Comparison

Syobon Action vs Hotdog Runner

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

Head to head
About

Syobon Action

Embark on a challenging platformer adventure where you play as a brave cat-emoticon to rescue a sacred artifact. Navigate a world filled with cunning traps and unexpected obstacles, requiring skill and logical thinking to overcome. Save the 2ch world from an evil chicken's manipulation.

Highlights
  • Jump and run gameplay
  • Challenging traps and obstacles
  • Multiple lives system
  • Trial-and-error puzzle solving
  • Parody of classic platformers
Features
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The world of 2ch is in danger! The Muscular Evil Chicken has stolen the sacred artichoke from the great forum administrator. (`O '*) With the power of sacred artichoke, he tries to manipulate the peaceful emoticons inhabitants of 2ch for his evil purposes. "O (¯ - ¯ *) The only hope of salvation of the 2ch world lies in Syobon (`· ω · '), a young cat-emoticon. Syobon, with its multiple lives, is the only one who can challenge the power of the sacred artichoke and beat the muscular chicken. (〃 ^ ∇ ^) o You'll need to be careful and memorise a thousand traps that you face in your way. Only you and Syobon with his infinite lives can save the 2ch world. Syobon Action is a jump and run Game/Platforms parody of Super ***** Bros. But there are traps and nasty peculiarities which make the game more hard. A simple run and jump is not possible. Skill and a bit of imagination is needed here. The game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.

About

Hotdog Runner

Features
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Relish the run. Hotdog Runner is a fast, pixel-art endless runner built around simple controls and fair challenges. Sprint through a suburban garden, jump over flaming kettle grills, duck beneath diving seagulls, and keep your streak alive as the pace climbs. Every obstacle is checked against the jump physics before it appears, so the game never asks for an impossible move. Low gulls demand a jump, middle gulls demand a duck, and high gulls reward a steady nerve. Features: • One-touch jump and hold-to-duck controls • Landscape play designed for iPhone and iPad • Day-to-night transitions every 500 points • Animated grills, swooping seagulls, moonlight, stars, and suburban scenery • Local high score saved on your device • No accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases, and no data collection • Fully playable offline How far can your hotdog run before the grill catches up?

Screenshots

Syobon Action4 screens
Hotdog Runner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hotdog Runner at none against Syobon Action's shown. Hotdog Runner also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Syobon Action's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, Hotdog Runner weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Syobon Action versus Hotdog Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyobon ActionHotdog Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGorka Ramirez OlabarrietaViktor Markus

Bugs and requests

Syobon Action

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Impossible to complete certain levels
  • Checkpoint resets and softlocks
  • Enemies and obstacles behaving unexpectedly
  • Controls not registering inputs properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Easier difficulty options
  • Level editor or creator
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

Hotdog Runner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Syobon Action

No in-app purchases

None

Hotdog Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Syobon Action free?
Syobon Action is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hotdog Runner free?
Hotdog Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Syobon Action or Hotdog Runner have ads?
Syobon Action shows ads; Hotdog Runner does not.
Which is updated more often, Syobon Action or Hotdog Runner?
Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, and Hotdog Runner weekly. Most recently, Syobon Action was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hotdog Runner on October 31, 2026.

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