Comparison

Bendy's Nightmare Run vs Cursed Carnival

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

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About

Bendy's Nightmare Run

Embark on an endless running adventure through a nightmarish cartoon world. Dodge obstacles, battle unique bosses, and collect rewards to unlock characters and upgrades. Test your survival skills in challenging modes.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Battle unique cartoon bosses
  • Unlockable characters and costumes
  • Collectibles and power-ups
  • Multiple themed episodes
  • Nightmare Mode for high scores
Features
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Bendy's Nightmare Run is back! Run as Bendy, Boris, or Alice in a nightmare-fueled endless runner where the goal is simple: survive the chase and defeat crazy cartoon bosses. RUN FROM TROUBLE Dash through four themed episodes filled with enemies, obstacles, collectibles, weapons, and powerups. Swipe left and right to move, swipe up to jump or double jump, and swipe down to slam onto enemies as you race away from increasingly difficult bosses. Collect Bacon Soup and XP as you run, and use your rewards to unlock characters, levels, weapons, costumes, and powerful upgrades. DEFEAT THE BOSSES Every level puts you in a chase against a unique cartoon boss. Collect weapons during your run to throw them back at that big, bad bully. Dodge attacks, manage your health, use powerups, and defeat the boss before it defeats you. FOUR NIGHTMARISH EPISODES Explore four original environments, each with its own boss: • Bendy in Treasure Trouble — Dash across sandy islands, wooden docks, and pirate ships while Chester the treasure chest chases you through the tropics. • Bendy in Death and Taxis — Race through city streets and tunnels to escape Gaskette, a taxi cab with a death wish ... yours. • Bendy in Soup Gone Bad — Fight your way through a smelly trash dump while sharp-edged Canoodle tries to cut you down to size. • Bendy in Dewey Decimated — Crash through a not-so-quiet library, along bookshelves and across tabletops, while inky Dewey tries to spear you with his pointy pen. • Who else will Bendy have to escape from? More bosses and episodes to come! Stay tooned! PLAY AS BENDY, BORIS, OR ALICE Choose from three characters from the Bendy universe. Collect character-specific XP and Bacon Soup as you play, then use your rewards to unlock characters, discover new levels and weapons, unlock costumes, and upgrade your powerups and equipment. More beloved characters to come! TAKE ON NIGHTMARE MODE Complete all five levels in an episode to unlock Nightmare Mode. Keep running and try to defeat the boss again and again, pushing your score higher until the nightmare finally consumes you. COMPLETE OBJECTIVES Each level includes objectives that challenge you to master your run. Collect Bacon Soup, defeat bosses without taking damage, and complete other objectives as you work towards unlocking all the good stuff. MORE CARTOON CRAZINESS TO COME! Get ready for endless mode, player profiles, leaderboards, new costumes, seasonal events, new episodes, new bosses and more! A CARTOONY NIGHTMARE IN THE BENDY UNIVERSE Bendy's Nightmare Run returns with its distinctive cartoon-themed runner gameplay, featuring Bendy, Boris, and Alice alongside original bosses and environments created specifically for Bendy's Nightmare Run. The nightmare is waiting. How long will you survive?

About

Cursed Carnival

Features
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Step right up — one thumb, one haunted machine, one more run. Cursed Carnival is an easy-to-play arcade survivor set in a spooky fairground. A cursed slot machine fights for you — you just move and dodge. Slip between the monsters, scoop up their souls, and clear the toll before the timer runs out. Simple to pick up, hard to put down. Every few rounds a Guardian shows up. Roll through the carousel, the ghost train, the furnace and beyond — see how far you can go. • EASY ONE-THUMB CONTROLS — drag to move and dodge; your machine attacks on its own. • GET STRONGER FAST — pick a perk after every round and level up mid-fight. • BEAT THE GUARDIANS — flashy bosses with attacks you can learn and dodge. • UNLOCK EVERYTHING — spend souls in the Workshop, collect heroes and lights. • PLAY WHEN YOU LIKE — a run costs one ticket. You hold five, and one comes back every 15 minutes on its own. In a hurry? Watch an ad or spend gems — never required. • A FREE CHEST EVERY DAY — one tap, one optional ad, odds written in plain words on screen: tokens, a ticket, gems, or rarely a light. Spend your gems on tickets, on a second chance mid-run, or on the daily half-price collectible. • MODES THAT OPEN UP — Adventure, Campaign and Tour from the start; Endless unlocks once you reach toll 8. Hand-painted, spooky-cute carnival vibes. Quick runs, big combos, just one more go. Free to play. Optional ads & in-app purchases. Plays offline.

Screenshots

Bendy's Nightmare Run4 screens
Cursed Carnival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bendy's Nightmare Run at every 3 days against Cursed Carnival's every 3 weeks. Bendy's Nightmare Run also leads on chart position (#190 vs unranked). 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. Bendy's Nightmare Run sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Cursed Carnival sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bendy's Nightmare Run ships an update every 3 days, Cursed Carnival every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Bendy's Nightmare Run versus Cursed Carnival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBendy's Nightmare RunCursed Carnival
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (749 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings749 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size808 MB677 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperJoey Drew Studios Inc.Illan Knafou

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Bendy's Nightmare Run

One-time14
  • Handful of Ink$0.99
  • BORIS STARTER BUNDLE$1.99
  • PRESTIGE STARTER BUNDLE$1.99
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  • PRESTIGE BOOST BUNDLE$1.99
  • Stockpile of Ink$1.99
  • DIVIDENDS$2.99
  • Bathtub of Ink$2.99
  • VALUE BUNDLE$4.99
  • OG SKIN BUNDLE$5.99
  • Pool of Ink$6.99
  • ALICE STARTER BUNDLE$9.99
  • River of Ink$14.99
  • HALLOWEEN BUNDLE$24.99
  • Ocean of Ink$29.99
5 purchases

Cursed Carnival

One-time5
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 300 Gems$2.99
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  • Barker's Pack$4.99
  • 800 Gems$5.99

Questions

Is Bendy's Nightmare Run free?
Bendy's Nightmare Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cursed Carnival free?
Cursed Carnival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bendy's Nightmare Run or Cursed Carnival have ads?
Both Bendy's Nightmare Run and Cursed Carnival show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bendy's Nightmare Run or Cursed Carnival?
Bendy's Nightmare Run ships an update every 3 days, and Cursed Carnival every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bendy's Nightmare Run was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cursed Carnival on October 29, 2026.

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