DogRun vs Fish Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DogRun
A simple, one-finger control game where players guide a character to run and avoid obstacles. The objective is to navigate through the game by holding to walk and releasing to run, all while dodging bones.
- Simple one-finger controls
- Hold to walk
- Release to run
- Avoid bones obstacle
- Endless gameplay
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Tap to walk, release to run — and dodge the bones! Bring your own dog into the game! Add photos of their body and face to make them your character, then watch them run. Touch a dragonfly or butterfly to enter Invincible Mode. A cute, casual game you can play with just one finger.
Fish Run
Navigate an endless aquatic environment, dodging dangerous fishing hooks. Collect stars to unlock a variety of fish and aim for the top of the leaderboards. Enjoy a simple yet engaging endless runner experience.
- Endless swimming gameplay
- Dodge fishing hooks
- Collect stars
- Unlockable fish
- Leaderboard competition
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Swim as far as you can and make sure you stay away from the fishing hooks! Are you good enough to make it to the top of the leaderboards? Use the stars to collect all of our collectable fish. And enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fish Run at 5.0 against DogRun's 4.0. Fish Run also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). DogRun's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Fish Run sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DogRun asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fish Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
DogRun ships an update every 2 months, Fish Run weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DogRun | Fish Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUN KANAYAMA | Pocket Grove Ltd |
Customer experience
DogRun
Fish Run
In-app purchases
DogRun
No in-app purchases
Fish Run
- 100 Stars$0.99
- 250 Stars$1.99
- 500 Stars$2.99
