DogRun vs Dog's Life
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.
Dog's Life
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Straightforward Backgammon game. Fun game for all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dog's Life at none against DogRun's shown. Dog's Life also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). DogRun's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DogRun ships an update every 2 months, Dog's Life every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DogRun | Dog's Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUN KANAYAMA | Thomas White |
In-app purchases
DogRun
No in-app purchases
Dog's Life
No in-app purchases
