Boost Buddies vs Shooty Quest
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).
Shooty Quest
A skill-based retro arcade game where quick reflexes and strategic counter-attacks are key to survival. Master challenging levels by identifying enemy weaknesses and making precise decisions under pressure. Upgrade your gear and compete for high scores.
- Skill-driven arcade combat
- Unique counter-based mechanics
- 36 handcrafted levels
- Permanent progression and upgrades
- High score competition
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Shooty Quest is a skill-based retro action game where reflexes matter more than power. From the center of the arena, you must quickly choose the correct arrow to counter each enemy — one mistake can cost you everything. Enemies attack from all directions, each with specific weaknesses. Success depends on fast decision-making, precise timing, and staying calm under pressure. This is a challenging but fair arcade action, designed for players who enjoy mastery and challenge. Game Features: - Skill-driven arcade combat with unique counter-based mechanics - 36 handcrafted levels with two different endings - Easy to learn, hard to master gameplay - Permanent progression: earn coins to upgrade your crossbow and equipment - Compete for high scores in the Colosseum
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shooty Quest at 4.8 against Boost Buddies's 3.9. Shooty Quest also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Shooty Quest sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shooty Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shooty Quest has 455 ratings behind it against 60, 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 94% of Shooty Quest's.
Boost Buddies ships an update every 4 months, Shooty Quest every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boost Buddies | Shooty Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (60 ratings) | 4.8 (455 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 | 455 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Raiyumi Inc. | CARLOS EUSEBIO JIMENEZ CORREA |
Customer experience
Boost Buddies
Shooty Quest
User reviews
Boost Buddies
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😍 Adorable characters and art
- 🎵 Great music and soundtrack
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- ✨ Creative mechanics and rules
- 👍 Simple controls, easy to learn
Room to improve
- 💥 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🚫 Game won't open or start
- 📉 Lag and performance issues
- 💸 Ads interrupt gameplay
- 🤷 Difficulty with certain levels
Shooty Quest
From 455 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Charming and cute art style
- 👾 Engaging pixel art graphics
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay mechanics
- ⚖️ Well-balanced difficulty curve
- 🎵 Quality music and sound design
Room to improve
- ❤️ Limited game length and levels
- ⏳ Frustrating lives system with long cooldowns
- 📺 Excessive ads tied to lives mechanic
- 👴 Character design issues (old man appearance)
- 😰 Can be stressful gameplay
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
Shooty Quest
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unlocked ending not triggering after collecting all 3-star levels
- Missing creature discovery not properly implemented
Requested features
6 requests- More levels and challenges
- Sequel or second part of the game
- Alternative monetization to lives system
- Better in-game tutorials and instructions
- Additional creatures to discover
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- More varied gameplay mechanics
In-app purchases
Boost Buddies
- Remove Ads + Lucky Kat + 300g$2.99
Shooty Quest
- Will of Bacon$0.99
- Bunch of coins$0.99
- Double Coins$1.99
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- Vault of Coins$1.99
- Infinite lives$2.99
- Bag of coins$2.99
- Treasure$3.99
- Deadly arrow$3.99
- Gold chest$3.99
- Full Game$4.99
- Alfador's fortune$4.99
