Comparison

Pet Run vs Shadow Spark

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

Head to head
About

Pet Run

An intense parkour game testing your reflexes. Dodge obstacles by jumping and sliding to survive as long as possible in a rapidly accelerating world.

Highlights
  • Extreme reaction parkour gameplay
  • Dodge random obstacles
  • Jumping and sliding mechanics
  • Survival challenges
  • Ever-accelerating environment
Features
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Pet Run: Evolution Dash is an extreme reaction parkour game where players must dodge random obstacles by jumping and sliding, challenging themselves to survive the longest in an ever-accelerating environment.

About

Shadow Spark

Features
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PROTECT YOUR LIGHT. CHALLENGE THE DARK. Shadow Spark is a fast 2D action-platformer roguelite where your violet flame is both your life source and your weapon. Fight through six combat rooms in haunted ruins. Learn the behavior of shadow creatures, evade traps, and face the two-phase Shadow Guardian in the final chamber. The controls are quick to learn, but mastering attacks, jumps, and shadow dashes takes precision. BUILD YOUR OWN POWER PATH Choose from 15 abilities during each run. Improve your offense, defense, movement, and flame power. Combine compatible abilities to unlock five special synergies and create a different play style on every attempt. RETURN STRONGER AFTER EVERY RUN Turn collected sparks into permanent upgrades. Complete daily missions, discover new entries, and record the shadows you encounter in the Shadow Codex. FEATURES • Fast, readable single-screen combat rooms • Joystick movement with attack, jump, and dash controls • Seed-based room and enemy sequences • Four distinct enemy types • A two-phase Shadow Guardian boss encounter • 15 abilities and five special combinations • Permanent upgrades stored on your device • Daily missions and the Shadow Codex • Fully offline play with no account required • No ads and no in-app purchases Protect your flame. Conquer the shadows. Challenge the Guardian.

Screenshots

Pet Run4 screens
Shadow Spark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow Spark at none against Pet Run's 10. On price, ads, device support 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. Pet Run sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Shadow Spark asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pet Run versus Shadow Spark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPet RunShadow Spark
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB33 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer建国 杨ERCAN DENIZ DURMAZ

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Pet Run

One-time7
  • Pack with rewards - $0.99$0.99
  • Pack with rewards - $4.993 variants$4.99
  • Pack with rewards - $8.99$8.99
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  • Pack with rewards - $14.992 variants$14.99
  • Pack with rewards - $29.99$29.99
  • Pack with rewards - $49.99$49.99
  • Pack with rewards - $99.99$99.99
None

Shadow Spark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pet Run free?
Pet Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Spark free?
Shadow Spark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pet Run or Shadow Spark have ads?
Neither Pet Run nor Shadow Spark shows ads.

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