Comparison

the NIGHT SHIFT vs Vs. Octopus

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

Head to head
About

the NIGHT SHIFT

Survive endless waves of giant, radioactive bugs after a nuclear event. Set bait to lure them in and shoot them out of the sky to protect the remaining crops.

Highlights
  • Bug hunting gameplay
  • Wave-based survival
  • Bait setting mechanics
  • Shooting action
  • Post-apocalyptic setting
Features
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There was some Nuclear Event a few years ago. Now crops fail to grow, except for giant, radioactive berries. Oh, and bugs are huge now too. That's where the Hunters come in. Set bait to lure the bugs close enough, and then shoot them out of the sky. Survive the relentless waves of bugs for as many nights as you can.

About

Vs. Octopus

Develop and merge submarines to explore the mysterious underwater world. Dodge and counterattack hostile creatures while discovering new resources and encountering cute but dangerous octopuses. Enjoy easy operation and engaging level design.

Highlights
  • Develop various submarines
  • Merge submarines of the same class
  • Explore the underwater world
  • Defeat underwater enemies
  • Easy operation
  • Engaging level design
Features
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A great chance to develop super-new submarines and explore the mysterious underwater world! As we all know, 70% of the earth is covered by the ocean and it’s always an important target for scientists to investigate the underwater creatures and explore more resources. So now, you’re one of the scientists! What you need to do is to invent newer and more powerful submarines and control them for underwater exploration. Many underwater creatures floating around to attack your submarine. You have to manipulate your machine to dodge the offense of them and at the same time, counterattack them. Don't be fooled by their cute shape, they are not innocent. Gameplay: - Combine submarines of the same class to obtain a higher level submarine; - Dispatch submarines into the water to explore and defeat all enemies encountered; Features: - Develop various submarines; - Extremely easy operation; - Great level design with reasonable difficulty; - Full of cute but pesterous octopus. Don’t wait any longer! Just come and get more powerful submarines to explore the unknown underwater world!

Screenshots

the NIGHT SHIFT4 screens
Vs. Octopus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: the NIGHT SHIFT at 100% against Vs. Octopus's 50%. the NIGHT SHIFT also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 9.0). Vs. Octopus's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (27 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vs. Octopus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vs. Octopus has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of the NIGHT SHIFT's written reviews are positive against 50% of Vs. Octopus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
the NIGHT SHIFT versus Vs. Octopus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthe NIGHT SHIFTVs. Octopus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings227 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB281 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTrevor RyanBalrog Game Ltd

Customer experience

the NIGHT SHIFT

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vs. Octopus

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

the NIGHT SHIFT

No in-app purchases

None

Vs. Octopus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is the NIGHT SHIFT free?
the NIGHT SHIFT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vs. Octopus free?
Vs. Octopus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, the NIGHT SHIFT or Vs. Octopus?
Vs. Octopus is rated higher. the NIGHT SHIFT averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Vs. Octopus averages 4.5 from 27 ratings.
Do the NIGHT SHIFT or Vs. Octopus have ads?
Neither the NIGHT SHIFT nor Vs. Octopus shows ads.

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