Dotting Challenge vs Shoot Defender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dotting Challenge
A fast-paced arcade game where players must quickly tap on randomly appearing dots before their countdown timers reach zero. The objective is to prevent dots from exploding and achieve the highest score possible by keeping them active.
- Tap dots before countdown expires
- Prevent dots from exploding
- Score points by keeping dots active
- Selectable board sizes
- Addictive gameplay loop
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Imagine having to pop bubble wrap as fast as you can or it would explode! This fast paced addictive game is exactly that. Click the bubbles as fast as you can as they randomly countdown to zero. If one hits zero it will blow up and you will be done. To play the game you simply select a board size and begin. The board will start off with all dots at 10 and randomly perform a countdown on each dot. Once a dot hits zero it will blow up and the game will end. To stop that from happening, you press the dots and it will increase by one. You can press each dot as many times as you want, but it will stop increasing once it reaches 10. You will get one point each time a dot decreases. The longer you can hold out the higher your score! Good luck!
Shoot Defender
Defend yourself and rule humanity through the ages in this strategy game. Test your leadership skills to survive and conquer across different eras.
- Defend yourself
- Rule humanity
- Survive through ages
- Strategy gameplay
- Conquer eras
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Will you able to defend yourself through out the ages? Do you have what it takes to rule humanity for centuries. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shoot Defender at Free against Dotting Challenge's $0.99. Shoot Defender also leads on ratings volume (205 vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Dotting Challenge's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 21). On 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
Shoot Defender is free to download; Dotting Challenge costs $0.99 up front. Shoot Defender sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Dotting Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dotting Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shoot Defender has 205 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dotting Challenge ships an update every 5 weeks, Shoot Defender fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dotting Challenge | Shoot Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (205 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 205 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ducky Planet LLC | Lumos Games Teknoloji Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Dotting Challenge
Shoot Defender
Bugs and requests
Dotting Challenge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Shoot Defender
Reported bugs
2 issues- 🐛 Ads not playing
- 🐛 Forcing restart after ads
Requested features
3 requests- 💡 Update with new content
- 💡 Add rarity wheel feature
- 💡 Show numbered bullets on revolver
In-app purchases
Dotting Challenge
No in-app purchases
Shoot Defender
- Remove Ads$2.997 Days
- Starter Bundle Subscription$3.997 Days
- Remove Ad Subscription$4.991 Month
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- Double Bundle Subscription$4.997 Days
- Money Bundle Subscription$6.997 Days
- Endless Skip Rewarded Ads Subs$6.997 Days
- Starter Bundle Subscription$8.991 Month
- Remove Ad Bundle Subscription$8.997 Days
- Gun Pack Subscription$15.991 Month
- Double Bundle Subscription$16.991 Month
- Money Bundle Subscription$23.991 Month
- Endless Skip Subscription$44.991 Month
- Remove Ad Bundle Subscription$45.991 Month
- Skip-it 10$1.99
- Skip-it 25$2.99
- Remove Ad$4.99
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- 1750 Years$4.99
- Skip-it Pack$5.99
- Starter Bundle$8.99
- Skip-it 100$9.99
- Double Bundle$19.99
Questions
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