Buckets! vs Sticky Sling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buckets!
A simple yet challenging arcade game where players tap to launch a ball into buckets. It features 11 distinct modes that increase in difficulty, offering unique gameplay mechanics and a daily challenge with global leaderboards.
- Tap to launch ball
- 11 unlockable game modes
- Daily challenge with global leaderboard
- Track accuracy and streaks
- Compete on Game Center leaderboards
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Tap to launch. Land in the right bucket. That's it. Until it isn't. There's a mode where buckets can steal all your points. One where the ball disappears and you shoot from memory. One where you solve math to score. One that gets faster every time you land a shot. 12 modes total. They start simple and get wild. You unlock new ones by proving you can handle the last. Daily Challenge: one mode, a few tries, and a global leaderboard that resets every 24 hours. Everyone plays the same challenge — your best score is the only one that counts. Warm up for free, then go for real. Yesterday's winners stay posted so you can see who held the crown. Compete on Game Center leaderboards. Track your accuracy and streaks. See which mode finally breaks you. One thumb. One pendulum. Good luck.
Sticky Sling
A challenging arcade game where players swipe to sling a ball between strings, avoiding obstacles. The goal is to reach the highest possible score before the timer expires. It offers simple swipe controls for engaging, endless gameplay.
- Endless gameplay
- Swipe and sling controls
- Avoid stick collisions
- Dodge moving obstacles
- Reach highest score
- Timer-based challenges
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Swipe and sling the ball to shoot from one string to another in between the sticks. Avoid the collision with sticks as well as the moving obstacles Reach as higher as possible before the timer runs out! NOTE - Sling before the timer runs out! It’s not so easy to score higher. Do you dare to accept this challenging sling? Game Features: ◆ Endless gameplay ◆ Pretty simple swipe controls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buckets! at 95% against Sticky Sling's 0%. Buckets! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Sticky Sling's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Buckets! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buckets! has 34 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Buckets!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Sticky Sling's.
Buckets! ships an update daily, Sticky Sling every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Buckets! | Sticky Sling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (34 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | justin baron | Essendon Studios |
Customer experience
Buckets!
Sticky Sling
In-app purchases
Buckets!
No in-app purchases
Sticky Sling
No in-app purchases
