and rare event characters FAST-PACED BLITZ EVENTS • Compete in limited-time blitz events and special challenges • Unlock exclusive rewards, characters, and collectibles • Climb leaderboards and complete daily missions ICONIC SONIC WORLDS IN 3D • Race through Green Hill Zone, Sky Sanctuary, Beach Zone, and more • Enjoy visually stunning 3D runner environments • Dash through loops, corkscrews, underwater paths, and high-speed tracks EPIC BOSS BATTLES • Battle Dr. Eggman, Zazz, and dangerous enemies • Dodge attacks and strike back with powerful Spin Dash moves • Earn massive rewards and high scores MORE THAN AN ENDLESS RUNNER • Rescue animal friends and explore the Sonic universe • Customize and upgrade your experience • Discover fresh content, events, and surprises regularly If you love endless runner games, racing games, fast arcade action, and Sonic adventures, Sonic Dash is the ultimate speed experience. Download now and start running! ------ Privacy Policy: http://www.sega.com/mprivacy/ Terms of Use: http://www.sega.com/Mobile_EULA SEGA’s Sonic Dash is ad-supported and in-app purchases are not required to progress. Ad-free play is available with an in-app purchase. Other than for users known to be under 13, this game may include “Interest Based Ads“ (please see http://www.sega.com/mprivacy#3IBADiscolure for more information) and may collect “Precise Location Data” (please see http://www.sega.com/mprivacy#5LocationDataDisclosure for more information). © SEGA. All rights reserved. SEGA, the SEGA logo, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and SONIC DASH are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION.

About

Angry Birds 2

Fling birds with a slingshot to destroy pig towers and save eggs. This game offers strategic bird selection, multi-stage levels, daily challenges, and bird upgrades. Compete with players globally, join clans, and collect silly hats.

Highlights
  • Strategic bird selection
  • Multi-stage levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Bird leveling
  • Clan system
  • Competitive arena play
  • Collectible hats
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Play the world's best bird flinging, pig popping game! Use the slingshot to fling birds at the piggies' towers and bring them crashing down – all to save the precious eggs. New to the world of Angry Birds? Angry Birds 2 is the best way to get to know all of the iconic characters and experience the fun gameplay that has captured the hearts (and spare time) of millions of players. Decorated Angry Birds veteran? Everything you love about classic Angry Birds games is here with some awesome new additions. Choose which bird to fling when, play with friends, take on multi stage levels, and compete and collaborate with players around the globe. Features: ● CHOOSE YOUR BIRD. Choose which bird to put in the slingshot and defeat the pigs with strategy! ● MULTI-STAGE LEVELS. Play fun, challenging levels with multiple stages – just watch out for those Boss Pigs! ● DAILY CHALLENGES. Have a minute? Complete a daily challenge and earn some quick rewards. ● LEVEL UP your birds with feathers and up their scoring power. Build the ultimate flock! ● JOIN A CLAN to take down the pigs with friends and players around the world. ● IMPRESS THE MIGHTY EAGLE in Mighty Eagle's Bootcamp and earn coins to use in his exclusive shop. ● COMPETE in the ARENA. Compete with other players for some friendly bird flinging fun and prove who is the best. ● COLLECT SILLY HATS. Collect hats with different fun themes and level up your birds' fashion game. ● BAD PIGGIES. The green baddies are back, stronger, badder, and even greener. ● LOTS OF LEVELS. Play hundreds of levels with more added in regular updates and limited time events. ● LEADERBOARDS. Prove who is the best in the world on the global leaderboards. ● FREE to download! --- When playing this game, Rovio will offset the carbon footprint caused by the device’s energy consumption. Angry Birds 2 is completely free to play. Although Angry Birds 2 can be downloaded for free, there are optional in-app purchases available. While our game is free to download and play, some game items can also be purchased for real money and the game may include loot boxes or other game mechanics with random rewards. Purchasing these items is optional but you can also disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse to any web page - Advertising of Rovio products and also products from third parties This game may require internet connectivity and subsequent data transfer charges may apply. When the game is played for the first time, there is a one-off download of additional content. Terms of Use: https://www.rovio.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.rovio.com/privacy We may update the game periodically, for example to add new features or content or to fix bugs or other technical issues. Please note that the game may not function properly if you do not have the newest version installed. If you have not installed the latest update, Rovio will not be responsible for the game failing to function as expected.

Screenshots

Sonic Dash Run4 screens
Angry Birds 24 screens

Verdict

The call

Sonic Dash Run and Angry Birds 2 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Sonic Dash Run's written reviews are positive against 47% of Angry Birds 2's. Angry Birds 2's advantage is ratings volume (1.6M vs 418K) and chart position (#17 vs #89). On price, rating, 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. Sonic Dash Run sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Angry Birds 2 sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sonic Dash Run against 4.6 for Angry Birds 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 418K and 1.6M respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Sonic Dash Run's written reviews are positive against 47% of Angry Birds 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonic Dash Run ships an update every 3 weeks, Angry Birds 2 fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Sonic Dash Run versus Angry Birds 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic Dash RunAngry Birds 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (418K ratings) — better4.6 (1.6M ratings)
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings418K1.6M — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#89#17 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size404 MB920 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEGARovio Entertainment Oyj

Customer experience

Sonic Dash Run

All ratings418,179 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews3,577 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.7%

Angry Birds 2

All ratings1,579,661 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews4,625 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative42.8%

User reviews

Sonic Dash Run

From 418K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 🚀 Fun and challenging gameplay
  • 💡 Lots of characters to unlock
  • 👍 Enjoyable for all ages
  • 🚀 Addictive and replayable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game feels too easy after a while
  • 🐛 Glitches and performance issues
  • 💰 Difficult to unlock characters without spending money
  • 🔒 Lack of customization options
  • 🐛 Bosses feel repetitive

Angry Birds 2

From 1.6M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics and animations
  • 🤝 Enjoyable multiplayer modes
  • 🎨 Variety of levels and challenges
  • 🎨 New birds and features added over time

Room to improve

  • 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🔁 Repetitive and randomized levels
  • ⏱️ Restrictive energy/lives system
  • 🔍 Matchmaking issues in competitive modes
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Sonic Dash Run

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes frequently
  • Obstacles and enemies are hard to see at times
  • Character cards and upgrades are glitchy
  • Leaderboard and multiplayer features not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more boss battles and enemy variety
  • Implement a story mode or progression system
  • Allow character customization and skins
  • Improve performance and reduce crashes
  • Add more zones and level variety

Angry Birds 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Rewards not properly credited after crashes
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Matchmaking and scoring issues in competitive modes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back original Angry Birds games
  • Reduce energy/lives restrictions
  • Improve matchmaking in competitive modes
  • Add more free-to-play progression options
  • Reduce reliance on in-app purchases

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sonic Dash Run

One-time10
  • Free Revive$1.99
  • Sonic Dash- Pocket Money$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
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  • Breeze Bundle$3.99
  • Double Rings$3.99
  • Breakout Bundle$3.99
  • Espio the Chameleon$3.99
  • Classic Sonic$3.99
  • Booster Bundle$6.99
  • Chest Of Red Star Rings$9.99
12 purchases

Angry Birds 2

One-time12
  • Pile of gems$0.99
  • Food Pack S$0.99
  • Precious pouch of gems$4.99
Show 9 more
  • Blue's Bling!$5.99
  • Offer Pack 699$6.99
  • Offer Pack 999$9.99
  • Chest of gems$9.99
  • Gem Letter$9.99
  • Chuck's Cheddar!$10.99
  • Precious bags of gems$20.99
  • Matilda's Marvels!$20.99
  • Terence's Treasure$99.99

Questions

Is Sonic Dash Run free?
Sonic Dash Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Angry Birds 2 free?
Angry Birds 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sonic Dash Run or Angry Birds 2?
Sonic Dash Run is rated higher. Sonic Dash Run averages 4.7 out of 5 from 418K ratings, while Angry Birds 2 averages 4.6 from 1.6M ratings.
Do Sonic Dash Run or Angry Birds 2 have ads?
Both Sonic Dash Run and Angry Birds 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonic Dash Run or Angry Birds 2?
Sonic Dash Run ships an update every 3 weeks, and Angry Birds 2 fortnightly. Most recently, Sonic Dash Run was updated on October 29, 2026 and Angry Birds 2 on October 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Sonic Dash Run or Angry Birds 2?
Sonic Dash Run currently peaks at #89 in the App Store charts, and Angry Birds 2 at #17. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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