Taco vs Ribbit Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Taco
Embark on an epic journey with a brave hamster warrior to defend its home from a horde of creatures. Engage in intense battles, explore endless skill combinations, and customize your hero to overcome over 100 enemies simultaneously. Restore peace through strategic combat and skillful survival.
- Battle 100+ enemies simultaneously
- Easy one-hand controls
- Unique roguelike gameplay
- Endless skill combinations
- Collectible costumes with unique abilities
- Intense, challenging stages
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Taco the Hamster's once peaceful home is under attack! Creatures threaten every corner! Drawn by destiny and the whispers of the wind, Taco the Hamster rises as the beacon of hope! As a brave warrior and survivor with immense courage, join Taco on an epic journey to defeat the menacing foes and restore peace! The adversaries are cunning and vast in number - one false move and it might be Taco's last stand! But, against all odds and with the will to survive, Taco's determination and your skills will pave the path to victory! Features: - Engage in fierce battles against 100+ enemies simultaneously and conquer them with Taco's might and ingenuity! - Navigate the world with easy one-hand controls and guide Taco to glory! - Dive into the unique roguelike gameplay and explore endless skill combinations to tailor Taco's strengths! - Adorn Taco with various costumes, each offering unique abilities and styles, enhancing the gameplay experience! - Challenge yourself in intense stages each with its own flavor of danger and reward!
Ribbit Run
Embark on an amphibian adventure in this 2D platformer. Use a frog's tongue as a grappling hook to navigate diverse swamp biomes, catch prey, and evade predators. Unlock new frog species with unique abilities as you explore deeper.
- Tongue grappling hook mechanic
- Three distinct swamp biomes
- Catch prey and avoid predators
- Unlock 5 unique frog species
- Discover special frog abilities
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Ribbit Run is a 2d platformer where you play as a frog with the ability to use its tongue as a grappling hook. You must amphibiously navigate the swamp and its three distinct biomes, each with their own set of prey to catch, and predators to avoid. As you dive deeper into the swamp you’ll unlock 5 different frog species and discover their unique abilities!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Taco at every 2 weeks against Ribbit Run's every 2 months. Taco also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (295 vs 30). Ribbit Run's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Taco sells 27 one-off in-app purchases and Ribbit Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Taco holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Taco has 295 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Taco's written reviews are positive against 86% of Ribbit Run's.
Taco ships an update every 2 weeks, Ribbit Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taco | Ribbit Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (295 ratings) — better | 4.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 295 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 503 MB | 282 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Global Outlier | Thatcher William Healy |
Customer experience
Taco
Ribbit Run
Bugs and requests
Taco
Reported bugs
2 issues- 🐛 Game not launching
- 🐛 Title screen issue
Requested features
5 requests- More upgrades
- Survival mode
- More skills
- Pets
- Fix power reset issue
Ribbit Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Taco
- Ad Ticket Bag$0.99
- Taco Piggy Bank$0.99
- Chapter Pack 1$1.99
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- Chapter Pack 2$1.99
- Hero Piggy Bank$4.99
- Chapter Pack 9$4.99
- Stack of Cash$4.99
- Chapter Pack 3$4.99
- Starterpack Bundle$4.99
- Daily Doubler$4.99
- Big Stack of Cash$9.99
- Cat Hero$9.99
- Chapter Pack 13$9.99
- Chapter Pack 12$9.99
- Epic Piggy Bank$9.99
- Premium Starter Fund$9.99
- Ad Ticket Subscription$9.99
- Bonus Bundle$9.99
- Super Deal$19.99
- Samurai Crate$19.99
- Friendly Neighbor$19.99
- Secret Agent Crate$19.99
- Hamster Hero Crate$19.99
- Super Taco Crate$19.99
- Mr. Incognito$24.99
- Super Premium Starter Fund$29.99
- Burnt Rubber$49.99
Ribbit Run
- Ad-Free Continues$2.99









