Comparison

Thief | The Master Thief vs Shadow Heist

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

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Thief | The Master Thief

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In thief you have to prove your skills. Trick your opponents and don't let yourself be caught. Hide yourself well. Clear your way if you have to. Raise a bank, break into the safe or find the diamond in the museum. If you have the prey then leave as fast as you can. Find secret passages and don't get lost! Find all the treasures and steal what you can get. Break out of prison. Prove all your skills and become a master thief. What are you waiting for?

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Shadow Heist

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You are a raccoon with a plan, a flashlight and no intention of paying for dinner. Shadow Heist is a real-time stealth game about staying in the dark. There are no turns and no grid: you move freely with one thumb, your flashlight lights the way you are walking, and every guard in the building is looking for exactly that. Sixty missions across six hand-painted chapters, from back-street kitchens to markets, mansions and vaults. THE JOB Every heist asks for two things. Grab the mission's target items off the floor, and drain enough food out of the furniture to fill the quota. Only then does the exit light up and the ESCAPE banner drops. Then get out. STAY IN THE SHADOWS Guards run a four-stage suspicion system. A noise or a glimpse of your flashlight sends one over to investigate; being caught square in a patrol cone starts a chase, and a chase that reaches you ends the run. Break line of sight and you can lose them. From chapter two, wall-mounted cameras sweep the room behind a red cone and give you a second and a half to out-turn the lens before the alarm. From chapter three, laser tripwires cut across corridors on a three-second timer, and touching one is instant. SIX THIEF TOOLS Every tool is found lying on the floor of the mission that teaches it, then restocked with coins. - Key: unlock any door instantly, no three-second lockpick. - Coin: toss it and the nearest guard walks over to stare at it. - Glue Trap: pin a guard in place for five seconds, chase or no chase. - Jammer: kill every camera and laser on the map for ten seconds. - Blowgun: a dart puts a guard to sleep for ten seconds, cone and all. - Invisibility Cloak: ten seconds where nothing can see you, and every chase breaks. COLLECT EVERYTHING Over 170 unique items to steal, each one hand-drawn and each one found in exactly one mission. Three stars per heist depending on how much you carry out, and your best time on every mission is kept. ONE MORE CHANCE Get caught and you can buy your way back into the run for coins, carrying on from exactly where you stopped with three seconds of invisibility to get clear. Lives refill over time, or top them up in the shop. ALSO INSIDE - Daily rewards with a weekly streak, and a jackpot on Sunday if you do not miss a day. - A prize wheel on every first clear. - A shop of tools, bundles and lives, all bought with in-game coins. - Playable in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese. No ads. No combat, no blood, nobody gets hurt - the worst that happens is a guard takes a nap. Optional in-app purchases for coins. Lights off. Go.

Screenshots

Thief | The Master Thief4 screens
Shadow Heist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thief | The Master Thief at none against Shadow Heist's 5. Thief | The Master Thief also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Shadow Heist sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Thief | The Master Thief asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Thief | The Master Thief versus Shadow Heist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThief | The Master ThiefShadow Heist
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size311 MB245 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSebastian KemperShort & Petit

In-app purchases

None

Thief | The Master Thief

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Shadow Heist

One-time5
  • 3,000 Coins$0.99
  • 10,000 Coins$2.99
  • 18,000 Coins$4.99
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  • 40,000 Coins$9.99
  • 90,000 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Thief | The Master Thief free?
Thief | The Master Thief is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Heist free?
Shadow Heist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thief | The Master Thief or Shadow Heist have ads?
Neither Thief | The Master Thief nor Shadow Heist shows ads.

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