The Catapult vs Catapult Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Catapult
Defend your castle by launching stones with a catapult. Aim and release to destroy enemy siege weapons and towers. Earn coins to purchase powerful upgrades like bombs and improve your defenses.
- Catapult aiming and firing
- Destroy enemy siege weapons
- Upgrade projectiles (e.g., bombs)
- Earn coins for upgrades
- Intuitive tap-and-drag controls
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In the game "The Catapult" you must help the stickman defend his castle from the siege weapons of the enemy. Use the catapult to throw stones at the opponents and break their military mechanisms and siege towers. The game has a simple intuitive control. Tap on the screen and pull to charge the catapult and select the tension force. Release to launch the projectile into the enemy. For each struck enemy you will earn coins which help you to buy upgrades shells, for example a bomb. We are waiting for your wishes and comments on the game. Have a good game!
Catapult Quest
Engage in a casual shooting game where you launch monkeys to demolish structures and collect bananas for points. Discover hidden items and utilize unique monkey abilities to achieve high scores and unlock achievements.
- Launch monkeys to destroy construction
- Collect bananas for scores
- Use 8 different monkeys with unique abilities
- Gather coconuts for resources
- Choose difficulty levels
- Utilize special items like earthquake and ice
- Earn stars based on scores
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Shoot monkey to destroy construction and get bananas to acquire scores. Try to achieve best score through finding hidden bananas in the stage. [How to Control] Able to shoot monkey to desired place with drag. Able to use skills with tap the screen after fire the monkey. [Game Features] - Able to play the game using 8 different monkeys with various abilities including gorilla and gibbon. - Able to get resources through gathering coconuts. - Able to choose difficulty. - Bonus scores can be earned with unused monkeys available when the stage is cleared. - Skip button is available for quick game progress when the stage is completed. - Able to shake all objects with earthquake item. - Able to froze all objects with ice item. - Able to get banana with target item. - Tap the continue button additional monkey is available after games over. - Able to get number of stars depend on scores. - Supported Achievements and Leaderboards. - Supported 16 Languages. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Catapult Quest at 4.6 against The Catapult's 4.2. Catapult Quest also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. The Catapult sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Catapult Quest sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Catapult Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 234 and 186 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of The Catapult's written reviews are positive against 56% of Catapult Quest's.
The Catapult ships an update every 5 months, Catapult Quest monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Catapult | Catapult Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (234 ratings) | 4.6 (186 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 234 — better | 186 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BYV | MOBIRIX |
Customer experience
The Catapult
Catapult Quest
User reviews
The Catapult
From 234 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- ⚡ Simple yet challenging mechanics
- 🎯 Physics-based targeting system
- 💰 No ads or minimal ads experience
- 🏆 Competitive leaderboard system
Room to improve
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay after extended play
- ⚖️ Unfair difficulty balance and AI advantage
- 🐛 Projectiles pass through terrain inconsistently
- 💸 Expensive upgrade costs (999-4999 coins)
- 🎬 Intrusive and buggy ads
Catapult Quest
From 186 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Similar to Angry Birds
- 👍 Good time killer
- 👍 Enjoyable for all ages
- 👍 Free to play
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Game crashes frequently
- 🐛 Game freezes or lags
- 🐛 Progress loss/rollback
- 🐛 Unskippable ads
Bugs and requests
The Catapult
Reported bugs
10 issues- Shop missing on iOS version
- Restore purchase function not working on new devices
- Upgrades lost after shutdown
- Gold coins disappearing without reason
- Ad close button not functioning properly
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- Game crashes and refuses to load
- Projectiles ignore terrain collision inconsistently
- Shields not blocking projectiles properly
- Game stuttering on some devices
- Inconsistent double kill coin rewards
Requested features
10 requests- Add shop/store to iOS version for upgrades
- More maps and varied environments
- Aiming line or aiming assistance feature
- Multiplayer with real players
- Save game progress between sessions
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- More power-ups and special abilities
- Skip early levels for advanced players
- Ability to revive after death
- More diverse enemy types and bosses
- Longer-lasting explosion effects
Catapult Quest
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game crashes constantly
- Game freezes during gameplay
- Levels reset or roll back unexpectedly
- Ads are too frequent and unskippable
- Game sometimes doesn't save progress
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- Bonuses not working
- Game crashes on specific iOS versions
- Game not working on certain devices
- Sound is bad or missing
- Achievements not functioning
- Game logic for breaking objects is inconsistent
- Monkey physics are unpredictable
- Game sometimes doesn't register wins correctly
- Ads are not working, preventing progression or bonuses
Requested features
10 requests- Option to remove ads
- Make ads less frequent
- Improve game physics/logic
- Fix progress rollback bug
- Add more levels or content
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- Improve sound quality
- Clarify game mechanics (e.g., coconuts)
- Make game more challenging
- Add dark mode
- Make game characters more distinguishable
In-app purchases
The Catapult
- Disabling advertising$0.99
- 1000 Coins$1.99
- 5000 Coins$3.99
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- 15000 Coins$6.99
- 100000 Coins$22.99
Catapult Quest
- Purchase 300 Gold$2.99
- Purchase 500 Gold$4.99
- Purchase 1,100 Gold$9.99
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- Purchase 3,600 Gold$29.99
- Purchase 6,500 Gold$49.99
- Purchase 15,000 Gold$99.99
Questions
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