Super Pipe Bird vs Run Bird Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Pipe Bird
Tap the screen to make a small bird flap its wings and fly through a series of pipes. Avoid crashing to achieve the highest score possible in this simple yet challenging arcade game.
- Simple tap controls
- Crispy gameplay
- High score challenges
- Original game mechanics
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Tap to flap and find your way through the pipes. Keep flying, beat your best score, then try again. Play Original for a familiar challenge, or choose Arcade for pipes that move and change the gaps as you fly. Super Pipe Bird keeps it simple with pixel art, one-tap controls and Game Center leaderboards. Play on iPhone or iPad, turn sideways to see more of the course, and choose whether music plays during your run. No ads. Just you, the bird and the next pipe.
Run Bird Run
Guide a bird through a challenging obstacle course by tapping the screen to steer. Collect sweet treats to unlock new feathered friends and enhance your gameplay experience.
- Tap to move bird
- Avoid falling boxes
- Collect candies
- Unlock new birds
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Touch the left or right side of the screen to move your bird and avoid the falling boxes! Collect candies and unlock new birds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Super Pipe Bird at none against Run Bird Run's 5. Run Bird Run's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Run Bird Run sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Super Pipe Bird asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Super Pipe Bird against 4.3 for Run Bird Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 240 and 513 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Super Pipe Bird's written reviews are positive against 69% of Run Bird Run's.
Super Pipe Bird ships an update every 4 months, Run Bird Run every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Super Pipe Bird | Run Bird Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (240 ratings) | 4.3 (513 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 240 | 513 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elaine Rocha | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Super Pipe Bird
Run Bird Run
Bugs and requests
Super Pipe Bird
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Run Bird Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Challenges not unlocking new birds
- Ads crashing the game or blocking gameplay
- Resolution scaling issues on iPhone X and above
Requested features
4 requests- Add pause button during gameplay
- Improve candy/coin earning system
- Introduce new game modes or levels
- Optimize for better performance on modern devices
In-app purchases
Super Pipe Bird
No in-app purchases
Run Bird Run
- 400 Candies$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 1000 Candies$1.99
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- 3000 Candies$4.99
- 5000 Candies$6.99
Questions
Is Super Pipe Bird free?
Is Run Bird Run free?
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Do Super Pipe Bird or Run Bird Run have ads?
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