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Sonic Dash Run vs Temple Run

Sonic Dash Run 4.7★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Sonic Dash Run
Temple Run 4.4★ · Free + IAP 50

Sonic Dash Run offers a more engaging and varied experience with its characters and boss fights, despite its own ad issues and bugs, making it a better choice over Temple Run which is heavily criticized for its overwhelming and misleading ad practices.

Full reviews: Sonic Dash Run · Temple Run

Sonic Dash Run (lifetime 4.68) and Temple Run (lifetime 4.42) are both free-to-play endless runners with in-app purchases. Sonic Dash Run is praised for its character variety and boss battles, but users report frequent ads and bugs. Temple Run, while nostalgic, is heavily criticized for an excessive number of unskippable ads, even after paying to remove them, making it frustrating for many players.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: Sonic Dash RunR5R9R12R14
Sonic Dash Run Sonic Dash Run offers a wide selection of characters, including many from the Sonic universe, and engaging boss fights, though some users desire more variety in bosses and zones R5R9R14. There are requests for new characters and zones, indicating a desire for continued content updates R9R12.
Temple Run Temple Run is appreciated for its classic, simple gameplay and nostalgic appeal . However, some users find the game repetitive and boring after a while . There are no specific mentions of new content or features in recent reviews, suggesting a static experience.
Ease of Use & Reliability tieR1R3R6R13
Sonic Dash Run Users report significant issues with Sonic Dash Run, including freezing figures, loading problems, and app crashes R13. Some also experience unresponsive controls, leading to unfair deaths R1R6. Data loss after reinstalling the app is another concern R3R31R34R43.
Temple Run Temple Run also has reliability issues, with users reporting glitches, loading problems, and the game not registering swipes, leading to falls . Some iPhone users specifically mention notification pull-downs interfering with gameplay . There are also reports of the App Store randomly opening, interrupting runs .
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) edge: Sonic Dash RunR7R11R19R21
Sonic Dash Run Sonic Dash Run is a free game with in-app purchases, but many users feel it's becoming a 'cash grab' due to excessive ads and paywalls R7R11R31R39. The difficulty of obtaining special characters without constant play or spending money is also noted R19R21.
Temple Run Temple Run is also free with in-app purchases, but users are extremely frustrated by the ad experience. Many report that paying to remove ads does not work as advertised, with pop-ups still appearing for extra lives or unskippable ads after each run R67R73. This makes the paid option feel like a 'scam' or 'money grab' R67R73.
Ad Experience edge: Sonic Dash RunR4R11R22R39
Sonic Dash Run Sonic Dash Run is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads, with some users reporting ads after every interaction, multiple ads before playing, and even inappropriate ads R4R11R22R39. However, some users appreciate that runs can be done without an ad directly after, and that ads are optional for certain rewards .
Temple Run Temple Run's ad experience is overwhelmingly negative. Users report an excessive amount of unskippable ads after every run, even when declining to watch an ad for a second chance R67. The ads are often long, cannot be closed, and sometimes lead to the App Store opening randomly R97. Many feel the game is 'ruined by ads' R97.
Pick Sonic Dash Run if

you are a fan of the Sonic franchise and enjoy character collection and boss battles, and are willing to tolerate some ads and occasional bugs R5R9.

Pick Temple Run if

you are looking for a purely nostalgic experience and are prepared to either play offline to avoid ads or endure a very frustrating ad experience .

Evidence note: Recent reviews for both apps are heavily skewed negative, primarily due to ad experiences and bugs. Temple Run's negative sentiment regarding ads is particularly strong and consistent across many reviews, even from those who paid to remove them. Sonic Dash Run's issues are more varied, including bugs, ads, and content requests.

Frequently asked

Does paying to remove ads work in Temple Run?
No, many users report that paying to remove ads in Temple Run does not work as advertised; pop-ups still appear asking to watch ads for another life, and unskippable ads frequently play after each run R67R73R93R97.
Are there inappropriate ads in Sonic Dash Run?
Yes, some users have reported seeing inappropriate ads, including fully nude content, which is a significant concern for a game often played by children R45.
Do these games have save cloud features?
Sonic Dash Run users report losing all progress and purchased items after reinstalling the app, indicating a lack of reliable cloud save R3R31R34R43. Temple Run also lacks a save cloud feature, which users have requested .

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R5] Sonic Dash Run 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!!
  2. [R9] Sonic Dash Run 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
  3. [R12] Sonic Dash Run 3/5 · GB Change subjects: You can at least make the game more challenging like adding more characters to it like manic sage or maybe some other sega charecters and change the amount of cards for legendary 300 cuz idk why you changed the amount like it’s very not challenging but the rest is fine
  4. [R14] Sonic Dash Run 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.
  5. [R1] Sonic Dash Run 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.
  6. [R3] Sonic Dash Run 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
  7. [R6] Sonic Dash Run 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.
  8. [R13] Sonic Dash Run 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?
  9. [R7] Sonic Dash Run 1/5 · US Disappointed: Pay Walls and Buggy Maps
  10. [R11] Sonic Dash Run 5/5 · US Very good: I kind of feel like it's turning into a cash grab game though... Also, way too many ads..
  11. [R19] Sonic Dash Run 2/5 · US Dash: Grinding for characters suck play sonic forces sb
  12. [R21] Sonic Dash Run 3/5 · GB Meh… :/: It’s nice not many ads but it’s hard to get the special characters unless you play 24/7 so I would recommend. But SEGA fans go right ahead
  13. [R4] Sonic Dash Run 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.
  14. [R22] Sonic Dash Run 2/5 · US Game keeps showing baby preschool ads: I am a grown man here and every time I watch an in game ad, all I’m seeing are baby preschool ads over and over. Ads like for ABC Mouse for example and I’m 32 years old. Please fix this problem and get rid of these baby ads and show age appropriate ads.
  15. [R39] Sonic Dash Run 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
  16. [R67] Temple Run 1/5 · US A classic ruined by greed: The ad placement of this game is abysmal. Even if you pay to have them removed, you still get popups (that you cannot disable anywhere in settings) asking you to watch an ad for another life. Paired with how awful mobile ads have become nowadays, a single misclick on these popups (an easy mistake to make because of their lazy and poor design) now requires fully quitting
  17. [R73] Temple Run 1/5 · US Misleading: Paid to remove ads. Still have to view ads to recover from bad moves. Completely misleading and I’m asking for a refund.
  18. [R93] Temple Run 3/5 · US It’s fun but also not: WAY WAY WAY to many adds it always says “watch an add to continue?” I say no but then BAM ads! If it didn’t have so many adds if would be really fun
  19. [R97] Temple Run 1/5 · US Ruined By Ads: I’ve loved this game for many years, but the new update is absolutely ridiculous and a waste of all time and enjoyment. It has become unplayable due to the unskippable ads. The game “gives you the option” to skip ads but it always plays them at the end of each round and they are continuous. The only way to end it or start a new game is to clear out the app and reopen it. Like I sai
  20. [R45] Sonic Dash Run 1/5 · US PORN ADS: My 5 year old son was playing and he clicked into an ad and it was a fully nude man and woman. Beyond DISGUSTED in this. For the love of god DO BETTER YOU SICK PEOPLE
  21. [R31] Sonic Dash Run 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
  22. [R34] Sonic Dash Run 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
  23. [R43] Sonic Dash Run 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

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