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The verdict on

Sonic Dash Run

60
User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

Sonic Dash is a classic endless runner with a loyal fanbase, but recent updates and an increase in ads have led to significant user frustration, despite many still enjoying the core gameplay and character selection.

4.7★ lifetime (417,444) Free + in-app purchases since 2013 by Sega America updated 0.1 mo ago recent negative 7% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Ads Performance & Stability Progression System Content & Variety Lost Progress
5★751
4★147
3★31
2★22
1★49
recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.7★ lifetime average

Sonic Dash is a popular endless runner game featuring Sonic characters and environments. While many users praise its fun, addictive gameplay and wide selection of characters, recent reviews highlight major issues with excessive ads, frequent crashes, and a problematic new card-based progression system.

What users like

  • Engaging and fun endless runner gameplay, appealing to Sonic fans.R1R3R8R12
  • Offers a wide variety of characters to unlock and play, including classic and new additions.R2R5R9R15
  • Boss fights are a fun and challenging aspect of the game.R23R28R52R400
  • Provides a nostalgic experience for long-time players.R33R37R29

What users complain about

  • Excessive and intrusive ads frequently interrupt gameplay, including long and inappropriate ads.R4R19R27R39
  • Frequent game crashes, freezing, and loading issues, especially after updates.R33R35R54R88
  • The card-based system for unlocking and upgrading characters is disliked, making progression feel like a grind or a 'cash grab'.R24R31R45R99
  • Players report losing all progress and purchased items after reinstalling the game or due to updates.R18R91R92R122
  • Gameplay can be repetitive, with similar bosses and a lack of new zones or game modes.R2R5R28R125
  • Technical issues like unresponsive controls and glitchy graphics negatively impact the experience.R17R30R55R99
  • Recent UI changes and badnik designs are disliked by many long-time players.R94R324R822

Latest update · v10.1.1

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

New Runner! - Striker Sonic! The first soccer player!

Recurring themes

Ads negative
Many users complain about the overwhelming number of ads, their length, and sometimes their inappropriate content, making the game nearly unplayable for some.R4R19R27R39
Performance & Stability negative
Frequent crashes, freezing, and loading problems are reported by many users, often occurring after updates or during gameplay, leading to lost progress.R33R35R54R88
Progression System negative
The card-based system for unlocking and upgrading characters is widely criticized for being too difficult, grindy, and feeling like a 'cash grab,' especially compared to the old token system.R24R31R45R99
Content & Variety mixed
While many enjoy the existing characters and boss fights, there are frequent requests for more new zones, unique bosses, and additional characters beyond just costumes.R2R5R7R11
Lost Progress negative
Several users report losing all their unlocked characters and progress, sometimes even purchased items, after reinstalling the app or due to updates.R18R44R91R92

Who it's for

This game is for Sonic fans who enjoy endless runner mechanics and collecting characters, especially those who appreciate a nostalgic experience R2R8R29R37. It is not for players who are easily frustrated by frequent ads, technical glitches, or a slow, grind-heavy progression system R19R97R54.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, especially concerning ads and technical issues, which contrasts with the high lifetime rating. This suggests a recent decline in user experience, possibly due to recent updates. The developer's notes mention a new character, but reviews do not indicate any fixes for the widespread technical or ad issues.

Frequently asked

Does Sonic Dash have a lot of ads?
Yes, many recent reviews indicate that Sonic Dash has an excessive number of ads, which are often long and interrupt gameplay frequently, making the experience frustrating for users R19R42R97R235.
Are there issues with Sonic Dash crashing or freezing?
Yes, numerous users report frequent game crashes, freezing, and loading problems, especially after recent updates, which can lead to lost progress and an inability to play R33R35R54R99.
Is it hard to unlock characters in Sonic Dash?
Many players find it difficult and grindy to unlock and upgrade characters due to the current card-based system, with some calling it a 'cash grab' R24R45R99R195.
Can I lose my game progress in Sonic Dash?
Yes, several reviews mention losing all their characters and progress, including purchased items, after reinstalling the app or due to game updates R18R44R91R92.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · US Sonic: I’m creaming this is so good
  2. [R3] 5/5 · US Love: I love this game
  3. [R8] 5/5 · US I love sonic games🤗🤗: It’s so much fun I can play forever
  4. [R12] 5/5 · US Great: I don’t know why but this game is a banger!
  5. [R2] 5/5 · US Great! Just one thing: This game is great! It’s repetitive in a good way, I love the characters and It’s about Sonic!!! But one thing, since this game has surge maybe they could add Kitsunami for a fun addition. That’s all, thank you!!
  6. [R5] 5/5 · US Just a couple of additions: I love this game and have been playing for many years, just a couple additions could make the game much better. I was thinking about an alternative use for the gems after all the animal homes are fully built which is a ring exchange. I also thought if you could add an extra zone. Other than that, this is one of my favorite games and always will be.
  7. [R9] 5/5 · US Sonic Number one trophy: I grind Sonic Dash so many times it was fun thank you Sega and I’m almost at the end of collecting all sonic cards and I’m gonna get new ones
  8. [R15] 4/5 · US New characters: I love this game! I only have one criticism, I think that you should add Cosmo from Sonic X. She is my favorite character other than Tails and Shadow and I think that she should be included. That is the only reason I didn’t give it five stars. I recommend this game to anyone who is thinking about getting this game. It is great! 👍 I have been obsessed with Sonic recently and this ga
  9. [R23] 4/5 · US SO LOVE THIS GAME SENSE I SAW IT !!!!!!!!!: I just love all the cool!! Players you get to play with and unlocking them feels like i am rich and i LOVE LOVE The boss fights cause when you beat them you get cards and it can be for someone your unlocking or someone you really want cards for. I this game is perfect cause i think it is fine ABSOULUTELY LOVE THIS GAME.
  10. [R28] 5/5 · US I love this game: I recently came back to this game after getting back into Sonic again, and I still have all my characters! Although the bosses are literally just reskins, they are fun too, just wished they had more bosses though. But luckily, the characters are great to use, my personal favorites are metal sonic, classic sonic, and omega! Thanks for the mobile games, SEGA!
  11. [R52] 5/5 · US Ajt: This game is very fun running, characters, and many more. I’ve defeated doctors egg man a lot of times very ez
  12. [R400] 3/5 · GB VERY GOOD but the bosses are always the same: super good but I find it strange that the bosses are always eggman or jazz maybe they could make diff bosses for each zone"
  13. [R33] 2/5 · US Bittersweet: Don’t get me wrong. This game is a classic throwback. The only negative thing I will say about it is that ever since I’ve done the update it will not load. How do I fix that?
  14. [R37] 5/5 · US Sonic: I used to play this game on my iPad as a kid and now it’s just so nostalgic and fun
  15. [R29] 5/5 · US Goat game: When I was 6 I played this game every day of my life bc I was obbsessed with sonic and subway surfers so when I discovered this game I thought everything was perfect bc I loved running games like sub surfers and I loved sonic but the t part is that there is more to the game then subway surfers also when I turned 7 I got a new iPad and I totally forgot about this game then I discovered a
  16. [R4] 5/5 · US Very good: I kind of feel like it's turning into a cash grab game though... Also, way too many ads..
  17. [R19] 1/5 · US Chock full of ads: There are so many ads/ad breaks it is hard to actually play the game. This is ridiculous. Used to like playing this, but now don’t bother.
  18. [R27] 4/5 · US 4 star: I really love this game so much because there so many Avatars to choose from but there are so many ads
  19. [R39] 4/5 · US Great game: This game is great. It’s like an endless runner game but sonic themed with more features. My only suggestion is to not have so many pop-ups and put the prices and offers in a shop tab or something. Also, the games they advertise are great, just maybe not sticking them in our faces. Otherwise, awesome game.
  20. [R35] 1/5 · US Laggy: Every time I try to open the app, it won’t load I don’t recommend playing for those impatient people😆😡
  21. [R54] 1/5 · US Figures freeze.: On sonicDash, the figures on the screen freeze. They can’t be moved in any direction. And as a result, the only way to get them to unfreeze is to. And download it again. This is becoming a joke. I can’t tell you how many times dozens that I’ve had to do this because the figures freeze on screen it’s as if the game has not been completely downloaded this needs to be fixed immediate
  22. [R88] 1/5 · US Keep on kicking me out: 1
  23. [R24] 1/5 · US Disappointed: Pay Walls and Buggy Maps
  24. [R31] 4/5 · US Amazing but with a few problems: I’ve been playing this game for almost 5 years now. The classic run, the characters, the animations, nothing beats it. You receive a lot of rewards from a lot of different places and that makes players want to stay. I saw the transition from the token to the card system for unlocks and the inflation of the upgrade prices but I understand some things must be done fo
  25. [R45] 2/5 · US Dash: Grinding for characters suck play sonic forces sb
  26. [R99] 2/5 · US Pls Sega & Hrdlight Fix The Game: So I've Been Playing This Game 5 Years Ago, & It Was Pretty Fine But Not That Good Than Retro Sonic Games But Sega & Hardlight Can You Please Fix This Game It's So Glitchy Whenever I Do Something Special In The Middle Of My Run The Game Just Freezes For 5 Secs & Kicks Me Out Of The App, & Also Character Cards Are So Hard To Collect, You Only Have 1 Day To Collect
  27. [R18] 3/5 · US WHY… 😭😭😭: I was a OG. I had every skin in the game until someone deleted the app on my phone and when i installed again IT DIDNT SAVE 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀 It’s a good game but WHY
  28. [R91] 1/5 · US Scam: I had this game for a bit and then I bought a package of red rings and it said any in game purchase would remove all ads. So anyways I bought it and deleted the game later for extra space and then downloaded it again and all my progress was gone even the things I bought and it put up ads. So thanks for wasting my money
  29. [R92] 2/5 · US Ok: Horrible I liked it at first but then it took all my characters that I worked hard on to get and now I have to reunlock them
  30. [R122] 1/5 · US I want my old acc back :(: I had almost all the characters. Each time when a new character came I always used to grind for it. Also my score was over a million. Pls help me get my acc
  31. [R125] 3/5 · US Bro it needs a little more updates: This is a very good game but they need to add more zones like marble zone and angel island and make new bosses like metal sonic and neo mettal sonic and super neo metal sonic and all of the villain characters and they need to add rider super shadow too the level with all the supers and they also need to add back danimals skins bro and also add the DC collab char
  32. [R17] 1/5 · US Keep Losing: I'm trying to complete the missions without bumping into obstacles or losing rings. But somehow, it feels like I have to keep resetting my flawless streak because I keep losing rings or bumping into obstacles. Thks is unfair. It would be better off if there were no obstacles. Please fix.
  33. [R30] 5/5 · US Weld: Go game but the spin is annoying because I spin and it just stops spinning plz fix.
  34. [R55] 3/5 · US Fix swiping problems: What’s playing SonicDash the other day with my friend and then you swipe up down side to side and when he swiped right it didn’t work in for me for these past two runs I played. It did not do it, and I died before I even reached the score of 5000.
  35. [R94] 1/5 · US Make it like it was: After the updates, the game got worse, make it like it was! 😡 It's impossible to play; I'm an old player of this game, it used to be better! · translated
  36. [R324] 1/5 · GB I hate the new look: I used to love this game but the new ui is terrible the old badnik designs where way better now it looks so babyish. I wish the dah and night cycle still exist along with the extended soundtrack now it’s too repetitive and gets annoying. Overall the game isn’t good anymore and found it hard to get back into
  37. [R822] 3/5 · AU New UI: the old game was so good but now with the new layout I can’t find the animal places and the Netflix version still has the old style! Revert it to the Netflix one
  38. [R7] 5/5 · US New character idea: Could you ad super neo metal or sonic adventure character in the Sonic adventure style ?😃please?
  39. [R11] 5/5 · US Please SEGA do this for me pleeeeeaaasse: I am a massive sonic fan and I want you to do a favor for me and you your best game has got to get a New icon is not bad but something new for the new anniversary send me in 10 dollars if you have to tell me what to do so I can get that please and make a new update to There are two tracks the multiplayer online and see who is the farthest so add a multipla
  40. [R44] 5/5 · US Great game: I love the game soo much but there is only one problem. I had an old account with so many characters and when I deleted it and then reinstalled it, it did not save my data. That’s my only issue. Overall everyone should download this game.
  41. [R42] 4/5 · US Good game but…..: Sonic Dash is a great game but it has to many ads.Every time I done picking my character it shows me an advertisement immediately. The game also shows me a buncha ads especially when I die. Other than that it’s a really fun game and SUPER OP
  42. [R97] 1/5 · US Too much ads and too terrible: Every time I try to play I have to watch five ads to play and every time I finished all five ads 16 ads pops up And then it’s Got too buggy and kicking me out.Warning don’t buy this game
  43. [R235] 3/5 · US Horribly Long Ads: I love this game and recently redownloaded it after taking a few months break, and the ads are absolutely awful now. I went from having 5-30 second ads to having several 1+ minute long ones in a row. It shouldn’t take me 30-60 minutes of my day to get all the free stuff. Please fix your ads.
  44. [R195] 1/5 · US Lost its charm: Cards make the game feel super underwhelming. I don’t even have the motivation to even play now. And in all honesty it wouldn’t even be that bad if cards weren’t required to both unlock & level up a character to max level. Meeting the requirement to just unlock a character takes enough time with how little cards appear. I feel like cash was the only thought put into the whole card

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store