Timber West vs Boost Buddies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timber West
Embark on a Wild West adventure in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Master unique one-touch controls to wield various weapons against outlaws, defeat bosses, and rescue a princess. Explore diverse western locales with retro pixel art graphics and an 8-bit soundtrack.
- One-touch shooting mechanics
- Unlockable characters with unique weapons
- Multiple western-themed locations
- Boss fights and special levels
- Retro pixel art and 8-bit soundtrack
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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Wild West shooter from creators of Timberman! So many outlaws out there, let’s teach them a lesson... Timber West is a fast paced arcade game with unique one touch shooting mechanics. Press, hold and release to shoot. Use guns, shotguns, miniguns, bows and tomahawks. Visit little western towns, indian villages, abandoned mines and canions. Pass all the levels, defeat ugly boss and rescue beautiful princess. To become a sheriff you need to be really fast and well equipped. Are you fast enough? Full iPhone X support - have even more fun on bigger screen! Features - 16+ levels - 30+ characters with unique weapons to unlock - 50+ ugly enemies - special levels (cans, bottles, balloons) - boss fights - retro 8-bit soundtrack by Timberman music composer (Stalek) - pixel art graphics and retro style feeling - unique one touch mechanics - Game Center leaderboards & achievements - full iPhone X support - have even more fun on bigger screen. - animated iOS Stickers!
Boost Buddies
Engage in a hardcore action reflex game with deceptively cute visuals. Test your skills across numerous challenging levels and obstacles. Collect unique characters, each with their own music and level design, to climb the leaderboards.
- 81 Challenge Levels
- Hundreds of obstacle challenges
- Unique characters with themes and music
- Pixel art visuals
- Sticker pack
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Boost Buddies is a hardcore action reflex game. Test yourself in this deceptively cute challenge and reach the top of leaderboards! Collect dozens of unique characters with their very own music and level design. Also featuring Cat Bird! Features: * 81 Challenge Levels. * 100's of deadly obstacle challenges! * Each character has a unique theme and music track! * Beautiful pixel visuals! * Boost Buddies Stickerpack! * End game cutscene(If you can reach that far).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Timber West at 4.3 against Boost Buddies's 3.8. Timber West also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Timber West sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Boost Buddies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Timber West holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Timber West's written reviews are positive against 59% of Boost Buddies's.
Timber West ships an update fortnightly, Boost Buddies every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timber West | Boost Buddies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (96 ratings) — better | 3.8 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better | 59.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Digital Melody | Raiyumi Inc. |
Customer experience
Timber West
Boost Buddies
Bugs and requests
Timber West
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Boost Buddies
Reported bugs
8 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Game won't open
- Levels are unplayable due to no controls
- Button mode for controls not available in levels
- Progress reset after updates
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- Ads appearing in paid version
- Lag and game blacking out
- Moving floors stop working in upper levels
Requested features
8 requests- Update with new features and levels
- Add more levels
- Add more characters
- Make controls more accessible in levels
- Allow choosing when to watch ads for continues
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- Add music tracks to the game
- Improve level design for extreme difficulty levels
- Easier way to get coins
In-app purchases
Timber West
- No Ads$0.99
- 1000 coins$0.99
- 3000 coins$1.99
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- All characters$1.99
- Special offer$1.99
- 5000 coins$2.99
Boost Buddies
- Remove Ads + Lucky Kat + 300g$2.99
Questions
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