Comparison

Deer Warm Stew vs ShardRun

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

Head to head
About

Deer Warm Stew

Embark on a ritualistic stew-making journey in a mysterious, deep forest. Encounter unsettling events and strange occurrences as you strive to complete the sacred stew. Your culinary skills are key to navigating this eerie environment.

Highlights
  • Deep forest exploration
  • Sacred stew ritual completion
  • Encounter strange events
  • Unsettling atmosphere
  • Survival gameplay
Features
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you are in the deep forest where you have to complete the scared stew ritual and it is unsettling there will be many strange things that will happen

About

ShardRun

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ShardRun is a fast-paced reflex game where split-second timing is everything. Your crystal orb hurtles through an endless gauntlet of barriers and gates. Hold the screen to shatter into invincible fragments — but you can't score. Release to reassemble — now you can collect points, but one hit means death. The core choice is simple: stay shattered and safe, or risk it all for a higher score. HOW TO PLAY - Hold anywhere to shatter your orb into prismatic fragments - Release to reassemble and collect gates for points - Phase through deadly barriers while shattered - Time your transitions carefully — there's a brief moment where you're neither safe nor scoring FEATURES - Pure reflex gameplay — no upgrades, no pay-to-win, just skill - 6 visual zones that shift as your score climbs: Void Depths, Nebula Rise, Solar Drift, Frozen Rift, Inferno Core, Astral Crown - Smooth difficulty ramp — speed and obstacle density increase the longer you survive - Streak bonuses for consecutive gate collections - Crystal Prism visual theme with prismatic shard animations - Synthesized crystal sound effects - One-touch controls — hold and release, that's it How far can you push your luck before you shatter for good?

Screenshots

Deer Warm Stew4 screens
ShardRun3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShardRun at every 2 weeks against Deer Warm Stew's every 4 weeks. Deer Warm Stew's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deer Warm Stew ships an update every 4 weeks, ShardRun every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Deer Warm Stew versus ShardRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeer Warm StewShardRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJaffar NawazMuhammad Awwad

In-app purchases

None

Deer Warm Stew

No in-app purchases

None

ShardRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deer Warm Stew free?
Deer Warm Stew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShardRun free?
ShardRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deer Warm Stew or ShardRun have ads?
Both Deer Warm Stew and ShardRun show ads.
Which is updated more often, Deer Warm Stew or ShardRun?
Deer Warm Stew ships an update every 4 weeks, and ShardRun every 2 weeks. Most recently, Deer Warm Stew was updated on November 9, 2026 and ShardRun on November 5, 2026.

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