Comparison

Sharpen Knife Run vs Squishbound

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

Head to head
About

Sharpen Knife Run

Control a knife, sharpening it as you go to cut through obstacles. Experience a fun and easy-to-operate gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Sharpen knife
  • Cut objects
  • Obstacle course
  • Easy controls
  • Fun gameplay
Features
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Sharpen the knife to cut objects in the road. Come and try it. Easy to operate, full of fun!

About

Squishbound

Features
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Meet Billy, a soft-bodied puzzle hero whose shape changes with every collision. Swipe to send Billy sliding until he hits something. Each impact reshapes him along a five-stage ladder, opening some passages and closing others. Read the room, plan several moves ahead, and find the form that fits the route. • 200 rooms / 15 chapters / 301 chambers, Adventure & Mastery. • Navigate 445 connected chambers • Earn up to three stars based on how efficiently you solve each room • Unlock challenging Hard routes with exact move targets • Use earned stars for Shape Shifts and full-route demonstrations • Swipe anywhere—no virtual direction buttons • Resume your current room exactly where you left it • Choose Less Motion, High Contrast, or Larger Text The opening rooms teach each rule one step at a time. Later chapters combine tight passages, spikes, gates, transformations, and multi-chamber routes into demanding spatial puzzles. No lives and no gameplay timers. Solve at your own pace, then return to master the perfect route.

Screenshots

Sharpen Knife Run4 screens
Squishbound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squishbound at none against Sharpen Knife Run's 3. Squishbound also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Sharpen Knife Run's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Sharpen Knife Run sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Squishbound asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sharpen Knife Run ships an update weekly, Squishbound daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sharpen Knife Run versus Squishbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSharpen Knife RunSquishbound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB93 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTDJay Soni

Bugs and requests

Sharpen Knife Run

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes after update
  • Booster and gate glitches
  • Game won't load

Requested features

2 requests
  • More knives past level 20
  • Increase difficulty as you progress

Squishbound

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sharpen Knife Run

One-time3
  • No Ads$2.99
  • No Ads + 8,000$3.99
  • No Ads + 20,000 + Knifves Pack$5.99
None

Squishbound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sharpen Knife Run free?
Sharpen Knife Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squishbound free?
Squishbound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sharpen Knife Run or Squishbound have ads?
Both Sharpen Knife Run and Squishbound show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sharpen Knife Run or Squishbound?
Sharpen Knife Run ships an update weekly, and Squishbound daily. Most recently, Sharpen Knife Run was updated on October 23, 2026 and Squishbound on October 11, 2026.

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