Multi Impact Smash vs Populus Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Multi Impact Smash
Engage in a satisfying destruction experience, breaking objects and solving puzzles. Utilize a cannon to launch balls, collect resources, and uncover secrets across numerous levels. Discover new abilities and build structures as you progress.
- Break all objects to pass levels
- Collect yellow crystals for more balls
- Discover new bullet types
- Collect coins to build altars
- Over 100 unique levels
- 5 game modes
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Smash and crash everything around you. Shoot the cannon at the chess pieces and move through space. Enjoy stylishly beautiful levels filled with puzzles and secrets. - Break all the objects in the level to pass the stage. - Hit the yellow crystals to get more balls. - Find more ways to smash items. - Collect coins to build altars. - Discover new types of bullets. - Knock chests to get more coins. EASY CONTROLS Throw the balls in one touch BEAUTIFUL LEVEL DESIGN Minimalist and modern style INSPIRING MUSIC You like music, right? Over 100 unique levels and 5 game modes await you. Smash, collect, build, discover secrets.
Populus Run
Control a crowd of people in this unique running game. Dodge obstacles, battle quirky bosses, and discover hidden characters. Enjoy the full experience with a one-time purchase.
- Control a crowd of people
- Dodge giant fast food
- Slide down pipes
- Battle rapper bosses
- Hardcore mode
- Collect secret characters
- Original soundtrack
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Play the opening levels for free with no ads. Unlock the full game forever with a single in-app purchase. Populus Run is the unconventional running game where you control a crowd of people. • Dodge giant fast food • Slide down pipes like at a waterpark • Battle rapper bosses, including Macaron, Donut, and Burger • Test yourself in Hardcore mode • Collect all the secret characters who are hidden in the levels • Show your respect for the upbeat original soundtrack with its choral singing Populus Run was originally released exclusively on Apple Arcade. Now it's available on the App Store. If you've played the game before, your progress and achievements will be carried over.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Populus Run at none against Multi Impact Smash's shown. Populus Run also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Multi Impact Smash's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Multi Impact Smash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Populus Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Multi Impact Smash against 4.7 for Populus Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 548 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Multi Impact Smash's written reviews are positive against 70% of Populus Run's.
Multi Impact Smash ships an update every 3 weeks, Populus Run every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Multi Impact Smash | Populus Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (548 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 69.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 548 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 523 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dmitrii Kolesnikov | FIFTYTWO |
Customer experience
Multi Impact Smash
Populus Run
User reviews
Multi Impact Smash
From 548 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative chess piece mechanics
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Amazing graphics and visual style
- 😌 Relaxing and calming experience
- 🧠 Requires strategic thinking
Room to improve
- 📉 Limited content - only 100 levels
- 💰 Progression system feels meaningless
- 🏗️ Build section lacks purpose
- ⏱️ Game too short to complete
- 🪙 Coins earned too easily
Populus Run
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Amazing game
- 👍 Great developers
- 👍 Fantastic music
- 👍 Relaxing and fun
- 👍 Colorful and visually appealing
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall after first few levels
- 🐛 Occasional performance issues
- 🐛 Compatibility problems on some devices
Bugs and requests
Multi Impact Smash
Reported bugs
5 issues- Build option shows incomplete status despite all temples built
- 7 key chest upgrade not unlocking after purchase
- Balls not responding to touch input correctly in corridor levels
- Game freezing and requiring force quit
- App crashes on certain levels
Requested features
6 requests- More levels beyond the current 100
- Additional game modes or Multi Impact 2
- Tutorial or help system for difficult levels
- Ability to replay earlier levels
- Clearer rewards for completing build section
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- More meaningful progression system
Populus Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing on login screen
- Graphical glitches on certain devices
- Saved data not restoring properly
Requested features
4 requests- Make the full game free to play
- Add more levels and worlds
- Improve level selection UI
- Allow customization of controls
In-app purchases
Multi Impact Smash
- Get 1000 coins$0.99
- Level up by 5$0.99
- Get 1 token$0.99
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- Remove ADS$1.99
- Get 50 keys$1.99
- Level up by 25$1.99
- Get 5 tokens$1.99
- Get 5000 coins$2.99
- Level up by 50$7.99
- Get 10,000 coins$7.99
Populus Run
- Full Game$3.99
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