ci vs Canvas Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ci
Control a growing circle by touching and dragging. Absorb smaller circles to increase your size while avoiding larger ones. Compete for the top score on the leaderboard in this addictive game.
- Touch and drag circle control
- Absorb smaller circles
- Avoid larger circles
- Grow your circle
- Compete on leaderboard
- Addictive gameplay
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ci - 12th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) Touch and drag the circle. Smash and absorb circles smaller than you, avoid circles larger. See how big you can get by eating the smaller ones and growing. You can also top the leaderboard and compete for the best score / largest circle. Get stuck into the addiction of ci right now, a fresh addition to your collection of focused General Adaptive apps. Thanks for all your support, I hope you're enjoying the "focus" series thus far. Handmade in Australia, General Adaptive
Canvas Run
Navigate through levels by expanding your canvas. Enjoy addictive gameplay with simple, intuitive controls.
- Expand canvas to clear levels
- Easy slide controls
- Addictive gameplay mechanic
- Progress through levels
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Make your way through level by creating bigger canvas! Slide easy-to-learn controls with addictive gameplay mechanic!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canvas Run at 4.5 against ci's 3.9. Canvas Run also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (33K vs 101). ci's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 29%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. ci sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Canvas Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Canvas Run holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 33K ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of ci's written reviews are positive against 29% of Canvas Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ci ships an update every 4 months, Canvas Run fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | ci | Canvas Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (101 ratings) | 4.5 (33K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews — better | 29.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 | 33K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | General Adaptive Apps Pty Ltd | Voodoo |
Customer experience
ci
Canvas Run
User reviews
ci
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Fun and engaging
- 👍 Good time killer
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Works offline
Room to improve
- 😠 Forced reviews to play
- 😠 Ads everywhere
- 😠 Game progression blocked
- 😠 Redirects to app store
- 😠 Repetitive gameplay
Canvas Run
From 33K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Satisfying and relaxing gameplay
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive
- 💎 Gems collected
- 🌈 Colorful visuals
Room to improve
- 📺 Too many ads
- 🔓 Requires internet connection to play
- 🔍 Unclear purpose of gems
- 🔻 Unfair ball reduction mechanics
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
Bugs and requests
ci
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game glitches out
- Game crashes
- Game freezes
- Game won't let you continue playing
- Redirects to App Store
Requested features
2 requests- Option to remove ads
- Control pad option
Canvas Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera glitches and falls through the map
- Game freezes and crashes
- Inconsistent ball count reductions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to spend gems on upgrades or customization
- Offline play mode
- More obstacles and challenges
- Clearer progression and scoring system
In-app purchases
ci
- Remove Ads$1.99
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
