Comparison

Blon vs Shadow Trick

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

Shadow Trick

Transform into a shadow to navigate a castle filled with challenges. Solve puzzles, overcome enemies, and defeat bosses in this unique platformer. Master your shadow form to progress through over 20 levels.

Highlights
  • Shadow transformation gameplay
  • Castle-themed levels
  • Enemy encounters
  • Boss battles
  • 20+ challenging levels
  • Charming music
Features
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Turn into a shadow to solve the puzzles and clear the level. This platformer game is taking place in a castle full of enemies, traps, and boss fights. Keep an eye on your shadow and don't let your eyes trick you! Features: • Clever gameplay • 20+ levels • Boss fights • Charming music tracks Important information: • This game comes with no ads and features a paywall to unlock the full game.

Screenshots

Blon4 screens
Shadow Trick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shadow Trick at none against Blon's shown. Blon's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 Shadow Trick 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 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Blon's written reviews are positive against 70% of Shadow Trick's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blon versus Shadow Trick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlonShadow Trick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45 ratings) — better4.0 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better70.4% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlug In DigitalGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Blon

All ratings45 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative20.4%

Shadow Trick

All ratings32 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative18.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blon

One-time1
  • Full Game Package$3.99
1 purchases

Shadow Trick

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Blon free?
Blon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Trick free?
Shadow Trick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blon or Shadow Trick?
Blon is rated higher. Blon averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Shadow Trick averages 4.0 from 32 ratings.
Do Blon or Shadow Trick have ads?
Blon shows ads; Shadow Trick does not.

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