Drobot vs Box Cat Bash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drobot
Engage in a 360-degree space shooter where you fire backwards to defeat mysterious creatures. Upgrade your character between waves to become stronger and clear all levels to restore peace. Features include a unique shooting mechanic and a variety of unlockable color palettes.
- Backwards-firing 360-degree shooting
- Upgrade system for character strength
- Ten-second waves with numerous enemies
- Dash ability with energy charge
- Unlockable color palettes
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Beep! Beep! Beep! It's a state of emergency! An outbreak of mysterious creatures is going on in outer space! -Game Descriptions Drobot is a backwards-firing 360-degree shooting game. One wave lasts ten seconds. The wave is cleared either when all enemies are killed or you escaped from all enemies. After clearing a wave, you can make drobot stronger with upgrade items. Clear all the waves and restore peace to space! -Controls Move and shoot with the joystick. Press the button to dash. You cannot use dash until your energy is charged. -Features Backwards-shooting Drobot gets progressively stronger through upgrades Exciting gameplay with huge amounts of enemies Unlock a wide variety of color palettes
Box Cat Bash
Control a cat character to smash falling cars before they explode. This sequel to a 2011 hit features simple, tight controls optimized for mobile devices and supports game controllers.
- Smash falling cars
- Tight mobile controls
- Game controller support
- Sequel to a classic
- Arcade gameplay
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Box Cat returns! Smash cars falling from above before they explode. Simple, tight controls built for your phone. Supports game controllers. Sequel to the 2011 smash hit Box Cat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drobot at Free against Box Cat Bash's $0.99. Drobot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Box Cat Bash's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Drobot is free to download; Box Cat Bash costs $0.99 up front. Box Cat Bash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drobot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Box Cat Bash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Drobot ships an update every 3 months, Box Cat Bash every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drobot | Box Cat Bash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayoshi Teshima | Rusty Moyher |
Customer experience
Drobot
Box Cat Bash
In-app purchases
Drobot
No in-app purchases
Box Cat Bash
- Remove Ads$1.99
