KarmaRun vs Sonic Prime Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KarmaRun
Embark on an adventure with popular YouTubers in this first-person endless runner. Jump, slide, and dodge obstacles across diverse worlds, battling enemies and collecting rewards to achieve high scores. Unlock characters, power-ups, and explore over 40 levels.
- First-person perspective
- Jump, slide, and dodge obstacles
- Battle enemies and dragons
- Collect gold bars and diamonds
- Unlock 7 characters
- Explore 6 diverse stages
- Over 40 levels with rewards
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Enjoy the adventures of Rubius, Mangel, aLexBy, Willyrex, Vegetta777 and sTaXx in first person! KarmaRun will be the official game of the Club Media Fest second edition which will reunite the top LATAM and spanish youtubers. http://www.clubmediafest.com/ Jump, slide, dodge and destroy all the obstacles with three of the most popular video game youtubers! Guide Rubius, Mangel, aLexBy, Willyrex, Vegetta777 and sTaXx by worlds filled with traps and enemies and test your reflexes: broken boxes, burst ice blocks, jump spiked traps, dodge fireballs, end dragons using your bow and arrows to reach as far as possible in this endless runner. Prove you're the best of your friends, collect all the gold bars, get all the diamonds and beat your high score! - Seven characters await you. A wizard and six of the best spanish youtubers: Rubius, Mangel, aLexBy, Willyrex, Vegetta777 and sTaXxx - Defeat a wide range of enemies, skeletons, spiders, zombies and incredible dragons. - Six different stages full of obstacles: prairie, snow, forest, lava, space and Candy Land - Over 40 levels with ranks and exclusive rewards - Up to 120 available missions - Collect mystery boxes and find rewards - Collect power-ups and upgrades to increase your final score - Very simple touch controls: move left to right, jump, slide, swing, tap to launch an arrow - And exclusive 3D graphics! Karma Run is available in English and Spanish.
Sonic Prime Dash
Race through vibrant 3D courses as the world's fastest hedgehog, dodging obstacles and battling iconic villains. Unlock new characters and their unique abilities to climb the leaderboards in this action-packed endless runner. Requires a Netflix membership to play.
- High-speed 3D racing
- Jump over obstacles
- Battle iconic villains
- Unlockable characters with unique abilities
- Stunning graphics and diverse zones
- Leaderboard competition
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. Zip through 3D race courses, jump over obstacles and battle iconic villains in this high-octane running game featuring the world's fastest blue hedgehog. Can you dash your way to the top of the leaderboards in this action-packed endless runner by SEGA? It's time to find out! SONIC DASH ENDLESS RUNNING GAMES • Run fast with Sonic the Hedgehog in this exciting endless running game from SEGA! Use Sonic’s super speed & running powers to race and run faster! • Unleash Sonic's incredible speed and racing capabilities as you race and run through epic courses in this fun endless runner game. AMAZING RUNNING & RACING ABILITIES • Utilize Sonic's super-fast running powers as you race on epic race courses to dodge hazards, jump over barriers and speed around loop-de-loops. STUNNING ENDLESS RUNNER GAME GRAPHICS • From Green Hills to Mushroom Hill, each zone is beautifully designed with plenty of secrets and surprises to discover. Sonic's beautifully detailed classic world looks epic on your phone and tablet! RACE AS SONIC AND HIS FRIENDS • Choose from a lineup of beloved Sonic characters, each with their own unique abilities, and unlock new characters as you progress. If you're a fan of Classic Sonic and Classic SEGA games, you'll love Sonic Prime Dash! EPIC RACING BOSS BATTLES • Run and race to battle against two of Sonic the Hedgehog's biggest rivals, Dr. Eggman and Zazz from Sonic Lost World! Race through fun levels and take down the villains, classic and new! KEEP ON RUNNING & RACING • Get more rewards the more you run and race with Sonic! Unlock additional characters like Tails, Knuckles and Shadow! Endless running with Sonic is fun for kids and players of all ages! • You must be a Netflix member to play. - Created by SEGA. [© SEGA. All rights reserved. SEGA, the SEGA logo, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and SONIC DASH are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION.]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Sonic Prime Dash at free against KarmaRun's free with in-app purchases. Sonic Prime Dash also leads on ratings volume (60K vs 125). KarmaRun's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. KarmaRun sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sonic Prime Dash sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for KarmaRun against 4.6 for Sonic Prime Dash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonic Prime Dash has 60K ratings behind it against 125, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of KarmaRun's written reviews are positive against 86% of Sonic Prime Dash's.
KarmaRun ships an update every 10 days, Sonic Prime Dash monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KarmaRun | Sonic Prime Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (125 ratings) | 4.6 (60K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 125 | 60K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 437 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | U-Play Online | Netflix, Inc. |
Customer experience
KarmaRun
Sonic Prime Dash
User reviews
KarmaRun
From 125 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and entertaining gameplay
- 👥 Popular YouTuber characters featured
- 🎨 Good graphics and visual effects
- 🎵 Cool soundtrack and audio design
- 😄 Fun and enjoyable experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive character purchases required
- 🐛 Frequent lag and glitches during gameplay
- 🔐 Account linking and recovery issues
- ⚠️ Game balance problems
- 🎮 Unintuitive game controls
Sonic Prime Dash
From 60K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Faster than original Sonic Dash
- 👍 No microtransactions or ads
- 👍 Free Prime characters at start
- 🚀 Improved red star ring collection
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Requires Netflix account to play
- 🤔 Essentially just a reskin of Sonic Dash
- 🤔 Lacks new content/levels compared to original
Bugs and requests
KarmaRun
Reported bugs
6 issues- Facebook account linking not working
- Account data loss after device reset
- Login freezing and authentication issues
- Game lag during mission completion rewards
- Crashes and glitches during gameplay
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- Inconsistent language display (English/Spanish)
Requested features
10 requests- Free character unlocks through gameplay achievements
- Add more YouTubers (Luzu, Alexby, Rubius, Auronplay)
- Additional potion types and power-ups
- Custom character creation system
- Global leaderboard and score rankings
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- More frequent game updates
- New sound effects for characters
- Improved character voice lines
- Better graphics quality
- Fix character appearance (Vegetta design)
Sonic Prime Dash
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress randomly resets
- Certain character tokens only drop
- Bosses become impossible to beat
Requested features
4 requests- Add more Sonic Prime characters and levels
- Include Prime music, voice lines, and locations
- Allow login with existing Sonic Dash account
- Improve boss fight difficulty scaling
In-app purchases
KarmaRun
- 10 diamonds$0.99
- 25 diamonds$1.99
- sTaXxCraft$1.99
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- Willyrex character$1.99
- Vegetta777$1.99
- Rubius$1.99
- aLexBy$1.99
- Mangel$1.99
- Character bundle$4.99
- Character bundle 2$4.99
Sonic Prime Dash
- Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month
Questions
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