Comparison

Muscle Dash vs Monsters Lab

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

Head to head
About

Muscle Dash

Sprint through walls and smash them with your favorite superstars in this addictive endless runner. Enjoy hilarious actions, catchy music, and unlockable characters as you compete to break as many barriers as possible.

Highlights
  • Endless dashing gameplay
  • Smash through walls
  • Unlockable superstars
  • Hilarious actions
  • Catchy music and voices
  • Addictive gameplay
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From the creator of "Poop on the Bird". Flex your muscle, sprint through the walls and smash as many walls as you can with your favourite superstars. Game Features: • Easy to play, challenging and addictive. • Hilarious actions. • Catchy game music and funny character voices. • Your favourite superstars available for unlock. Smash and crash your way to victories!

About

Monsters Lab

Race through obstacle courses, transforming your monster by dodging hazards and sprinting through specific gates. Aim to impress judges with your mutated creation before crossing the finish line in this fun running game.

Highlights
  • Mutate monster during race
  • Dodge obstacles
  • Sprint through gates
  • Complete obstacle courses
  • Impress judges
Features
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On your marks, get set, and the race is on to see if you can complete the transformation of your monster before you reach the finish line in this fun, freaky running game. Complete each obstacle course by dodging barrels and sprinting through the right gates to merge an each part of your monster runner.  Can you impress the judges and get full marks for your crazy science project? Find out in this super fun running game. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Muscle Dash4 screens
Monsters Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Monsters Lab at 4.6 against Muscle Dash's 4.0. Monsters Lab also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (30K vs 6). Muscle Dash's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Muscle Dash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monsters Lab asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monsters Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monsters Lab has 30K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Muscle Dash's written reviews are positive against 77% of Monsters Lab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Muscle Dash ships an update every 3 months, Monsters Lab every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Muscle Dash versus Monsters Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuscle DashMonsters Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)4.6 (30K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings630K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB312 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAng Chee HongSayGames LTD

Customer experience

Muscle Dash

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Monsters Lab

All ratings30,205 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

Muscle Dash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Monsters Lab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Skin selection not working as expected
  • Game getting stuck or not loading
  • Ads preventing access to rewards
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow purchasing of monsters from chests
  • More variety in characters and skins
  • Fix skin selection issues
  • Reduce ad frequency

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Muscle Dash

One-time1
  • Remove In-Game Ads$0.99
None

Monsters Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Muscle Dash free?
Muscle Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monsters Lab free?
Monsters Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Muscle Dash or Monsters Lab?
Monsters Lab is rated higher. Muscle Dash averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Monsters Lab averages 4.6 from 30K ratings.
Do Muscle Dash or Monsters Lab have ads?
Both Muscle Dash and Monsters Lab show ads.
Which is updated more often, Muscle Dash or Monsters Lab?
Muscle Dash ships an update every 3 months, and Monsters Lab every 2 months. Most recently, Muscle Dash was updated on November 1, 2026 and Monsters Lab on November 10, 2026.

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