Rocky Castle vs Hit Shadow !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocky Castle
Embark on a cartoony tower climbing adventure with lively pets. Navigate hazardous obstacles like spikes, barrels, and fire traps using intuitive swipe controls. Master timing and awareness to conquer challenging levels and reach the top.
- Lighthearted colorful visuals
- Hilarious characters
- Simple and intuitive controls
- Smooth and addictive gameplay
- Retina display support
- iCloud support
- Game Center support
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What happens when lots of lively pets start to climb and conquer the most dangerous tower castles of the world? Find it out yourself! Pick your favorite competitor and overcome the tricky, but pretty hazardous obstacles while climbing up to the top of each tower. Sharp spikes, rolling barrels, heavy rocks, falling platforms, fire traps and jumping bombs among other meanies are waiting for your arrival to wickedly push you back into the abyss. But you should fear not, awareness of the surroundings and fine timing will get you through even the hardest situations! Take the challenge head on! KEY FEATURES * Lighthearted colorful visuals * Tons of hilarious characters * Simple and intuitive controls * Smooth and addictive gameplay * Full retina display support * iCloud support * Game Center support CONTROLS * Swipe left or right to jump onto the next platform * Swipe up to use a switch, enter a door, climb a ladder or jump high * Swipe down to climb or drop down from a ladder TIPS * Every obstacle represents a different threat, be sure to learn the patterns * Don't rush it, pace your actions to avoid unnecessary mistakes * Jump forward if a barrel or rock is coming at you * Coins are always awarded, even if you fail to complete a level * Be aware of all the obstacles visible on screen, not just the next one Please rate Rocky Castle and submit your feedback for further improvements! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IstomGames Twitter: http://twitter.com/istomgames isTom Games: https://www.istomgames.com
Hit Shadow !
Create fun shadow puppets with your hands to mimic animals and objects. Explore numerous hand shapes and combinations to bring your shadow creations to life and earn rewards.
- Create shadow animals and objects
- Dozens of hand shapes
- Discover combinations
- Perfect finger positioning
- Earn animated rewards
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Discover many animals and objects in this new-style "Chinese shadow" game, and watch them come alive! - Use dozen of different hand shapes. - Discover a lot of combinations to give life to shadows of exotic animals! - Try to perfect match your fingers position - Earn more points and get an animated reward!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rocky Castle at 73% against Hit Shadow !'s 21%. Hit Shadow !'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Rocky Castle sells 21 one-off in-app purchases and Hit Shadow ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hit Shadow ! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hit Shadow ! has 3.6K ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Rocky Castle's written reviews are positive against 21% of Hit Shadow !'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rocky Castle | Hit Shadow ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (84 ratings) | 4.4 (3.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews — better | 20.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 | 3.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 277 MB | 354 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Istom Games Kft. | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Rocky Castle
Hit Shadow !
User reviews
Rocky Castle
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and colorful graphics
- 🕹️ Smooth controls
- ⏱️ Good challenge and difficulty curve
Room to improve
- 🤖 Intrusive and excessive ads
- 💰 Lack of free character unlocks
- 🔇 Annoying sound effects
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
Hit Shadow !
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and relaxing game
- 👍 Interesting hand shadow concept
- 🎨 Variety of hand shapes and gloves
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads after every level
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs (level 97 issues)
- 🤯 Repetitive and limited hand shapes
Bugs and requests
Rocky Castle
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or crashes after dying
- Ads sometimes open the App Store unexpectedly
- Controls not always responsive
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds
- Ability to restart levels from the beginning
- Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version
- More character customization options
Hit Shadow !
Reported bugs
2 issues- Level 97 not functioning properly
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging levels
- Ability to create custom hand shapes
- Reduce frequency of ads
In-app purchases
Rocky Castle
- Croco$0.99
- Inky$0.99
- Rosmaria$0.99
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- Hector$0.99
- Draco$0.99
- Skipper$0.99
- Fluffy$0.99
- Rex$0.99
- Small Pack$0.99
- Betty$0.99
- Astro$0.99
- Rusty$0.99
- Bandit$0.99
- Lizzy$0.99
- Bobo$0.99
- Burgie$0.99
- Xmas$0.99
- Stripes$0.99
- Coin Doubler$1.99
- No Ads$1.99
- Medium Pack$14.99
Hit Shadow !
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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