Comparison

Tiny Bombers vs Shaft Run

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Bombers

Test your reflexes and strategic skills in this endless maze game. Guide your character, collect coins, and use bombs to overcome traps and collapsing levels. Unlock new characters and power-ups to achieve your highest score.

Highlights
  • Endless gameplay
  • Strategic bomb placement
  • Coin collection
  • Unlockable characters
  • Power-ups
  • Local co-op on Apple TV
Features
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Endless bombastic fun that will blow your socks off! Do you want to test your reflexes and strategic skills? Tiny Bombers is a beautiful game where you get to guide your character through a maze full of coins, bombs and traps. In order to progress, you will need to use your bombing skills! The level is collapsing behind you, so you have to push onward if you want to stay alive. Since Tiny Bombers is an endless game, your main focus is to get as far you can while collecting coins. You will always find some new traps and fresh challenges in front of you! Use your strategic skills to guide your character through the game world without putting him in peril. Place bombs strategically and blast the walls down. With bonuses such as increased bomb range, speed, or armor, you will be able to find new interesting solutions to difficult situations. Almost 20 unlockable characters, all with their own unique design. Don’t hesitate, download Tiny Bombers now and immerse yourself in this vibrant, crazy world. You will not be disappointed! Features: ● Great endless gameplay ● Explore multiple worlds ● Almost 20 characters to choose from ● Beautiful graphics ● Amazing soundtracks ● Local coop on Apple TV (using iPhone or iPad as a second controller) ! ● Apple 3D Touch and Haptic Feedback support ● Supports 12 languages

About

Shaft Run

Navigate procedurally generated levels by jumping and dodging obstacles. Utilize unique power-ups and unlock different suits with special abilities to overcome challenges in this engaging platformer.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Obstacle dodging
  • Unique power-ups
  • Unlockable suits with abilities
  • Over 80 levels
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Can you take on the shaft? Jump your way through randomly generated levels while dodging obstacles and using unique power-ups to your advantage. Shaft Run features: • More than 80 procedurally generated levels • Multiple suits with different abilities • 3 unique power-ups

Screenshots

Tiny Bombers4 screens
Shaft Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Bombers at 56% against Shaft Run's 0%. Tiny Bombers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Shaft Run's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiny Bombers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Shaft Run sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shaft Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Bombers has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Tiny Bombers's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shaft Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Bombers ships an update every 5 days, Shaft Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Bombers versus Shaft Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny BombersShaft Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB71 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAhoy GamesDominik Ringler

Customer experience

Tiny Bombers

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral15.8%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative36.0%

Shaft Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tiny Bombers

One-time10
  • 1000 Coins$0.99
  • Señor Presidente$0.99
  • Captain Cube$0.99
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  • Meow$0.99
  • Tiny Stark$0.99
  • Panda Warrior$0.99
  • Panda$0.99
  • 5000 Coins$2.99
  • 20000 Coins$7.99
  • Unlock All Characters$9.99
10 purchases

Shaft Run

One-time10
  • Diamonds +2$0.39
  • Diamonds +10$0.69
  • Remove Ads$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Diamonds +1000$0.99
  • Diamonds +20$1.49
  • Diamonds +30$1.99
  • Diamonds +50$2.99
  • Diamonds +100$3.99
  • Diamonds +500$4.99
  • Diamonds +1000$5.99

Questions

Is Tiny Bombers free?
Tiny Bombers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shaft Run free?
Shaft Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Bombers or Shaft Run?
Shaft Run is rated higher. Tiny Bombers averages 4.2 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Shaft Run averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tiny Bombers or Shaft Run have ads?
Shaft Run shows ads; Tiny Bombers does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Bombers or Shaft Run?
Tiny Bombers ships an update every 5 days, and Shaft Run every 2 months. Most recently, Tiny Bombers was updated on August 18, 2026 and Shaft Run on September 15, 2026.

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