Comparison

Shield Thrower vs Kingdom Mania

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

Head to head

Beat'em, super-hero!

About

Shield Thrower

Features

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Shield Thrower is designed as hyper-casual runner game. Each level contains some amount of villians (soldiers) and some levels contain some amout of innocents. All you gotta do is, draw a path for your saw to eliminate villians while rescuing innocents. If you accidentally eliminate an innocent, you fail level. If you can't rescue an innocent, you fail level. If you face a villain before you eliminate it without saw in position, you fail level. Enjoy fast paced, easy to learn but fun to experiement mechanics!

About

Kingdom Mania

Features

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Strategically free the right arrows to strike the right enemies! Tap on the group of arrows that match the enemy's color. Archers will fire the arrows you release, taking down the foes. Clear all the arrows, defeat every enemy, and protect the king! An epic challenge awaits!

Screenshots

Shield Thrower4 screens

Kingdom Mania4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kingdom Mania at every 2 days against Shield Thrower's every 10 days. Shield Thrower's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shield Thrower ships an update every 10 days, Kingdom Mania every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Shield Thrower versus Kingdom Mania: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Shield Thrower	Kingdom Mania
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 10 days	Every 2 days — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	92 MB	260 MB
Age rating	9+	4+
Developer	Can Ahmet Aydemir	Bahadir Yerdelen

In-app purchases

None

Shield Thrower

No in-app purchases

None

Kingdom Mania

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shield Thrower free?

Shield Thrower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Kingdom Mania free?

Kingdom Mania is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Shield Thrower or Kingdom Mania have ads?

Both Shield Thrower and Kingdom Mania show ads.

Which is updated more often, Shield Thrower or Kingdom Mania?

Shield Thrower ships an update every 10 days, and Kingdom Mania every 2 days. Most recently, Shield Thrower was updated on October 12, 2026 and Kingdom Mania on October 7, 2026.