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Pumpkin Night
Sol flees through Pumpkin Night. Stars earn a trail, a scarf and a dog to keep. Playable from level 1-8.
Runaway Tail: Dog Runner
Run. The colors follow you.
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: Runaway Tail now speaks ten languages – and Tailwind gives you a hand when a level gets tricky. Start running, the colors follow you!
Run. The colors follow you.
The Gray Catcher is draining the world of its color. Only Sol, a greyhound, is faster than he is – and wherever she runs, the color comes back. Dodge across three lanes, leap over market stalls, slide under barriers and race across boat hulls and fallen giant trees. But watch out: one stumble, and he's right on your tail.
ELEVEN WORLDS, 110 LEVELS
From Ashen Town across the Sea of Dunes, the Will-o'-Wisp Moor and Starfall Peaks all the way to the Glimmer Grotto, Canal Town and the Aurora Fjord: 88 levels on the main path and 22 side paths, each with three stars. Every world brings obstacles of its own – geysers, drawbridges, marching geese, falling stalactites, glassy ice. And at the end, a boss with a final sprint is waiting: the catcher stays right behind you, and a single slip is enough.
ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW
• A new Daily Track every day – the same for everyone
• A Weekly Challenge every week, with a five-stage weekly goal
• Endless mode with seamless world changes
• Night runs and the storm tier for extra challenge
• Festivals through the year: Pumpkin Night in the fall and Winter Lights in December, with levels and rewards of their own
• Game Center leaderboards: Endless, Daily Track, Weekly Challenge and stars
• Ghost run: your best run races along as a shadow
YOUR DOG, YOUR STYLE
28 dogs, 43 scarves and 15 trails to unlock – with a daily selection in the shop and legendary pieces. Five power-ups such as Sniffer, Spring Paws, Guardian Collar and Zoomies! grow with you, each with five levels.
WHO IS THE GRAY CATCHER?
Stars fill your Color Book, and hidden keepsakes tell his story, piece by piece.
PLAYED FAIR
• Free to play, no account needed
• Turn off ad breaks with the one-time “No Ads” purchase; reward videos are always optional
• No random content for real money
• Your progress is backed up automatically and can be linked with your Apple account if you like
• Adjustable text size, high contrast and swipe sensitivity
• Tailwind: after several tries at a level, the game gives you a little help – visible and optional
• For iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad (landscape too), in ten languages
Watercolor gradients, ink outlines and generative music turn every world into a small painting you race through.
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Runaway Tail now speaks ten languages – new: French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese.
• Fairer runs: more leeway when jumping, and a hurdle now only trips Sol
• New: “Tailwind” – after several tries at a level, the game gives you a little help (can be turned off)
• The Emerald Grove world is now better balanced
• Lots of fixes and improvements to controls and accessibility
The developer, Patrick Gruben, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Patrick Gruben
- Size
- 19.2 MB
- Category
- Action
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and German
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Rainbow Barrel $17.99
- Paint Box $8.99
- Paint Pot $3.99
- Handful of Drops $1.99
- Starter Pack $2.99
- No Ads $3.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Patrick Gruben
