Comparison

Blon vs Shovel Pirate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Blon

Embark on a pixelated side-scroller adventure as a brave blob on a quest to defeat your mad brother and reclaim stolen family treasures. Unlock new characters, upgrade abilities, and explore diverse worlds with unique challenges and bosses.

Highlights
  • Pixelized side-scroller platformer
  • Unlockable playable characters
  • Ability upgrades and skills tree
  • 7 diverse biomes with unique bosses
  • Adaptable difficulty settings
  • Collect hidden treasures and armors
Features
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Blon takes you through a challenging and pixelized side-scroller platformer. Travel through many worlds with just one goal: defeat your mad brother! To beat him and save your family, you will be able to unlock several playable characters, upgrade your abilities and experiment new ones in your skills tree to become even stronger. You play as Blon, an intrepid, well... blob, whose jealous older brother has just stolen the family treasures. In your pursuit, collect the leaves lost by your brother, and rebuild the family castle to improve your abilities. Can you assemble the family treasures and sabotage your brother's plans? Key features: • Varied levels: from Hell to Space, track your brother's footsteps through 7 biomes with unpredictable environmental effects • Unique bosses: each biome is guarded by your brother's lieutenants, who will try to hinder your progress • Adaptable difficulty: Whether you want to take on the most hostile of environments, or just relax during a break, you can choose the right difficulty • Multiple playable characters: during his quest, other members of Blob's family will join him. Each member has their own strengths and weaknesses, so it's up to you to play according to your preferences. • Talents galore: As if that wasn't enough, you can also improve your abilities during your adventure. Dozens of talents will allow you to be stronger, more resistant, richer, more magical... • Hidden treasures: complete the challenges presented by each biome to earn weapons and armors A very relaxing side-scroller runner, which will nevertheless give some challenges to the most relentless players!

About

Shovel Pirate

Embark on a pirate adventure to find hidden treasures. This cute platformer features fun puzzles, charming characters, and clever traps across 15 action-packed levels. Discover secret collectibles and enjoy delightful music as you progress.

Highlights
  • 15 action-packed levels
  • Clever puzzles
  • Secret collectibles
  • Intuitive controls
  • Charming music
Features
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Follow the map, search for hints, and collect all the treasures! Play as a pirate on a quest to gather all the wackiest treasures. Shovel Pirate is a cute platformer game with fun puzzles, adorable characters, and clever traps to avoid. Game features: • 15 levels packed with action • Intuitive and easy controls • Clever puzzles • Secret collectibles • Charming music tracks Important information: • This game comes with no ads and features a paywall to unlock the full game.

Screenshots

Blon4 screens
Shovel Pirate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shovel Pirate at none against Blon's shown. Blon's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shovel Pirate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blon holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Blon's written reviews are positive against 72% of Shovel Pirate's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blon versus Shovel Pirate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlonShovel Pirate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45 ratings) — better4.1 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better72.1% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlug In DigitalGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Blon

All ratings45 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%

Shovel Pirate

All ratings37 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral10.8%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative20.9%

Bugs and requests

Blon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shovel Pirate

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes after purchase
  • Cannot play past a certain level without paying

Requested features

6 requests
  • Separate buttons for ladder and shoveling controls
  • More levels or a sequel
  • Longer games
  • Make more levels free in the future
  • Updates to design
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  • Dark mode option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blon

One-time1
  • Full Game Package$3.99
1 purchases

Shovel Pirate

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Blon free?
Blon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shovel Pirate free?
Shovel Pirate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blon or Shovel Pirate?
Blon is rated higher. Blon averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Shovel Pirate averages 4.1 from 37 ratings.
Do Blon or Shovel Pirate have ads?
Blon shows ads; Shovel Pirate does not.

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