Comparison

Eclipse Runner vs Hook War

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

Head to head
About

Eclipse Runner

Navigate a world plunged into darkness as the last lamplighter. Master precision platforming, utilizing unique powers to overcome challenging levels and uncover hidden secrets. Collect memories and shards to piece together the past.

Highlights
  • Precision platforming gameplay
  • Eight unique worlds with 120 levels
  • Five unlockable powers (Dash, Shadow Step, Grappling Hook, Light Pulse, Time Echo)
  • Collectible shards and memories
  • No timers, lives, or energy refills
  • Fair progression system
  • iCloud save support
Features
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The sun went out. Every lamplighter who went down to relight it is still down there. You are the last one, and the lantern you carry is the last of it. Eclipse Runner is a precision platformer about crossing a world the light left behind. Eight worlds, 120 levels, and only as much of each one as your lantern will show you. **RUN, AND KEEP RUNNING** Jump, dash, swim and climb through levels built to be learned rather than survived. Every world asks something the last one didn't: flooded halls, ice that gives way, a city of glass, machinery that never stops turning, and a sky with less and less left to stand on. Five powers to earn along the way, each one taught by the level that hands it to you: • Dash • Shadow Step • Grappling Hook • Light Pulse • Time Echo Eight worlds, eight things waiting at the end of them. **THE DARK KEPT THINGS** Shards to find, and secrets hidden off the obvious path. 97 memories scattered across the eight worlds the record of everyone who came down here before you, read in the order you find it rather than the order it happened. Three stars on every level, for the time, the shards and the secrets. 360 in all, if you want them. **BUILT TO BE FAIR** • No timers, no lives to wait for, no energy to refill • If a level beats you twenty-five times, the game opens the next one anyway. You can come back to it. • Progress saves on the device, and follows you between your own devices with iCloud save • No account, nothing to sign up for, nothing to log in to **WHAT IT COSTS** Eclipse Runner is free, with an ad between levels. Eclipse Runner Pro removes those ads for good and starts you with 300 shards. The one ad it keeps is the one you choose the offer of a life when you have run out because taking that away would leave a payer with fewer ways out than a free player has. Shards can also be bought outright if you would rather not go looking. Landscape. Touch controls, left- or right-handed. One explorer. One lantern. Keep moving.

About

Hook War

Features
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Throw your chain hook across the river, drag an enemy onto your bank and finish them before their team pulls them back. HOOK WAR is a fast hook arena for one thumb and five-minute matches. Aim, release, pull. - Skillshot combat: a killing blow with the hook is a HEADSHOT - 1v1 duels, 5v5 squads and 10v10 wars - Three maps: river, canyon and lava - Freeze and trap rivals with Frost Burst and Bone Snare - Upgrade damage, range and speed mid-match - Ranked ladder and a new daily challenge - Play online with real players, or offline vs smart bots - Quick match by skill, or a private room code for friends - Invite Game Center friends straight into your match - AUTO battle and three camera views: wide, classic and close - Remove Ads once: no ads, 2X gold forever and the Voidchain hook Terms of Use: https://hookwar.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hookwar.com/privacy

Screenshots

Eclipse Runner4 screens
Hook War4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eclipse Runner at none against Hook War's 1. Eclipse Runner also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Hook War sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eclipse Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eclipse Runner ships an update every 3 days, Hook War weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Eclipse Runner versus Hook War: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEclipse RunnerHook War
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB180 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperHiten SoniLIVE WALLPAPERS LLC

In-app purchases

None

Eclipse Runner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hook War

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Eclipse Runner free?
Eclipse Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hook War free?
Hook War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Eclipse Runner or Hook War have ads?
Both Eclipse Runner and Hook War show ads.
Which is updated more often, Eclipse Runner or Hook War?
Eclipse Runner ships an update every 3 days, and Hook War weekly. Most recently, Eclipse Runner was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hook War on November 5, 2026.

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