Squad Rivals vs Boom Slingers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squad Rivals
Assemble a squad of unique characters, including popular YouTubers, to battle enemies and reclaim the city. Collect hundreds of characters, upgrade them, and engage in classic arcade gameplay with strategic depth. Compete globally and take down formidable bosses.
- Collect hundreds of characters
- Feature popular YouTubers
- Classic arcade gameplay
- Deep progression system
- Battle unique bosses
- Compete globally in eSports Arena
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Choose your ultimate Squad, attack and evade enemies, and take back the city from the evil Greedy Corp! Collect hundreds of characters from chefs, hipsters, astronauts, to tech moguls (to name a few), including top YouTube stars like Bart Baker, Chad Wild Clay, Azzyland, Angry Grandpa, and many more. Fight back with the right Squad across numerous game modes and levels across the city. • FEATURING YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBE STARS. Including Bart Baker, Chad Wild Clay, AzzyLand, Angry Grandpa, Keemstar, itsAlexClark, and more. See full list below! • HUNDREDS OF CHARACTERS TO COLLECT. From cat-throwing cat ladies, knife-slashing chefs, to squad-buffing selfie models, and many, many more. • CLASSIC ARCADE GAMEPLAY WITH DEEP PROGRESSION. Evade enemies and obstacles with simple swipe controls and maneuver your Squad to attack across various locations. Level up your best Squad Members and dominate. • BEAT UP GREEDY CORP. BOSSES. Watch out for the DJ's mad beats and bombs, avoid the paperwork-hurling Office Boss, and look out for the Mall Cop on her super-powered segway. Select the right Squad and take them down. • TAKE ON SQUADS GLOBALLY. Choose your best Squad and take on the eSports Arena. Earn huge rewards as you work your way up the Leaderboard. Play Squad Rivals now and put together your best Squad with some of your favorite YouTubers. Stay tuned for plenty of future updates with new content and exciting features! FULL LIST OF YOUTUBE STARS! Bart Baker Chad Wild Clay AzzyLand Angry Grandpa itsAlexClark Infinite Lists Keemstar Cleanprincegaming InquisitorMaster UnlistedLeaf MagikarpUsedFly Etika Relaxalax iMav3riq Bootramp
Boom Slingers
Engage in 1v1 physics-based battles against players worldwide. Collect over 40 unique weapons and 70 characters, utilize bullet-time, and compete in weekly events for exclusive prizes. Play with friends on custom maps in this optimized multiplayer game.
- 1v1 physics-based battles
- Online multiplayer
- Over 40 unique weapons
- Collect 70+ characters
- Bullet-time mechanics
- Weekly events with prizes
- Custom maps with friends
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Fight in 1v1 physics-based battles against players around the world! Online multiplayer, over 40 weapons to collect, bullet-time and MORE! - ONLINE MULTIPLAYER! - 40+ UNIQUE WEAPONS to collect! Shoot lasers, throw grenades and hit your foes with the classic baseball bat! - BULLET-TIME AND PHYSICS! - COLLECT 70+ CHARACTERS and build your team with hats and unique characters! - PLAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS in custom maps! - QUICK BATTLES and smooth match making! - WEEKLY EVENTS with exclusive prizes! - MYSTERIES TO UNFOLD! Can you find all the weapons scattered throughout the cosmos? LORE Slingers are small cross-dimensional creatures who discover their universe through epic 1v1 battles. No one knows where they came from, but they will definitely duel until the end of time. TECHNICAL Boom Slingers is optimized and play tested with low-end devices. The game runs on live servers. A good network connection is required to play the game. Boom Slingers is completely free-to-play, but it has an in-app currency to speed up some progressions of the game. The game includes ads, but are not forced to be able to play the game. Leaderboard rank and rankings will reset at the beginning of each month.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Squad Rivals at 81% against Boom Slingers's 55%. Squad Rivals also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Boom Slingers's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 505). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Squad Rivals sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Boom Slingers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Squad Rivals holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 505 and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Squad Rivals's written reviews are positive against 55% of Boom Slingers's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Squad Rivals | Boom Slingers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (505 ratings) — better | 4.2 (2.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better | 55.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 505 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 525 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | RHEI Creations Corp | Hyperkani |
Customer experience
Squad Rivals
Boom Slingers
User reviews
Squad Rivals
From 505 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 💡 Interesting use of YouTubers
- 🎨 Retro 8-bit style
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- ⏱️ Slow box opening process
- 🔌 Internet connectivity issues
- 🤔 Lack of control/customization
Boom Slingers
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun gameplay
- 🎨 Cute art style
- 👍 No ads
- 💎 Good progression system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- ⚖️ Unbalanced matchmaking and overpowered cards
- 🕰️ Slow progression and limited rewards
- 🔍 Lack of transparency in trophy system
Bugs and requests
Squad Rivals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Boxes not opening properly
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Connectivity problems
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
4 requests- Add more popular YouTubers
- Improve box opening speed
- Offline mode or better internet handling
- More character/squad customization options
Boom Slingers
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to claim rewards due to sync issues
- Nuke ability causing crashes
- Friendly battles not working
- Forced updates with no new version available
Requested features
4 requests- Add 2v2 mode
- Improve map design and symmetry
- Implement better card balancing
- Increase progression rewards and reduce timers
In-app purchases
Squad Rivals
- Pack of 80 Creds$0.99
- Pack of 500 Creds$4.99
- Pack of 1200 Creds$9.99
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- Pack of 2500 Creds$19.99
- Pack of 7000 Creds$49.99
- Pack of 16000 Creds$99.99
Boom Slingers
- Small Gem pack$0.99
- Starter pack$1.99
- Special Offer$1.99
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- Special Offer$2.99
- Special Offer$3.99
- Medium Gem pack$4.99
- Boom Pass$4.99
- Special Offer$4.99
- Boom Pass Plus$6.99
- Big Gem pack$9.99
Questions
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