Penguin Hero Run vs Pengrun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penguin Hero Run
Tap to make a penguin jump between platforms and see how far you can go. Compete for the highest score and share your achievements with friends in this free game.
- Tap to jump
- Platform hopping gameplay
- Endless runner
- High score tracking
- Social sharing
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Tap to make the penguin jump! Jump from one platform to next and see how far you can go. Score the highest and share with friends! Download for FREE now
Pengrun
Control a penguin and navigate a world to survive for as long as possible. Experience endless running gameplay with a charming arctic theme. Test your reflexes and see how far you can go.
- Penguin character control
- Survival gameplay
- Endless running mechanics
- Arctic environment
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Welcome to Pengrun! Run around as a Penguin and survive as long as you can!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pengrun at 5.0 against Penguin Hero Run's 3.2. Pengrun also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). Penguin Hero Run's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Pengrun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Penguin Hero Run has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Penguin Hero Run's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pengrun's.
Penguin Hero Run ships an update every 12 months, Pengrun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penguin Hero Run | Pengrun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Makeover Mania Story Games | Calen McCann |
Customer experience
Penguin Hero Run
Pengrun
In-app purchases
Penguin Hero Run
No in-app purchases
Pengrun
No in-app purchases
Questions
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