Tiny Runner vs Speed Stars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Runner
Embark on an adventurous and exciting journey in this endless running game. Tap to jump and skillfully avoid obstacles on challenging, randomized tracks. Discover more roles and enjoy simple controls as you see how far you can run.
- Endless, randomized tracks
- Simple tap-to-jump controls
- Unlockable roles
- Challenging gameplay
- HD optimized for retina resolution
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An endless running game. Tap the screen to jump and avoid all obstacles on the way. How far can you run?! Let’s start an adventurous and exciting journey! Enjoy! Features: - Fun, challenging, random and endless tracks. - Simple controls. - More roles available. - An Universal App with hd optimized for retina resolution. Follow us: http://www.facebook.com/tophotapp https://twitter.com/tophotapp More games: http://www.3g60.com http://www.tophotapp.com
Speed Stars
Engage in a fast-paced physics-based racing game using simple two-finger controls. Compete against AI, ghost data of real players, or race solo to achieve new personal bests and climb global leaderboards. Unlock additional race distances and customization options in the full version.
- Two-finger touch controls
- 100m straightaway races
- Race against AI and player ghosts
- Global leaderboards
- Replay with cinematic cameras
- Unlockable race distances
- Customizable racers
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Simple yet tricky, competitive, fast-paced physics game! Use two-finger touch controls to zip down the 100m straightaway! Master your timing and you'll zoom at scintillating speeds, smashing your personal bests and climbing the world ranking! Race against ghosts of real players, go head to head with the AI racers, or run a solo time trial. Then see where you stack up against the rest of the world on the global leaderboard! Watch replays of your race with cinematic camera angles, and choose the stadium theming from 8 colorful presets! With the full version, you'll get five more iconic track and field race distances to master - the 200m dash, 400m dash, 60m dash, 110m hurdles, and 400m hurdles - as well as the ability to create your own racers with customized appearances and stats! Terms: https://www.miniclip.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy: https://www.miniclip.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speed Stars at 4.8 against Tiny Runner's 4.2. Speed Stars also leads on ratings volume (39K vs 6) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Tiny Runner's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 66%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tiny Runner sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Speed Stars sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speed Stars holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Stars has 39K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Tiny Runner's written reviews are positive against 66% of Speed Stars's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tiny Runner ships an update every 3 months, Speed Stars every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Runner | Speed Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (39K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 65.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 39K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #33 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Dingzhi Future Wireless Technology Co., Ltd | Miniclip.com |
Customer experience
Tiny Runner
Speed Stars
Bugs and requests
Tiny Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Speed Stars
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to access certain modes or features
- Progress/account resets causing loss of data and purchases
- Glitches and issues with running mechanics and controls
Requested features
5 requests- Add more race events (e.g. 4x100, 4x400, longer distances)
- Implement field events (long jump, triple jump, high jump)
- Add online/multiplayer functionality to race against friends
- Improve character customization options
- Provide better tutorials and onboarding for new players
In-app purchases
Tiny Runner
- Role-2$0.99
- Role-3$0.99
- Role-4$0.99
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- Role-5$0.99
- Role-6$0.99
Speed Stars
- Full Version$0.99
- 2,000 Diamonds Pack$0.99
- Full Version$1.99
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- Full Version$2.99
- 15,000 Diamonds Pack$3.99
- 40,000 Diamonds Pack$7.99
Questions
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