Comparison

CROSS vs Run

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

Head to head
About

CROSS

A simple yet deeply strategic board game where players capture opponents' pieces and aim to move their king into the enemy's territory. Supports 2 to 4 players and offers a challenging mental workout.

Highlights
  • Simple rules
  • Deep strategy
  • Piece capturing
  • King placement objective
  • 2-4 player support
Features
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ใƒซใƒผใƒซใฏใจใฆใ‚‚็ฐกๅ˜ใ€‚ใ€Œ็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎ้ง’ใ‚’ๆŒŸใ‚€ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆ็Ž‹ใ‚’ๆ•ต้™ฃใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ‚ทใƒณใƒ—ใƒซใชใ ใ‘ใซใ‚„ใ‚Œใฐใ‚„ใ‚‹ใปใฉๅฅฅใŒๆทฑใใ€้žๅธธใซ้ ญใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๏ผ’ไบบใ‹ใ‚‰๏ผ”ไบบใง้Šใถใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ This game is the easy rule which just catches partner's piece. But as it is done, it's more profound, and you use your head very much. And it's possible to play with 4 people from 2 people.

About

Run

Features
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A simple fun and challenging sliding puzzle game with 3D scenes, animations and fireworks shows. Only need to move the 3D blocks to rejoin the roads, so that the protagonist can run to the destination. After the completion of the level, you can enjoy the animation and all kinds of fireworks show. - There are 1440 different free levels with hint and auto-solving features, no in-app purchase. - There are three sizes of puzzles (4x4, 5x5, 6x6), and six different degrees of difficulty. You can easily choose the most suitable for your difficulty. - You can switch 3D or 2D scenes. - Good puzzle size for mobile phones and tablets. This is a fun and challenging puzzle game. Hope you can enjoy the real 3D scene, animation and fireworks shows!

Screenshots

CROSS4 screens
Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CROSS at none against Run's shown. CROSS also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 47 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CROSS ships an update every 10 days, Run every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
CROSS versus Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCROSSRun
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 10 days โ€” betterEvery 47 months
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 โ€” better12.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoji MurakamiZIROTEK Corp.

In-app purchases

None

CROSS

No in-app purchases

None

Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CROSS free?
CROSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Run free?
Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CROSS or Run have ads?
Run shows ads; CROSS does not.
Which is updated more often, CROSS or Run?
CROSS ships an update every 10 days, and Run every 47 months. Most recently, CROSS was updated on October 16, 2026 and Run on October 26, 2026.

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