Shotty Bird vs WHACKO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shotty Bird
A challenging arcade shooter where players lead their shots to hit incoming birds. The game features dynamic difficulty, beautiful graphics, and multiple game modes to test speed and accuracy. Compete for top scores and unlock achievements.
- Lead shots to hit birds
- Dynamic difficulty
- 3 game modes (Slayer, Time Attack, Practice)
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Beautiful graphics and sound
- Fluid, challenging gameplay
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Shotty Bird is a challenging arcade shooter game that will test your speed and accuracy. Shoot down incoming birds by leading your shots perfectly. Speed and distance are really important. As you shoot them down, brace yourself for the challenge of your life because the game gets harder. Become the world's top bird slayer by unlocking achievements and climbing up the ladder. Put your skills to test in 3 different game modes: - Slayer: 3 lives. Difficulty increases gradually as you shoot down birds. - Time Attack: Shoot down as many birds as you can in 1 minute. - Practice: Improve your shooting skills. Unlimited life and time. 3 difficulty levels. Features: - Beautiful graphics and sound - Fluid, challenging gameplay - Superb Physics - Dynamic difficulty: easy to play, hard to master - Leaderboards and achievements - Score sharing Happy hunting!
WHACKO
Engage in pixelated whacking mayhem across eight diverse levels with unique themes and power-ups. Challenge yourself with daily missions and compete on leaderboards to reach the top.
- 8 levels of pixelated whacking
- Diverse themes and power-ups
- 100+ whackable characters
- Daily missions and challenges
- Level-specific leaderboards
- Catchy soundtrack and sound effects
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WHACKO * 8 levels of pixelated whacking mayhem! * Different themes, different twists and power ups: Western, angry nerds (!), rockers, stars, horror, famous fighters, circus clowns and world leaders. * 100+ Whackable characters - some famous, some lesser known. * Daily missions. Every day a new whacky challenge! * Leaderboards for each level. Can you get to the top? * Going-to-be-stuck-in-your head soundtrack and funcky sound effects!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WHACKO at none against Shotty Bird's 1. WHACKO also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Shotty Bird's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Shotty Bird sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WHACKO asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shotty Bird against 5.0 for WHACKO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shotty Bird has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shotty Bird ships an update every 3 days, WHACKO every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Shotty Bird | WHACKO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jorge Tapia | Jarle Berntsen |
Customer experience
Shotty Bird
WHACKO
In-app purchases
Shotty Bird
- Remove Ads + Extra Life$0.99
WHACKO
No in-app purchases
