Shootout 3D vs Protect It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shootout 3D
Engage in thrilling combat, swiping to control characters and tapping to fire. Protect innocent civilians while eliminating enemies and bosses. Utilize environmental objects to overcome challenging levels and achieve victory.
- Swipe to control characters
- Tap to fire
- Protect civilians
- Eliminate enemies and bosses
- Use environmental objects
- Ragdoll physics
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Become a hero and eliminate the enemies and bosses whilst protecting innocent civilians. In Shootout 3D you will need to swipe left and right to control all characters, good and bad. Tap on the screen to fire, but make sure you don't hit a good guy otherwise it's game over. Reach the end of the level and face off against the tough bosses to win the game! Use objects like barrels, logs and mirrors to help you in tricky situations. Shootout 3D features: - Simple and addictive gameplay - Crazy ragdoll physics - Simple and colorful art style - Increasingly challenging levels http://privacy.servers.kwalee.com/privacy/Shootout3DEULA.html
Protect It
Protect a valuable gem by strategically surrounding approaching thieves. This puzzle game offers diverse visual themes and hints to help you overcome challenges, including stages with multiple thieves.
- Surround approaching thieves
- Protect valuable gems
- Various customizable skins and themes
- Hint system for difficult puzzles
- Multiple thieves per stage
- Stage-based progression
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Surround the thief trying to steal diamonds! The thief approach as short as possible, so keep him away. This game has various skins. mouse & cheese, bear & honey, vampire & sun, bird & insect, and so on. Enjoy changing skins and themes to customise! If it is difficult to solve the puzzle, you can take hint. Sometimes, there are 3 thieves in the stage. You will clear the stage at least 1 thief. Can you surround all of the thieves? --- Rated for ages 3+ by IGRS (Indonesian Games Rating System).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Protect It at none against Shootout 3D's 5. Protect It also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 14%). Shootout 3D's advantage is ratings volume (82K vs 2.2K). On price, rating, 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. Shootout 3D sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per 7 days. Protect It asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Shootout 3D against 4.7 for Protect It. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shootout 3D has 82K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Shootout 3D's written reviews are positive against 22% of Protect It's.
Shootout 3D ships an update every 3 months, Protect It every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shootout 3D | Protect It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (82K ratings) | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews | 22.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 82K — better | 2.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kwalee Ltd | KAYAC Inc. |
Customer experience
Shootout 3D
Protect It
User reviews
Shootout 3D
From 82K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great concept
- 💡 Challenging late-game puzzles
- 🚀 Very good game
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive early stages
- 🚨 Too many ads
- 🔒 Requires internet connection
- 💰 Expensive VIP subscription
- 🐛 Freezes after watching ads
Protect It
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🚀 Addicting gameplay
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🙄 Ads interrupt gameplay
- 🤯 Ads are too long
- 😤 Ads are forced on the user
Bugs and requests
Shootout 3D
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes after watching ads
- Levels sometimes reset progress
Requested features
4 requests- Avoid using disorders in ads
- Add more new levels instead of repeating
- Reduce ad frequency
- Allow offline play
Protect It
Reported bugs
2 issues- Magnifying glass feature forces user to exit and re-enter the game
- Levels are too difficult and require use of paid features
Requested features
3 requests- Add a skip level option
- Add a remove ads option for a fee
- Add a gems to click no thanks or watch ad option
In-app purchases
Shootout 3D
- VIP MEMBERSHIP3 Days trial$5.497 Days
- MONTHLY VIP MEMBERSHIP$14.491 Month
- Remove Ads Discount$1.99
- Remove Ads2 variants$2.99
Protect It
No in-app purchases
