Comparison

Flora and the Darkness vs Shockbot

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

Head to head
About

Flora and the Darkness

Embark on a visually stunning 2D side-scrolling adventure as a young light being named Flora. Use special plant abilities and ancient god powers to combat spreading darkness, solve puzzles, and restore light to a dying planet.

Highlights
  • Captivating art style
  • Intuitive one-touch controls
  • 21 challenging levels
  • Special abilities for strategy
  • Boss fight finale
  • Epic music
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Flora and the Darkness is a beautiful artistic 2D platformer adventure where a small light must face a world swallowed by shadows. When the Darkness spreads across the planet, the light beings disappear one by one. Saved by her mother's sacrifice, only a single survivor remains — Flora, a little girl made of light. Guide Flora through a mysterious world and help restore hope to a dying planet. Explore beautiful hand-crafted environments, activate ancient powers, and use magical plants to overcome dangerous obstacles. Use light orbs to destroy darkness blocking your path and unlock ancient gates that once protected the world. Even the smallest light can change everything. Game Features: • Stunning artistic 2D world • Smooth and intuitive one-touch platformer controls • 21 carefully crafted challenging levels • Unique gameplay using magical plants • Special abilities granted by ancient Gods • Epic atmospheric music • Various enemies and environmental hazards • A dramatic boss fight finale The Darkness is spreading. Help Flora bring the light back to the world. Website: www.1der-ent.com Facebook: facebook.com/1derent Twitter: twitter.com/1DerEnt Youtube: youtube.com/user/1DERentertainment

About

Shockbot

Embark on a mission to reclaim Earth from interdimensional monsters. Wield a precision blaster and a devastating Shock Attack to defeat foes and face a colossal mechanical beast in this action-packed platformer.

Highlights
  • Run-and-gun action
  • Precision blaster combat
  • Devastating Shock Attack
  • Antigravity platforming
  • Epic boss battles
  • Pulsing drum and bass soundtrack
Features
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In the near future, the scientists of Earth have ripped open a portal to another dimension after a high-energy physics experiment has gone horribly wrong. Grotesque monsters from another world have poured into our realm, and all of humankind has fled the planet in fear, unable to fend off the invaders. Enter Shockbot, humanity's last hope for reclaiming their home world. Shockbot is armed with a high precision blaster capable of vaporizing menacing invaders, as well as a devastating Shock Attack to wipe the area clear of foes. Orchestrating the invasion is Ultramech, a powerful hybrid mechanical beast of imposing size, armed with a terrifying laser cannon. Shockbot must destroy Ultramech to put a halt to Earth's invasion, trekking from the insertion point in Horizon City, through monster-infested forests, foreboding caves, an industrial wasteland, to a dreamy cyberpunk skyline. This run-and-gun platformer is reminiscent of classic 16-bit shooters and includes a half a dozen varied and exciting stages, fast-paced action, a cool Shock Attack mechanic to wipe all the enemies off screen, antigravity platforming challenges, and an epic boss battle at the end, all with a pulsing drum and bass soundtrack.

Screenshots

Flora and the Darkness4 screens
Shockbot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flora and the Darkness and Shockbot both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 72% of Flora and the Darkness's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shockbot's. Shockbot's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Flora and the Darkness sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Shockbot sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Flora and the Darkness against 4.3 for Shockbot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Flora and the Darkness's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shockbot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flora and the Darkness ships an update every 4 weeks, Shockbot every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flora and the Darkness versus Shockbot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlora and the DarknessShockbot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (35 ratings) — better4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB87 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developer1Der EntertainmentGlowmatic LLC

Customer experience

Flora and the Darkness

All ratings35 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

Shockbot

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Flora and the Darkness

One-time8
  • 200 Lights$0.99
  • 1000 Lights2 variants$0.99
  • 4000 Lights2 variants$0.99
Show 5 more
  • 5 Life Slots$0.99
  • 20 Life Slots$1.99
  • Infinite Lives$1.99
  • Infinite Lives$3.99
  • Huge Light Pack$9.99
4 purchases

Shockbot

One-time4
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Buy 50 Atoms$0.99
  • Buy 500 Atoms$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Buy 2000 Atoms$9.99

Questions

Is Flora and the Darkness free?
Flora and the Darkness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shockbot free?
Shockbot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flora and the Darkness or Shockbot?
Flora and the Darkness is rated higher. Flora and the Darkness averages 4.5 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Shockbot averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Flora and the Darkness or Shockbot have ads?
Both Flora and the Darkness and Shockbot show ads.
Which is updated more often, Flora and the Darkness or Shockbot?
Flora and the Darkness ships an update every 4 weeks, and Shockbot every 6 days. Most recently, Flora and the Darkness was updated on November 11, 2026 and Shockbot on November 3, 2026.

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