Comparison

Rocky Castle vs Hit Shadow !

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Lighthearted colorful visuals
  • Hilarious characters
  • Simple and intuitive controls
  • Smooth and addictive gameplay
  • Retina display support
  • iCloud support
  • Game Center support
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Create shadow animals and objects
  • Dozens of hand shapes
  • Discover combinations
  • Perfect finger positioning
  • Earn animated rewards
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Rocky Castle4 screens
Hit Shadow !4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rocky Castle versus Hit Shadow !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocky CastleHit Shadow !
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (84 ratings)4.4 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings843.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB354 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIstom Games Kft.Ketchapp

Customer experience

Rocky Castle

All ratings84 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative18.2%

Hit Shadow !

All ratings3,593 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral24.3%
Negative55.0%

User reviews

Rocky Castle

From 84 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

21 purchases

Rocky Castle

One-time21
  • Croco$0.99
  • Inky$0.99
  • Rosmaria$0.99
Show 18 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Hit Shadow !

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Rocky Castle free?
Rocky Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hit Shadow ! free?
Hit Shadow ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rocky Castle or Hit Shadow !?
Hit Shadow ! is rated higher. Rocky Castle averages 4.1 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Hit Shadow ! averages 4.4 from 3.6K ratings.
Do Rocky Castle or Hit Shadow ! have ads?
Rocky Castle shows ads; Hit Shadow ! does not.
Which is updated more often, Rocky Castle or Hit Shadow !?
Rocky Castle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hit Shadow ! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rocky Castle was updated on September 27, 2026 and Hit Shadow ! on August 3, 2026.

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