Comparison

Shotty Bird vs Catabomber

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Lead shots to hit birds
  • Dynamic difficulty
  • 3 game modes (Slayer, Time Attack, Practice)
  • Leaderboards and achievements
  • Beautiful graphics and sound
  • Fluid, challenging gameplay
Features
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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!

About

Catabomber

Features
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Get the Catabomber and start exploring mysterious dungeons. This is an old-school arcade game from the 80s - 90s. Remember your forgotten childhood! Features: Beautiful old-fashioned pixel-art style graphic design. Classic strategic, maze-based style gameplay disposes to a leisurely pleasant game. Pleasant and a bit gloomy soundtrack from Edvard Grieg. Play offline, no internet connection required. Game contains a single player campaign with 100 levels. Defeat an unusual edible boss in the final showdown. You don't have to earn money to upgrade your hero. Just play, because you are a cat. Forget about timers, play calmly! How to play: Create your own collection of rare artifacts, just for fun. Find a way through different levels full of dangerous monsters and numerous puzzles. Blow up enemies with bombs. Destroy walls and objects. Solve puzzles. Use the map and radar to survive in an underground maze. Use the zoom for comfortable gaming. Completed levels can be played over and over again if you want. The destruction of the last monster is your victory. Do it quickly or stretch the pleasure. Don't waste bombs, use them wisely. Be careful with flasks and cans, they contain biohazards. Prizes are hidden in the walls, look for them. Game objects: Solid walls - they cannot be destroyed. Soft walls - can be destroyed by explosion. May contain prizes. Bomb Box - Contains 10 extra bombs for you. Can detonate from fire. Bamboo Box - Wooden box that is easy to move and can be destroyed. Explosive steel box - It can be moved. Explosive object. Has a large radius of damage. Biohazard glass jar - There are three different sizes. Contain cockroaches. Biohazard fuel canister - There are three different sizes. Contain armored cockroaches. Stone cube - It cannot be destroyed, but it can be moved. Still Barrier - It can be moved. Not destroyed. Does not protect against explosions. Concrete Barrier - It can be moved. Not destroyed. Protects against explosions. Rotating door - A miracle of mechanics with a spring mechanism inside. Flipper door - The door allows one way and does not let back. This could be a trap. Portal - moves you from point A to point B and back. Nuke - Nuclear button destroying all enemies in the maze Helmet Box - A box with a helmet inside. The helmet protects you from the enemy once. Your enemies: Cockroaches - dumb, blind and slow. Armored cockroaches - very slow and blind, but have the iron shell. Red bugs - can see you and show aggression. They suffer from diarrhea. Scrambled eggs - not an omelet, a dangerous creature that multiplies like an infusorian. Piglets - just meat for your bombs. The swamp is not your enemy. It's safe ... almost. Landmine - hides in the ground. Don't step on it. Turrets - unable to walk, but this does not make them less dangerous. Electric turret - fries you through any walls and objects. Electric Barrier - suitable for roasting enemies and cats. Tank - a stun gun on wheels. Boss - He's really terrible. It's edible but terrible.

Screenshots

Shotty Bird4 screens
Catabomber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catabomber at none against Shotty Bird's 1. Shotty Bird's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shotty Bird sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Catabomber asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shotty Bird ships an update every 3 days, Catabomber every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shotty Bird versus Catabomber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotty BirdCatabomber
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB59 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperJorge TapiaAlexey Romanov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shotty Bird

One-time1
  • Remove Ads + Extra Life$0.99
None

Catabomber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shotty Bird free?
Shotty Bird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catabomber free?
Catabomber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shotty Bird or Catabomber have ads?
Catabomber shows ads; Shotty Bird does not.
Which is updated more often, Shotty Bird or Catabomber?
Shotty Bird ships an update every 3 days, and Catabomber every 7 months. Most recently, Shotty Bird was updated on November 2, 2026 and Catabomber on November 3, 2026.

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