Pal legends vs Lightning Bolt Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pal legends
Assemble a squad of anime-inspired heroes for tactical auto-battles. Collect and upgrade champions, pets, and gear to progress through PvE and PvP modes. Enjoy offline progress and strategic team building with unique visual styles.
- Idle auto-battles with offline progress
- Gacha system for collecting anime heroes
- Strategic team building with diverse roles
- Pet companions and gear customization
- PvE and PvP game modes
- Unique anime, military, and tech visuals
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Step into the world of Pal Legends, where anime charm meets tactical strategy. Assemble your squad of unique heroes, unleash their powers in auto battles, and rise through the global ranks—all while staying offline thanks to the robust AFK system. Recruit, train, and upgrade a diverse roster of champions through the vibrant gacha system. Customize your lineup with classes ranging from sharpshooters to magic tacticians, and enhance them with pets, gear, and powerful synergies. Game Features: • Idle Battles: Let your heroes fight and earn rewards while you’re away • Parry shield system to avoid boss and pals attacks • Strategic Team Building: Combine heroes of different roles and affinities • Collectible Anime Heroes: Expand your roster through gacha summoners • Pet Companions: level up your team with loyal creatures • Gear & Upgrades: Equip vivid weapons, skins, and stat boosts • PvE & PvP Modes: Clear stages, defeat bosses, and challenge rivals worldwide • Offline Progress: Continue earning rewards even when you log out • Unique Visuals: A mix of anime fantasy, modern military, and futuristic tech • Summon pals, use potions, equip legendary armor. • Gain experience, use magic skills, command your pals to attack enemies Whether you enjoy tactical battles or casual collecting, Pal Legends Idle RPG delivers a perfect mix of strategy, automation, and anime style. Summon. Upgrade. Command.
Lightning Bolt Run
Dash through exciting zones, collecting valuable items and earning cash. Train your speed and stamina to unlock new areas and boost your stats through rebirths. Become the ultimate idle collector in this fast-paced adventure.
- Speed and stamina training
- Item collection and cash earning
- Rebirth system for stat boosts
- Unlockable new zones
- Idle gameplay mechanics
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Become the best (not so) idle collector in Lightning Bolt Run! Explore, run, dash as fast as you can to find what you want - Speed & stamina: train by pulling up the tread machine. Reach higher speed threshold to unlock new zones - Memerot collector: discover and collect across the map, collect to get cash - Once you accumulate enough stamina and cash, rebirth to boost your stats! New boosters coming soon! Play Lightning Bolt Run now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightning Bolt Run at 100% against Pal legends's 50%. Lightning Bolt Run also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Pal legends sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Lightning Bolt Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lightning Bolt Run holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightning Bolt Run has 468 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pal legends's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lightning Bolt Run's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pal legends | Lightning Bolt Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (468 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 468 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 460 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akarau: multiplayer games, online games & offline games | Lam Huy Ngu |
Customer experience
Pal legends
Lightning Bolt Run
In-app purchases
Pal legends
- Dungeon Week Pack$4.99
- Character Pack Claudia$4.99
- Character Pack Elise$8.99
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- Draw Ticket Week Pack$9.99
- Character Week Pack$9.99
- Level Completion Pack$9.99
- Character Pack Morgana$12.99
- Weapon Pack Grasshopper$12.99
- Weapon Pack Sakura$19.99
- Skip Ads Forever Pack$29.99
Lightning Bolt Run
No in-app purchases
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