PENG!uin vs Pengrun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PENG!uin
Guide a lost penguin through an icy Arctic adventure. Sprint, jump, and slide to avoid obstacles and use fish to stun polar bears. Unlock progression rewards and build a gallery of charming images.
- Endless running gameplay
- Jumping and sliding mechanics
- Collect fish to stun enemies
- Unlock progression rewards
- Build a gallery of images
- Arctic-themed adventure
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Dive into the icy world of PENG!uin! A cute endless runner game where a lost penguin needs your help to find his way home! Trapped in the harsh Arctic, our tuxedoed hero must sprint, jump, and slide through the icy waters while fending off (not-so-scary) polar bears. Your secret weapon? Fish, of course! To stun those mighty foes! Rack up high scores in thrilling sessions, increase your score to unlock progression rewards, and build your gallery with up to 20 charming images telling the story of the penguin's epic adventure in the North. Download now and waddle into the adventure! THREE NEW GAME MODES: • Zen Mode • Gravity Flip • Fish Frenzy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pengrun
Control a penguin and navigate a world to survive for as long as possible. Experience endless running gameplay with a charming arctic theme. Test your reflexes and see how far you can go.
- Penguin character control
- Survival gameplay
- Endless running mechanics
- Arctic environment
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Welcome to Pengrun! Run around as a Penguin and survive as long as you can!
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Verdict
PENG!uin and Pengrun both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pengrun's written reviews are positive against 60% of PENG!uin's. Pengrun also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PENG!uin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pengrun asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PENG!uin against 5.0 for Pengrun. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of PENG!uin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pengrun's.
PENG!uin ships an update every 2 months, Pengrun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PENG!uin | Pengrun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Oliver Zimmermann | Calen McCann |
Customer experience
PENG!uin
Pengrun
In-app purchases
PENG!uin
- 1 Coin$0.99
- Unlock Everything + Ad Removal$1.99
- 5-Coins-Pack$3.99
Pengrun
No in-app purchases
