Cat Runner

The game targets a broad audience. Its content rating is Everyone, and the store text says it suits all ages. Controls are described as simple, so a short session works without any learning curve.

The pet choice is a small hook. You can run as a cat, a unicorn or a dog, and each pet is said to have its own style. Players who like collecting characters will find that more relevant than those after a competitive challenge.

The core is a 3D endless run through a city. You dodge cars, trains and other barriers while chasing a robber and collecting gold coins. The story premise is that your coins were stolen, which gives the run a reason.

Coins feed two things. One is props, including a mega headstart, a score booster, a hoverboard, a magnet, a 2x multiplier and a jetpack. The other is the home-room mode, where you decorate rooms such as the living room and bedroom.

Three modes are listed: an original running mode, an endless mode and an online athletics rush. In the online mode you race other players and can earn chests that hold gifts, diamonds, coins or props.

Cat Runner is free to install, though it carries ads and offers in-app purchases.

On Google Play the game holds a 4.4 rating from about 767.2 thousand ratings, which is a large sample.

Cat Runner comes from the developer Ivy, who links a website at http://www.ivymobilegame.com/, and its package ID is com.solou.catendless.run. Install it through Google Play, and read the permission list shown there before you tap install, since no permission details are provided here.