Comparison

Ebba vs Shadow Heist

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

Head to head
About

Ebba

Test your balance skills by keeping a motorcycle on one wheel for as long as possible. Control the throttle with a simple touch and aim for the farthest distance. It's a straightforward game of timing and precision.

Highlights
  • Motorcycle wheelie simulation
  • Distance-based gameplay
  • Simple touch controls
  • High score tracking
Features
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How far can you balance on one wheel? Hold the screen to accelerate, then release to keep your motorcycle balanced. Keep the front wheel up without tipping backward, beat your personal best, and restart for another ride. Ride through day and night scenery with the original artwork and music. Choose your time of day, turn music and engine sound on or off, and pause whenever you need a break. Ebba plays offline. Your best distance and preferences stay on your device. This edition has no ads, accounts, or online leaderboards.

About

Shadow Heist

Features
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You are a raccoon with a plan, a flashlight and no intention of paying for dinner. Shadow Heist is a real-time stealth game about staying in the dark. There are no turns and no grid: you move freely with one thumb, your flashlight lights the way you are walking, and every guard in the building is looking for exactly that. Sixty missions across six hand-painted chapters, from back-street kitchens to markets, mansions and vaults. THE JOB Every heist asks for two things. Grab the mission's target items off the floor, and drain enough food out of the furniture to fill the quota. Only then does the exit light up and the ESCAPE banner drops. Then get out. STAY IN THE SHADOWS Guards run a four-stage suspicion system. A noise or a glimpse of your flashlight sends one over to investigate; being caught square in a patrol cone starts a chase, and a chase that reaches you ends the run. Break line of sight and you can lose them. From chapter two, wall-mounted cameras sweep the room behind a red cone and give you a second and a half to out-turn the lens before the alarm. From chapter three, laser tripwires cut across corridors on a three-second timer, and touching one is instant. SIX THIEF TOOLS Every tool is found lying on the floor of the mission that teaches it, then restocked with coins. - Key: unlock any door instantly, no three-second lockpick. - Coin: toss it and the nearest guard walks over to stare at it. - Glue Trap: pin a guard in place for five seconds, chase or no chase. - Jammer: kill every camera and laser on the map for ten seconds. - Blowgun: a dart puts a guard to sleep for ten seconds, cone and all. - Invisibility Cloak: ten seconds where nothing can see you, and every chase breaks. COLLECT EVERYTHING Over 170 unique items to steal, each one hand-drawn and each one found in exactly one mission. Three stars per heist depending on how much you carry out, and your best time on every mission is kept. ONE MORE CHANCE Get caught and you can buy your way back into the run for coins, carrying on from exactly where you stopped with three seconds of invisibility to get clear. Lives refill over time, or top them up in the shop. ALSO INSIDE - Daily rewards with a weekly streak, and a jackpot on Sunday if you do not miss a day. - A prize wheel on every first clear. - A shop of tools, bundles and lives, all bought with in-game coins. - Playable in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese. No ads. No combat, no blood, nobody gets hurt - the worst that happens is a guard takes a nap. Optional in-app purchases for coins. Lights off. Go.

Screenshots

Ebba3 screens
Shadow Heist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ebba at none against Shadow Heist's 5. Shadow Heist's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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. Shadow Heist sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ebba asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ebba ships an update fortnightly, Shadow Heist every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ebba versus Shadow Heist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEbbaShadow Heist
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB245 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTawa NicolasShort & Petit

In-app purchases

None

Ebba

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Shadow Heist

One-time5
  • 3,000 Coins$0.99
  • 10,000 Coins$2.99
  • 18,000 Coins$4.99
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  • 40,000 Coins$9.99
  • 90,000 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Ebba free?
Ebba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Heist free?
Shadow Heist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ebba or Shadow Heist have ads?
Neither Ebba nor Shadow Heist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ebba or Shadow Heist?
Ebba ships an update fortnightly, and Shadow Heist every 4 days. Most recently, Ebba was updated on November 6, 2026 and Shadow Heist on October 31, 2026.

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