Comparison

Runaway Ghost vs Drop & Sort Jellyfish

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

Head to head
About

Runaway Ghost

Navigate hand-drawn caverns as a ghost, flying, diving, and dodging obstacles. Collect coins and stars to unlock power-ups and new characters. Compete for high scores on global leaderboards in this endless scrolling adventure.

Highlights
  • One-touch controls
  • Four unique ghost characters
  • Five power-ups
  • 40 Game Center achievements
  • Global leaderboards
  • Cloud-free scores
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Fly through gorgeous hand-drawn caverns in a physics-driven arcade runner that's easy to learn and brutally hard to master. Tap and hold to rise, release to dive. Thread tight gaps between jagged walls, smash through weak obstacles, and scoop up coins and stars to unlock power-ups and four ghost characters. The cave never stops scrolling — and neither should you. Now optimized for the latest iPhone and iPad. FEATURES • One-touch controls: tap and hold to rise, release to fall • Four unique ghost characters, each with their own flair • Five power-ups: Bubble Shield, Speed Burst, Super Rocket, Tiny Mode, and Star Bonus • 40 Game Center achievements to chase • Global leaderboards for high score and total distance • Runs native on iPhone, iPad, and iPad Pro • Cloud-free: your scores stay yours POWER-UPS Grab Bubble Shield to bounce off walls. Speed Burst doubles your velocity. Super Rocket punches through weak obstacles. Tiny Mode shrinks your silhouette to slip through the narrowest gaps. Stars let you continue after a death — save them for the long runs. IN-APP PURCHASES (optional) • Remove Ads — banner-free gameplay • Coin packs — skip the grind to unlock characters and upgrades • Star packs — extra continues when you're chasing that record • Unlock All Characters — the whole roster in one tap PRIVACY Runaway Ghost uses Apple's standard advertising identifier for the optional banner ad at the top of menus, and nothing else. No gameplay data ever leaves your device. See our privacy policy for details.

About

Drop & Sort Jellyfish

Engage in a strategic puzzle adventure where you drop bubbles to match and release colorful jellyfish. Plan your moves carefully to burst bubbles and guide the jellyfish to freedom in increasingly challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Drop bubbles to match colors
  • Release colorful jellyfish
  • Strategic puzzle gameplay
  • Limited moves per level
  • Increasingly challenging puzzles
  • Satisfying bubble bursts
Features
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Welcome to the enchanting world of Drop Sort, where strategy meets the serenity of the deep blue! Dive into a unique puzzle adventure, and help the adorable jellyfish find their way to freedom. Each level presents a vibrant collection of bubbles, each carrying a set of colorful jellyfish. Your task is to drop a new bubble into the mix, aiming to collide with others housing matching hues. When jellyfish of the same color meet, they magically swap to join together. Achieve the perfect match, and watch the bubble burst, releasing your gelatinous friends! But be mindful of your moves; you have a limited number to achieve your goal. With each successful level, the puzzles become more challenging, pushing you to plan with precision. Can you sort to success and collect the required number of jellyfish? Each burst bubble brings a satisfying pop and a step closer to victory in Drop Sort, where your sharp mind will set the jellyfish free!

Screenshots

Runaway Ghost4 screens
Drop & Sort Jellyfish4 screens

Verdict

The call

Runaway Ghost and Drop & Sort Jellyfish both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Runaway Ghost's written reviews are positive against 29% of Drop & Sort Jellyfish's. Drop & Sort Jellyfish's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (279 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Runaway Ghost sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Drop & Sort Jellyfish sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Runaway Ghost against 4.5 for Drop & Sort Jellyfish. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drop & Sort Jellyfish has 279 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Runaway Ghost's written reviews are positive against 29% of Drop & Sort Jellyfish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runaway Ghost ships an update every 2 months, Drop & Sort Jellyfish every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Runaway Ghost versus Drop & Sort Jellyfish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunaway GhostDrop & Sort Jellyfish
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.5 (279 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2279 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB224 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSteve ScottVoodoo

Customer experience

Runaway Ghost

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Drop & Sort Jellyfish

All ratings256 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral22.9%
Negative48.6%

Bugs and requests

Runaway Ghost

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drop & Sort Jellyfish

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Paid for no ads, but ads still appear
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Lives not refreshing unless app is open
  • Game freezes or crashes
  • Levels are impossible to complete due to color randomization
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  • Objectives become invisible
  • Level 159 broken (move counter shows -1)
  • Game starts with tutorial again on higher levels
  • Black screen after title screen
  • Moves counter shows -1 after dropping first ball

Requested features

8 requests
  • Fix in-app purchases not working
  • Restore purchases functionality
  • Add more levels or variety
  • Implement an endless mode
  • Add more power-ups or variety
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  • Option to buy skins or backgrounds
  • Link to rate the game in settings
  • List on AppAdvice

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Runaway Ghost

One-time10
  • 5,000 Coins$0.99
  • 5 Stars$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Unlock All Characters$2.99
  • 25,000 Coins$2.99
  • 50 Stars$4.99
  • 75,000 Coins$5.99
  • 300,000 Coins$14.99
  • 200 Stars$14.99
  • 500 Stars$29.99
10 purchases

Drop & Sort Jellyfish

One-time10
  • Immortal Hours$1.99
  • 150 Coins$1.99
  • Life Saver Bundle$3.99
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  • No Ads$7.99
  • 800 Coins$7.99
  • No Ads Bundle$9.99
  • 1800 Coins$14.99
  • 4000 Coins$29.99
  • 10K Coins$54.99
  • 25K Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Runaway Ghost free?
Runaway Ghost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drop & Sort Jellyfish free?
Drop & Sort Jellyfish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Runaway Ghost or Drop & Sort Jellyfish?
Drop & Sort Jellyfish is rated higher. Runaway Ghost averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Drop & Sort Jellyfish averages 4.5 from 279 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Runaway Ghost or Drop & Sort Jellyfish?
Runaway Ghost ships an update every 2 months, and Drop & Sort Jellyfish every 8 days. Most recently, Runaway Ghost was updated on October 15, 2026 and Drop & Sort Jellyfish on October 21, 2026.

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