Comparison

Mythical Puzzles vs Laboratory Run

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

Head to head
About

Mythical Puzzles

Engage with a collection of mythical creature-themed jigsaw puzzles. Solve 60 levels of beautiful imagery, with options to peek at the original, skip difficult stages, and save completed images. Compete globally via Game Center.

Highlights
  • 60 levels with mythical creature images
  • Drag and drop puzzle piece assembly
  • Peek function to preview original image
  • Save completed images to gallery
  • Skip difficult levels
  • Game Center for global competition
Features
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Mythical Jigsaw Puzzle is jigsaw game for iPhone and iPad. Enjoy of high quality images. The game contains 60 levels with beautiful mythical pictures. You will find pegasus, phoenix, dragon, mermaid and more mythical creatures. Drag the pieces to the right place to create the image. Use "Peek" button to preview the original image. Completed levels will be unlocked and you can save images to your phone photo gallery. If you can not complete any level you can simple skip it and try to complete it later. Just press "Skip" level button to skip current level. The Game Center is available. So you can compete with players all over the world. Lets start and enjoy!

About

Laboratory Run

Guide a mysterious character through a challenging running game. Collect bonuses, jump over obstacles, and dodge enemies to become the champion. Make friends with the character to avoid being chased.

Highlights
  • Collect bonuses
  • Jump over obstacles
  • Dodge enemies
  • Become the champion
  • Improve character speed and strength
Features
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How many fear and suffering brought on earth this mysterious character from childhood dreams? How much fear you had suffered while he was chasing you through the woods? But this time we will try to help him in such difficult task, like running long on distances! Help him in collecting bonuses, jumping obstacles and dodging enemies. Help Slenderman become the first, and perhaps you will make friends with him, and he will no longer chase you through the woods! In this race you'll get: - Help Slender become faster and stronger! - Dodging the enemies, jump over obstacles, collect bonuses! - Become the absolute champion!

Screenshots

Mythical Puzzles4 screens
Laboratory Run3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Laboratory Run at none against Mythical Puzzles's shown. Laboratory Run also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Mythical Puzzles sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Laboratory Run sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Laboratory Run holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laboratory Run has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mythical Puzzles ships an update every 25 months, Laboratory Run every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mythical Puzzles versus Laboratory Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMythical PuzzlesLaboratory Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.2 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJohn SmithApp Holdings

Customer experience

Mythical Puzzles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Laboratory Run

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative21.2%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Mythical Puzzles

One-time5
  • Peek image$0.99
  • Save image$0.99
  • Skip level$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Unlock all levels$1.99
  • Remove ads$1.99
5 purchases

Laboratory Run

One-time5
  • Stack of dolls$0.99
  • Stack of crystals$0.99
  • Stack of dolls$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Stack of crystals$1.99
  • Stack of dolls$2.99

Questions

Is Mythical Puzzles free?
Mythical Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Laboratory Run free?
Laboratory Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mythical Puzzles or Laboratory Run?
Laboratory Run is rated higher. Mythical Puzzles averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Laboratory Run averages 4.2 from 17 ratings.
Do Mythical Puzzles or Laboratory Run have ads?
Mythical Puzzles shows ads; Laboratory Run does not.
Which is updated more often, Mythical Puzzles or Laboratory Run?
Mythical Puzzles ships an update every 25 months, and Laboratory Run every 5 months. Most recently, Mythical Puzzles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Laboratory Run on November 1, 2026.

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