ru vs Canvas Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ru
Engage in a simple yet addictive pastime by rubbing the screen. Compete globally to achieve the fastest rubbing speed and climb the leaderboards. This game offers a fun and challenging experience.
- Screen rubbing gameplay
- Global leaderboards
- Speed challenges
- Addictive pastime
- Focus series game
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ru - 19th in "focus" (aa, uu, ff, au, rr, ao, rl, sp, th, ki, ci, sn, lo, ba, ov, sh, fi, do, ru & ti) When you're ready, start rubbing the screen. A silly, fun and addicting past time. Challenge the world and see how fast you can rub up and down, anywhere on the screen. Can you top the leaderboard? 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 ru's 3.4. Canvas Run also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (33K vs 50). ru's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (46% vs 29%). 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. ru 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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canvas Run has 33K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of ru'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.
ru ships an update every 4 months, Canvas Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ru | Canvas Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (50 ratings) | 4.5 (33K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews — better | 29.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 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 | 13 MB | 263 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | General Adaptive Apps Pty Ltd | Voodoo |
Customer experience
ru
Canvas Run
User reviews
ru
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addicting gameplay
- 👍 Fun mini-game
- 👍 Good game
- 👍 Awesome game
- 👍 Very good
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches out
- 🐛 Not letting me play
- 🐛 Only lets you play one round
- 🐛 You can only play once
- 🐛 Forced to write review
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
ru
Reported bugs
13 issues- Glitch
- No downloading
- Not letting me play
- Only lets you play one round
- You can only play once
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- New levels coming soon
- Ads won't stop popping up
- Can't continue
- Can't go on
- Tire ding
- Weegeemiester22 is a hacker
- Dangerous
- Burn on finger
Requested features
2 requests- More levels
- Update the game with more levels
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
ru
- Remove Ads$1.99
Canvas Run
- No Ads$2.99
