Comparison

GroupieRun vs Inkrunner

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

Head to head
About

GroupieRun

Experience fast-paced endless running as a celebrity trying to escape adoring fans and chaotic environments. Dodge obstacles, collect rewards, and use power-ups to maintain your fame. Unlock new outfits and styles to keep your superstar persona alive.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced endless running action
  • Dynamic environments
  • Avoid hilarious obstacles
  • Collect rewards
  • Unlock new outfits
Features
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Dash through wild venues, backstage halls, stadium parking lots, and chaotic afterparties as you outrun obsessed groupies, dodge crazy obstacles, and collect rewards to keep your fame alive. Every run is a new chase for survival in the spotlight — one wrong move and the crowd closes in! Features: - Fast-paced endless running action - Dynamic environments like concert venues, stadiums, and parking lots - Avoid hilarious obstacles and overexcited fans - Power-ups to boost your escape - Unlock new outfits and superstar styles How long can you keep the fame without getting caught?

About

Inkrunner

Features
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Grab a pen and draw the world your runner needs. Inkrunner is a physics doodle-runner set on a sheet of notebook paper. Your little ink blob is always rolling — draw lines under it to build ramps, bridges, and loops that carry it over gaps, past spikes, and up to the next star. Draw too little and it falls. Draw too much and it stalls. Find the line. Real pen physics Downhill you gain speed, uphill you slow, and momentum carries you over the next hill. Every stroke is wet ink that hardens into a one-way path you can ride. Tap jump when you're grounded to clear a gap you didn't have time to draw. A dozen inks, all yours to tweak Quill, fineliner, marker, colored pencil, crayon, chalk, highlighter, watercolor, neon, glitter, rainbow, and molten lava — each draws with its own real texture. Own a pen and its color and thickness are free to customize however you like. A cast of doodle characters Play as Blot, Rocko, Feather, Zoomer, Jelly, or Sir Wafflesworth — each a hand-drawn character with flailing ink arms. Every day, a new run Take the Daily Run — one shared course for everyone — and climb the Game Center leaderboards. Collect stars, unlock pens and characters, and beat your best. - One-touch draw-to-run gameplay - Real momentum physics on hand-drawn lines - 12 unique ink styles with free color + thickness customization - 6 collectible doodle characters - Daily Run + global leaderboards - Cozy notebook-paper art, no timers, no pressure Draw your line. Run.

Screenshots

GroupieRun4 screens
Inkrunner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GroupieRun at none against Inkrunner's 10. GroupieRun also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Inkrunner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. GroupieRun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GroupieRun versus Inkrunner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupieRunInkrunner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBttrfly Academy LLCVentiq LLC

In-app purchases

None

GroupieRun

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Inkrunner

One-time10
  • Fineliner Pen$1.99
  • Marker Pen$1.99
  • Colored Pencil Pen$1.99
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  • Crayon Pen$1.99
  • Chalk Pen$1.99
  • Watercolor Pen$1.99
  • Highlighter Pen$1.99
  • Jelly Character$2.99
  • Sir Wafflesworth Character$2.99
  • Ink Pass$9.99

Questions

Is GroupieRun free?
GroupieRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkrunner free?
Inkrunner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GroupieRun or Inkrunner have ads?
Neither GroupieRun nor Inkrunner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GroupieRun or Inkrunner?
GroupieRun ships an update every 2 weeks, and Inkrunner every 2 weeks. Most recently, GroupieRun was updated on November 8, 2026 and Inkrunner on November 5, 2026.

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