SORUS SHIELD! vs Poink!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SORUS SHIELD!
Engage in a strategic action and puzzle game where you pilot a spaceship to detonate light mines. Save the universe from alien invasion by clearing minefields through careful planning and execution.
- Strategic action and puzzle gameplay
- Two game modes: Mission & Arcade
- 101 Missions to solve
- Unlockable Arcade Levels
- Game Center Achievements
- Arcade mode leaderboard
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SORUS SHIELD is a strategic action and puzzle game! Aliens are trying to take control of the universe with light mines. The Spaceship Sorus is equipped with a special weapon that explodes these light mines safely, as long as they are encompassed in a filled line. The Sorus Shield is all that stands between the freedom of the universe and eternal oppression by these fiendish aliens. If you dissolve all of the minefields, you can free the universe from the diabolical plans of these fierce aliens. • Two game modes: Mission & Arcade • Unlock 5 Arcade Levels • Solve 101 Missions • Different obstacles and tasks keep the game fresh • Earn up to 18 different Game Center Achievements • Compete with friends on Game Center by reaching the top of the Arcade mode leaderboard Download Sorus Shield today, and get busy saving the universe!
Poink!
Experience a classic arcade-style game where the objective is to destroy a wall. Unlike traditional brick-breaking games, the bricks here serve as obstacles to overcome. This version is a faithful demake of an early computer game, developed entirely on mobile devices.
- Wall destruction gameplay
- Classic arcade style
- Demake of Poing
- Developed on iPad
- Mobile-native development
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A breakout game where you don't have to break the bricks. The goal is to destroy the wall and the bricks are here to prevent doing it. It's a demake of the classic breakout game Poing, made by Paul van der Valk between 1992 and 2002. My demake has been developed entirely on iPad using the excellent app Lowres NX by Timo "Inutilis" Kloss, available on the app store for iPad and iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Poink! at none against SORUS SHIELD!'s 2. Poink! also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). SORUS SHIELD!'s advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. SORUS SHIELD! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Poink! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Poink! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SORUS SHIELD! has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SORUS SHIELD! ships an update every 5 weeks, Poink! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SORUS SHIELD! | Poink! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Dobler Applications UG (haftungsbeschrankt) | Martin Mauchauffee |
Customer experience
SORUS SHIELD!
Poink!
In-app purchases
SORUS SHIELD!
- Buy all missions$0.99
- Buy all arcade levels$0.99
Poink!
No in-app purchases
