Comparison

Super Dangerous Dungeons vs Shadow Trick

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Super Dangerous Dungeons

Embark on a retro platforming adventure as a treasure hunter navigating treacherous dungeons. Overcome deadly traps, solve puzzles, and collect treasures across numerous challenging levels. Compete for the fastest times and unlock achievements in this stylish pixel art game.

Highlights
  • Over 60 challenging levels
  • Bosses and secret stages
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • SNES-inspired soundtrack
  • Time Trial mode
  • Leaderboards
  • Achievements
Features
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Pocket Gamer Silver Award "A super sharp-edged, but super enjoyable retro platforming challenge" – Pocket Gamer, 8/10 "Super Dangerous Dungeons is just a good, solid platformer" – TouchArcade, 4 stars Hop into a challenging platforming adventure with the little treasure hunter Timmy! Run and jump your way through trap and puzzle filled corridors, but watch out: the rooms are full of spikes, pits, and other deadly dangers. Do you have what it takes to conquer the dangerous dungeons and reach the legendary treasure? GAME FEATURES: - Over 60 challenging levels, including bosses and secret stages! - Stylish and retro pixel art graphics! - SNES inspired retro soundtrack by KungFuFurby! - Time Trial mode and leaderboards for fastest completion times! - Achievements to prove your dungeon mastery!

About

Shadow Trick

Transform into a shadow to navigate a castle filled with challenges. Solve puzzles, overcome enemies, and defeat bosses in this unique platformer. Master your shadow form to progress through over 20 levels.

Highlights
  • Shadow transformation gameplay
  • Castle-themed levels
  • Enemy encounters
  • Boss battles
  • 20+ challenging levels
  • Charming music
Features
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Turn into a shadow to solve the puzzles and clear the level. This platformer game is taking place in a castle full of enemies, traps, and boss fights. Keep an eye on your shadow and don't let your eyes trick you! Features: • Clever gameplay • 20+ levels • Boss fights • Charming music tracks Important information: • This game comes with no ads and features a paywall to unlock the full game.

Screenshots

Super Dangerous Dungeons4 screens
Shadow Trick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shadow Trick at none against Super Dangerous Dungeons's shown. Super Dangerous Dungeons's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (547 vs 33). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Super Dangerous Dungeons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shadow Trick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Dangerous Dungeons holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Dangerous Dungeons has 547 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Super Dangerous Dungeons's written reviews are positive against 68% of Shadow Trick's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Super Dangerous Dungeons versus Shadow Trick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Dangerous DungeonsShadow Trick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (547 ratings) — better4.0 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews — better67.6% of reviews
Number of ratings547 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB21 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJussi SimpanenGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Super Dangerous Dungeons

All ratings547 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews673 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.2%

Shadow Trick

All ratings33 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral12.1%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

Super Dangerous Dungeons

From 547 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game with great level design and art
  • 👍 Challenging but fun gameplay
  • 👍 Retro-style graphics and music
  • 👍 Satisfying sense of accomplishment when beating levels
  • 👍 Addictive and replayable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with controls and responsiveness
  • 🔋 Frequent ads can be disruptive
  • 🐛 Crashes or bugs when closing ads
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes in later levels can be frustrating

Shadow Trick

From 33 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Unique shadow transformation mechanic
  • 👍 Visually charming 16-bit aesthetic
  • 🚀 Clever puzzle platforming challenges
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Control issues with the controller getting stuck
  • 🐛 Bugs in specific levels causing screen shaking
  • 🐛 Bugs with boss battles not triggering rewards
  • 🐛 Lag spikes on iOS

Bugs and requests

Super Dangerous Dungeons

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes or freezes when closing ads
  • Controls not always responsive, especially for jumping
  • Vertical screen orientation issues after ads
  • Levels crashing or not loading properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Level editor or creator
  • More levels and dungeons
  • Checkpoints or save points
  • Ability to customize player character
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode

Shadow Trick

No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Super Dangerous Dungeons

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Shadow Trick

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Super Dangerous Dungeons free?
Super Dangerous Dungeons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Trick free?
Shadow Trick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Dangerous Dungeons or Shadow Trick?
Super Dangerous Dungeons is rated higher. Super Dangerous Dungeons averages 4.3 out of 5 from 547 ratings, while Shadow Trick averages 4.0 from 33 ratings.
Do Super Dangerous Dungeons or Shadow Trick have ads?
Super Dangerous Dungeons shows ads; Shadow Trick does not.

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