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AR Runner – Adventure Game Review
AR Runner is a Adventure/Sports/Health & Fitness game from Semidome Inc., first launched in 19th September 2017.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 210+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes AR Runner Stand Out
Run through checkpoints and set new records! Compete against other players worldwide! Play indoors or outside! AR Runner is a one-of-a-kind competitive augmented reality game.
"Gets you moving, no matter where you are"
- The Washington Post
"It’s short, fast, active fun, and an inventive use of ARKit"
- Macworld
"Beat a world record without ever leaving your hometown"
- CNET
"A blast with friends"
- Wareable
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4 GAME MODES
• Normal:
Activate the spots in a certain order
• 30 Sec Rush:
Activate the most number of spots in 30 seconds
• Enemies:
Activate the most number of spots while avoiding enemies
• Wall Punch:
Activate the most number of circles by moving your device through them
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4 FIELD SIZES, 6 FIELD SHAPES
• Choose between different field sizes and shapes to match your environment and skills
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CHALLENGES
• Put your skills to the test by completing 60 handcrafted challenges
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OTHER FEATURES
• 36 LEADERBOARDS: See how you rank against other players
• PHOTO MODE: Take a photo of your score using the in-game camera
• Sync your progress using iCloud
• Minimalist design
• Universal app for iPhone and iPad
• Immersive digital environments
• No ads
This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, AR Runner is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 30th July 2019
Recent improvements include:
- Record Mode (Beta) : Record your runs with one tap right from the app. Save or share your recordings with other people. To ensure maximum stability please make sure your device is running the latest iOS.
Download & Availability
AR Runner is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus / iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 1st Gen) / iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 1st Gen, Cellular) / iPad Pro (9.7-inch) / iPad Pro (9.7-inch, Cellular) / iPhone SE (1st Gen) / iPhone 7 / iPhone 7 Plus / iPad (5th Gen) or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We've always wanted to play AR and this app has been the only consistently great app. Combining fitness with AR is perfect. The games are fun and give virtual goals for your physical body. Epic definitely worth every penny.
This game is awesome for physical activity but we would love to see more levels and different mini games overall we love it.
The app could never find where the floor was no matter how many times we restarted the detection. So essentially it was as if the marks were in mid air floating around.
This is one of our favorite games under Minecraft we are currently tied for second it the 30 second rush 2 by 2 meters. This a great game. The bugs are few and far between really a great game.
The only way to improve this game is to make it VR compatible. VR and AR games would be awesome.
This game gives you ways to run around your house while your family laughs. The game offers the wall punch mode were you can use your phone as your fist and puck simulated targets, or you can play the other default mode which lets you run in different ways. There is also a 2 dollar premium edition were you can try to run over as many dots as you can. Also you can run over as many dots as you can while blocks are chasing you. You can ALSO have a far distance mode: The game is very fun and give it a try. If you like it, premium is worth it:).
Really fun, and good for simple exercises.
This app is amazingly fun. It gets you moving and is great to play with family and friends. The only downside is multiplayer mode. We have to share our device in order to play with our friends. It would be cool if you can connect phones by using a code and play the game that way. For example, kahoot and monopoly game use a code to allow multiple players from different devices to play against each other. If the game developers could figure out a way to do that, this game could be the next Pokemon app.
The game has a very great concept and is really fun but only when it works. The targets occasionally drift higher and farther away to the point we cant even see them making the game unplayable.
This is such a good game!! We love it.
This app is so fun, and a great way to get fit! After just a couple games we were already out of breath. Even our 5 year old loves playing.
Good game but have to pay for the best stuff.
The premium purchase is well worth the money.
ABOUT THE GAME: When we got IOS 11 and saw it has AR (Augment Reality) elements added to it to create official ARGs. Now, this is VERY early into the realm of ARG apps, so this review may change comments that are said in this review, but not the rating. These type of small game, big replay-ability games we love to see on the App Store. Its free, but we recommend you spend those two dollars. The free version of it shows what it can do. Fallow the line to the next blue circle and try to get the best time. If you have a tiny space (6.5 ft x 6.5 ft (or 2 m x 2 m)), or want to use your hand, pick that. If you have a bigger space, go for the bigger option. Another plus is that there are No Ads with the free version. So, why should we spend $1.99 that we are apparently so reluctant to use? Simple. You arent going to just enjoy running around. You want another challenge. And there is a 30-second blitz to get the most amount of blue circles in (you guessed it), 30 seconds. Then there is also Enemies. Now, this time there are grey rectangles added to the playing field. Run into them or have them hit you, and your run is over for that round. 2 x 2 and 4 x 4 fields are given a 3 x 3 grid of circles to go through and 8 x 8 and 16 x 16 fields are given a 5 x 5 grid of circles to go through. We recommend using an 8 x 8 field to get the best workout and have it still be fun. ABOUT THE 10/4/17 UPDATE: The new update added something that will make the full price act like a discount. Local Multiplayer and Wall Punch. We tried out wall punch and it was pretty good. You move around a wall of circles trying to find the blue circle. Once you find the circle, you need to move your phone inside of the circles in order to get the point. Then there is Local Multiplayer. THIS IS LIKE A BLESSING TO ADD. We showed off this app to a friend of ours and he loves it. Now, this is a much more easier way to show off this app and (yes) compete against each other. IDEAS: we only really have one idea. Add a way to share your run using videos. A screenshot can be easily photoshopped, but a video is a much move authentic way to show your score.
Got us such a good looking body Im much more confident in ourselves now! Get this app! If we could we would get 1 Million.
This game is so clever. A really great way to take advantage of the new ARKit. Love the idea of being able to make your world a playing field. Its the coolest concept ever.
Ive played this game on our sisters phone, but for some reason, when we try to play it on our phone, it says the camera isnt on for it. Ive tried many ways to fix it, including: restarting our phone, going into settings and restarting the apps, getting on different WiFis and etc. Please Please Please fix this app so we can play on it, or suggest another way to play it. Thank you.
The app is great. Its great fun and a great way to do some physical activity. We even purchased the full version not only to get the full features, but to support an amazing AR app. However, therein came the problem. Ground detection. Every time we play with the largest or sometimes even second largest field, every checkpoint we go through, no matter the mode, raises the spots, and has them float higher and higher, to the point where we cant even see them. The same thing happens to the block enemies. We hope this gets fixed soon, because thats our favorite mode. It adds a whole new layer of depth past just walking in a shape.
We love the app and what it does. We have a feeling it will go places as more features get developed.
We love the concept of this game, but we do think that it could be even more immersive if multiple devices could be playing in a game at the same time. Yes, this could potentially be more difficult to achieve on the developers side, but it could be a serious addition to the game that could bring it to its full potential- both in its experience and the number of downloads it gets.
The app is a lot of fun! It allows the competitive side of people to come out and get some exercise while doing so! We cant seem to figure out how to check what our username is- it doesnt seem to be our Game Center username and has left us confused. We also dont appear on the leader boards on other peoples accounts. Otherwise, a great app.
We know it sounds crazy, but what if you added a local online mode where you and up to 3 others race at the same time? Though all players have to stay in the same area to race.
First off, we love this app. Its a ton of fun indoors our outdoors. But we dont like the clock all the time, maybe add a feature to turn off times and go for a record? Also (and this is far out) but local multiplayer through 2 different phones would be crazy.
Very fun but we wish they would add a vr game mode.
We have the iOS 11 update and an iPhone 6 Plus and it wont let us play ):.
This would be great if it was VR + AR.
We tried all of the instructions and it didnt work.
Really fun game that we think has a lot of potential to do some pretty cool things in the future.
Awesome app. The only thing is you need to make sure not to put your finger over the camera. Something that we would add is DEFINITELY add a vr headset option. We have some goggles and it would be really fun with that option.
This is an amazing game and an easy way to exercise!! (Recommend) :).
Overall it is a great app, however it would be even better if these were obstacles or something like that.
It was so Fun and it got us outside.
This game is incredible. It uses the top quality AR and never glitches for us. We go out in the morning to try and break our record! It always wants us to pay for the premium though, but we will be buying it! :).
The app now looks like portal 2s cover which is even better and also the app is pretty good working and everything.
This app is pretty cool. We think it can be further enhanced by adding a Watch extension to detect your movement and log it in as a workout. Similar to Pokmon Gos Watch Extension.
Cant use the app because it tells you how to link your camera, but we cant since it doesnt request for the camera.
Im trying to play but it says to turn on the camera. Pls help.
Add ability to create custom track, and virtual obstacles. That would be great.
Amazing game but a VR mode would make it our favorite game on the AppStore by far.
Probably the least gimmicky of the crop of new AR apps. We can see this being a real hit. A little light on play modes right now, but tons of potential.
Best ever GET IT it actually works and helps us PS GET PREMIEM ITS WORTH IT.
Neat idea, maybe with a safety case on your phone you can get the kids to play outside again.
Please add vr glasses 360 option so that we dont have to hold our phone the whole time and it is easier to play if we have google cardboard.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 4.0
- Size: 65.85 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Semidome Inc.
Last updated: 30th July 2019 | Genre: Adventure, Sports | Developer: Semidome Inc.