Comparison

The Catapult vs Shyftel

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Catapult aiming and firing
  • Destroy enemy siege weapons
  • Upgrade projectiles (e.g., bombs)
  • Earn coins for upgrades
  • Intuitive tap-and-drag controls
Features
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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!

About

Shyftel

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Shyftel is a survival arena that is new every day, and everyone gets the same one. Every player faces the same arena, the same enemy waves and the same upgrade offers that day. You move, and your weapons fire on their own. Last as long as you can, choose your upgrades well, and see where you land on today's leaderboard. HOW A RUN WORKS - Drag anywhere on the screen to move. Your bolts aim and fire by themselves. - Collect experience gems and pick one of three upgrades at every level, from a pool of twenty. - The first surge floods the arena just before the three minute mark, then another every 105 seconds, each bigger than the last. - Runs are endless. Yours ends when your health does. - Died early? Start the same run again. There is no limit on attempts, and you choose which run you submit. A DIFFERENT ARENA EVERY DAY Five themes rotate, and each one changes how you play: - Tron: glowing strips with arrows. Move with them to go much faster, against them to slow down. - Moon: meteors. A ring appears, then a rock lands in it and hurts anything inside, enemies included. - Desert: sand piles that slow down everything walking through them. - Forest: tree trunks that nothing can walk through and your bolts cannot shoot through. Your orbiting shards pass right through them. - Jupiter: wind gusts that push you and the swarm around. SIX KINDS OF ENEMY Slow drifters, fast darters, heavy bulwarks, splitters that break in two, halos that circle you, and from ten minutes in, lancers that charge up a shot you have to sidestep. RANKED ON KILLS Most kills wins, and survival time breaks a tie. Because everyone played the same run, the board compares decisions rather than luck. Every past day keeps its own top ten at shyftel.fun. ALSO - A daily reminder to play, if you want one - A card of your run and your build to share - No account and no sign-up. You pick a display name only when you submit a score - No connection? You can still play, the run just is not ranked - Watch an optional ad to carry on a long run, once per run

Screenshots

The Catapult4 screens
Shyftel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shyftel at none against The Catapult's 5. The Catapult's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. The Catapult sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Shyftel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Catapult versus Shyftel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe CatapultShyftel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (234 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings234 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB17 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBYVBARKIN SARIKARTAL

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

Shyftel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

The Catapult

One-time5
  • Disabling advertising$0.99
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • 5000 Coins$3.99
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  • 15000 Coins$6.99
  • 100000 Coins$22.99
None

Shyftel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Catapult free?
The Catapult is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shyftel free?
Shyftel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Catapult or Shyftel have ads?
Both The Catapult and Shyftel show ads.

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