Comparison

Runaway Ghost vs Bit Journey

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

Bit Journey

Embark on an open-world adventure where time travel vortexes unleash enemies. Survive, collect items, and defeat foes to improve your character. Train pets to assist you in battle and explore diverse roles from ninja to warrior.

Highlights
  • Limitless open-world exploration
  • Time travel vortexes and enemies
  • Character skill improvement
  • Pet sidekicks with training
  • Diverse character roles
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Explore a gigantic, limitless and rich world. It's a brand new open-world experience. The world has gone mad, time travel vortexes are appearing everywhere and spawning incredible enemies that are trying to dominate the whole world while our seven heroes are trying to survive! Destroy everything in the world, collect items and defeat amazing enemies. Score by doing anything in the world, improve your character skills and prepare to survive. You can even conquer secret bases, defeat super bosses and compete with your friends in the leaderboards! You can also use your Watch to take care of pets and use them as sidekicks in the game! You can feed them, play with them, train them and it will impact in their performances during gameplay! To fight side-by-side with Chip, Catty and Fairy, just raise your wrist while playing or access them through the Base and have fun! Be a mysterious ninja, an army soldier, a baseball player, a famous artist, or even a medieval warrior. Survive the journey and reach the higher glory. There's a little bit of everything in Bit Journey. ** Through the years, we were featured on the App Store's: ** Best New Games Best Pixel Art Games Games with Great Protagonists Apps Made in Brazil Games made in Latin America Celebrating National Talents Brazilian Games Great Brazilian Games Best Retro-Modern Games Cute Heroes Cult Classics 20 under 20 Our Favorites for Apple Watch ** We trended on: ** #1 in 2 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories #5 in 30 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories #25 in 15 Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories Top 100 in 100+ Countries on the Games Category, Action and Adventure Subcategories

Screenshots

Runaway Ghost4 screens
Bit Journey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Runaway Ghost at 4.5 against Bit Journey's 4.0. Bit Journey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (52 vs 2). On price, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Bit Journey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Runaway Ghost holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bit Journey has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Runaway Ghost's written reviews are positive against 65% of Bit Journey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Runaway Ghost versus Bit Journey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunaway GhostBit Journey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better65.3% of reviews
Number of ratings252 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSteve ScottMarcos Morais

Customer experience

Runaway Ghost

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

Bit Journey

All ratings52 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.3%

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
None

Bit Journey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runaway Ghost free?
Runaway Ghost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bit Journey free?
Bit Journey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Runaway Ghost or Bit Journey?
Runaway Ghost is rated higher. Runaway Ghost averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bit Journey averages 4.0 from 52 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Runaway Ghost or Bit Journey?
Runaway Ghost ships an update every 2 months, and Bit Journey every 2 months. Most recently, Runaway Ghost was updated on October 15, 2026 and Bit Journey on October 13, 2026.

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