Comparison

Keep on Running! vs Kitty on the Run

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

Head to head
About

Keep on Running!

An endless runner designed exclusively for Apple Watch. Navigate city streets, dodge obstacles, and even ride on top of cars to extend your run. Enjoy pick-up-and-play sessions with intuitive controls and a persistent local high score.

Highlights
  • Wrist-sized endless runner
  • Three-lane gameplay
  • Ride on cars for bonus distance
  • Pick-up-and-play sessions
  • Local high score persistence
  • Optimized for all Apple Watch sizes
Features
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Keep on Running! is an endless runner built natively for Apple Watch. Sprint through the streets of New York City, dodge cones and barriers, vault over moving cars — and when crash into one at low speed, hop on top and ride. Three lanes, infinite traffic, one wrist. No phone. No login. No internet. Just you, your watch, and the next obstacle. FEATURES • Pick-up-and-play runs sized for a coffee break or a stoplight • True three-lane gameplay • Speed ramps up gradually — how long can you keep up? • Ride on top of cars to extend runs and rack up bonus distance • Pixel-perfect collision so close calls actually feel close • Animated runner with full jump arc • Local high score persists between sessions • Optimized for every Apple Watch size, from 38mm through 49mm Ultra CONTROLS • Swipe left or right to change lanes • Roll the Digital Crown as an alternate fast lane selector • Tap the screen to jump • Lower your wrist to pause; raise it to resume right where you left off WHY APPLE WATCH Most endless runners feel cramped on a watch screen — small targets, fiddly controls, awkward UI. Keep on Running! was designed for the wrist from day one. The lanes are wide. score sits comfortably out of the way. Swipes and Digital Crown both feel natural. Sessions are short, runs are punchy, and the next "one more try" is always just a tap away. How far can you run?

About

Kitty on the Run

Features
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Kitty on the Run is a fast-paced Apple Watch platform adventure starring an energetic orange tabby. Tap for a short jump, or press and hold to leap higher and farther. Turn the Digital Crown for a regular jump. Race across cat towers and rooftops, explore basements, choose upper and lower paths, and avoid lakes, dogs, rolling yarn balls, and other surprises. The adventure changes as your score grows. Climb foggy mountains with spring shoes, race downhill, cross gaps on jumping fish, and carefully time your jumps through a sky route filled with flying fish. Features: • Made for Apple Watch • Short-tap and long-press jump controls • Digital Crown jump control • Randomized platforms and obstacles • Rooftops, basements, lakes, mountains, clouds, and multiple routes • Sunrise, morning, afternoon, sunset, and night backgrounds • Local top-three scoreboard • No ads, accounts, tracking, or in-app purchases How far can your orange tabby run?

Verdict

The call

Keep on Running! and Kitty on the Run are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Keep on Running! ships an update weekly, Kitty on the Run every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Keep on Running! versus Kitty on the Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeep on Running!Kitty on the Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGary WaliczekChieh-Hao Yang

In-app purchases

None

Keep on Running!

No in-app purchases

None

Kitty on the Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keep on Running! free?
Keep on Running! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kitty on the Run free?
Kitty on the Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Keep on Running! or Kitty on the Run have ads?
Neither Keep on Running! nor Kitty on the Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keep on Running! or Kitty on the Run?
Keep on Running! ships an update weekly, and Kitty on the Run every 9 days. Most recently, Keep on Running! was updated on October 31, 2026 and Kitty on the Run on October 29, 2026.

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