Boost Buddies vs Monocular Shot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boost Buddies
Engage in a hardcore action reflex game with deceptively cute visuals. Test your skills across numerous challenging levels and obstacles. Collect unique characters, each with their own music and level design, to climb the leaderboards.
- 81 Challenge Levels
- Hundreds of obstacle challenges
- Unique characters with themes and music
- Pixel art visuals
- Sticker pack
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Boost Buddies is a hardcore action reflex game. Test yourself in this deceptively cute challenge and reach the top of leaderboards! Collect dozens of unique characters with their very own music and level design. Also featuring Cat Bird! Features: * 81 Challenge Levels. * 100's of deadly obstacle challenges! * Each character has a unique theme and music track! * Beautiful pixel visuals! * Boost Buddies Stickerpack! * End game cutscene(If you can reach that far).
Monocular Shot
Engage in a 2D action shooting game where you must defeat enemies and advance through stages while dodging attacks. Encounter numerous challenges and diverse foes across various levels. Enjoy a free-to-play experience with no waiting or in-app purchases required.
- 2D action shooting gameplay
- Avoid enemy attacks
- Multiple stages with gimmicks
- Variety of enemies
- Special move system
- Auto save functionality
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Monocular Shot is a 2D action shooting game. Defeat the enemy and aim for the next stage while avoiding the enemy's attack. There are many gimmicks and various enemies waiting on the stage. ■ Operation method L: Move left R: Move right A: Shot J: Jump SPECIAL MOVE: Special Move You can use the special move by collecting 5 coins before the combo gauge runs out. This game has no tedious waiting times or billing factors. You can play for free until the ending. Save supports auto save. It may be a little difficult, but I hope you enjoy it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monocular Shot at 4.7 against Boost Buddies's 3.8. Monocular Shot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Boost Buddies's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Boost Buddies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monocular Shot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monocular Shot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boost Buddies has 58 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Boost Buddies's written reviews are positive against 67% of Monocular Shot's.
Boost Buddies ships an update every 4 months, Monocular Shot every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boost Buddies | Monocular Shot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (58 ratings) | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Raiyumi Inc. | YUSEI MIYOSHI |
Customer experience
Boost Buddies
Monocular Shot
Bugs and requests
Boost Buddies
Reported bugs
8 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Game won't open
- Levels are unplayable due to no controls
- Button mode for controls not available in levels
- Progress reset after updates
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- Ads appearing in paid version
- Lag and game blacking out
- Moving floors stop working in upper levels
Requested features
8 requests- Update with new features and levels
- Add more levels
- Add more characters
- Make controls more accessible in levels
- Allow choosing when to watch ads for continues
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- Add music tracks to the game
- Improve level design for extreme difficulty levels
- Easier way to get coins
Monocular Shot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boost Buddies
- Remove Ads + Lucky Kat + 300g$2.99
Monocular Shot
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Boost Buddies free?
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