Stairs vs Shadow DotZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stairs
Embark on a challenging endless journey, testing your bravery as you climb. Dodge deadly spikes, collect valuable rubies, and aim for insane perfect combos to achieve a high score.
- Endless climbing journey
- Dodge spikes
- Collect rubies
- Perform perfect combos
- High score challenges
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Would YOU be brave enough to climb? Try to pass each stair in this crazy endless journey. Dodge spikes, collect rubies and make insane perfect combos! Started from the bottom now we're here!
Shadow DotZ
An addictive, one-touch game that challenges players to see how far they can progress. It's designed to be a super hard experience, testing your reflexes and endurance.
- One-touch gameplay
- Addictive challenge
- High difficulty
- Endurance testing
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How far can you go!? Addictive one touch game. Let's try to play this super hard game~
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stairs at 68% against Shadow DotZ's 0%. Stairs also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). Shadow DotZ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stairs holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stairs has 24K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Stairs's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shadow DotZ's.
Stairs ships an update every 3 months, Shadow DotZ every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stairs | Shadow DotZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Shih ju Yang |
Customer experience
Stairs
Shadow DotZ
Bugs and requests
Stairs
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads popping up during gameplay
- Screen freezing and crashing
- Inconsistent ball movement and controls
Requested features
4 requests- More challenging levels and modes
- Ability to remove ads
- Improved controls and responsiveness
- Additional ball/character customization options
Shadow DotZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stairs
No in-app purchases
Shadow DotZ
No in-app purchases
