Comparison

Addons Pro vs Game Shell

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

Head to head
About

Addons Pro

Discover and install a vast collection of add-ons for Minecraft PE (Bedrock Edition). Easily import new models, maps, and skins directly into your game. New content is added regularly without requiring app updates.

Highlights
  • Growing list of PE add-ons
  • One-tap 'Install' and 'Copy to Minecraft'
  • Universal app design for iPhone and iPad
  • New add-ons added without app updates
  • Models, maps, and skins
Features
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Addons Pro is an add-on maker for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Make your own mobs, weapons, food, recipes, Lucky Blocks, blocks, starter kits, and challenges in a few taps, then send them to Minecraft. No coding, and no files to unzip. MAKE YOUR OWN ADD-ONS • Mobs: start from a pig, cow, chicken, sheep, creeper, fox, panda, or polar bear. Change its size, speed, health, and behavior, give it powers like riding and jumping high, and pick its color and name. • Weapons and tools: swords, axes, pickaxes, and shovels as strong as you like. Add powers like lightning and fire with Diamond. • Food: snacks with magic effects. • Recipes: craft anything from anything. • Challenges: play Lava Rising for free, and 13 more modes with Diamond, like Floor Is Lava, Block Shuffle, Mob Rain, and Loot Randomizer. • Lucky Blocks: break one for a surprise, and choose what can happen. Risky surprises need Diamond. • Blocks: your own block, with its own pattern and colors. Make it slippery, or add bounce, speed, and healing powers with Diamond. • Starter Kits: the items every player starts with. Add world rules like Keep Inventory with Diamond. • Watch every change in a live preview, or tap Surprise Me for a random idea. ONE TAP TO PLAY • Send any creation to Minecraft on your iPhone or iPad. A short guide shows how to turn it on in your world. • Playing on another phone, tablet, or computer? Send the file there and open it with Minecraft. • Everything you make stays in My Add-ons, so you can change it and send it again. FREE ADD-ONS • Download ready-made add-ons for free in Discover, from Staff Picks to the newest community creations. • Remix any add-on to make it your own. • Share your creations with a code. Our team reviews every shared add-on before other players can see it. MADE FOR PLAYERS OF ALL AGES • Anyone can make add-ons and send them to Minecraft. Accounts and sharing are for players 13 and older. • No chat and no comments. • Report any add-on in Discover, or hide a creator. DIAMOND Diamond unlocks giant and tiny mobs, super speed, mobs that lay items, explode, or fly, weapons with powers, 13 more challenge modes, risky Lucky Blocks, blocks with powers, and Starter Kit extras. Try any Diamond option in the preview before you subscribe. Diamond players don't see ads. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Diamond is available as a weekly, monthly, or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://seejaykay.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://seejaykay.com/privacy/ Questions or feedback? Email us at apps@seejaykay.com. NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT.

About

Game Shell

Features
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Game Shell Companion turns your iPhone or iPad into a powerful remote for the Game Shell Mac app. Connect to your Mac, browse your game library, move through menus, view game artwork, and launch apps directly from your device. In portrait mode, Companion works like a clean remote control. In landscape mode, it mirrors the Game Shell experience with a card-based interface built for smooth scrolling and quick navigation. Perfect for couch gaming, handheld control, media setups, and anyone who wants a fast way to manage and launch their Mac game library. Features: Connect to the Game Shell Mac app over your local network Browse game menus and categories from iPhone or iPad Launch games and apps on your Mac Landscape mirror-style interface Portrait remote-control mode Smooth card scrolling Game artwork and menu previews Pairing support for safer local control Works with saved Mac connections for faster reconnecting Game Shell Companion is designed for users who want a simple, console-like way to control their Mac game launcher from anywhere nearby.

Screenshots

Addons Pro4 screens
Game Shell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Game Shell at none against Addons Pro's 9. Game Shell also leads on ads (none vs shown). 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. Addons Pro sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Game Shell asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Addons Pro versus Game Shell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAddons ProGame Shell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeejaykay LLCElliot Williams

Bugs and requests

Addons Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Compatibility issues
  • Search function not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • More mod options
  • Easier installation process
  • Support for Minecraft Pocket Edition

Game Shell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Addons Pro

Subscriptions8
  • Diamond Access$0.997 Days
  • Diamond Access$2.991 Month
  • Diamond Access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
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  • Diamond Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Diamond Access$9.491 Month
  • Diamond Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Diamond Access$17.996 Months
  • Diamond Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Diamond Lifetime$59.99
None

Game Shell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Addons Pro free?
Addons Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Game Shell free?
Game Shell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Addons Pro or Game Shell have ads?
Addons Pro shows ads; Game Shell does not.

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