Comparison

Shot Factor vs Bow Smash

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

Head to head
About

Shot Factor

Customize your firearms with a variety of mods to create your ultimate weapon. Engage in gameplay and experience your personalized creations.

Highlights
  • Gun customization
  • Modding system
  • Create ultimate guns
  • Gameplay integration
Features
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Use different mods to create your ultimate gun! Let's Play!

About

Bow Smash

Engage in an archery battle where you merge arrows to create powerful projectiles. Aim, shoot, and overcome obstacles and enemies in this action-packed target game. Discover rewards, enhance your gear, and prove your precision to become the ultimate archery king or queen.

Highlights
  • Merge arrows for increased power
  • Aim and shoot targets
  • Overcome obstacle courses
  • Defeat enemies and bosses
  • Enhance bow and arrows with buffs
  • Discover treasure chests
Features
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Archers, grab your bows! Draw, aim, shoot! Dive into the world of shooting games to smash your enemies with the precision of an archery king or queen and win every fight! Jump into a tough arrow war field in this exciting shooting game with a plot twist! You don’t have to run around a city searching for enemies for hours like in other shooters—just move your bow along a track to shoot arrows and have fun in this shooting game! Embark on an engaging journey to test your precision, speed, and strategic thinking! Welcome to our shooter game—Bow Smash: Archery King! From now on, you’re an arrow master fighting in an epic arrow war for exciting rewards! Every level of this target game is an obstacle course adventure designed to push your shooting skills to the limit. Navigate through targets, get into the right gates, and destroy big enemies for awesome rewards. Shoot your way to victory through every target with the precision of an arrow master! One of the standout features of Bow Smash: Archery King is the ability to merge arrows. Combine them to create more powerful arrows with a high level of destruction in this shoot game. They’ll fly faster to reach every target, making each shot stronger during your target games. Embrace your role as the magic archer, harnessing these arrows to defeat foes in these immersive battle 3D fighting games. The excitement doesn't stop with all these throwing games! Discover a companion to assist your archer hero during the fight or enhance your bow and arrow with buffs. There’s also a slot machine that upgrades your arrows before the start of your target-hitting games! And at the end of each battle 3D, you’ll face an obstacle course of pillars hiding a treasure chest. Can you hit all big targets enough times to claim your reward? Find out in our thrilling shoot game! Features of our bow and arrow game: Intense fighting games: Leave a trail of destruction while smashing every boss on your way to victory to become the legendary archer hero! Treasure hunt: Your path to glory is filled with challenges, but our stick game will reward your magic archer skills with incredible prizes and buffs! Challenging target games: Prove yourself in this ultimate arrow game and become the legendary master among other archers. Simple mechanics: Merge arrows to craft more powerful ones, ensuring your victory in every boss fight from our stick game! Fun smashing games: Take a break and have a whale of a time as a bow master in the archery battle from these time-killing games! Experience the thrill of an archery battle during these throwing games. From smashing through barriers to getting into a boss fight, this target game is packed with action! Relax with our time-killing games whenever and wherever you want to become a bow master among other archers! Can you claim the title of the archery king or queen? Download Bow Smash now and embark on your adventure into the world of smashing games! Find out if you have what it takes to become the ultimate archer of all hitting games!

Screenshots

Shot Factor4 screens
Bow Smash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Shot Factor at 46K against Bow Smash's 1.6K. Bow Smash's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Shot Factor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bow Smash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bow Smash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Factor has 46K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Shot Factor's written reviews are positive against 16% of Bow Smash's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shot Factor ships an update every 2 weeks, Bow Smash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shot Factor versus Bow Smash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShot FactorBow Smash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46K ratings)4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.8% of reviews — better16.3% of reviews
Number of ratings46K — better1.6K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB251 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVoodooFreeplay LLC

Customer experience

Shot Factor

All ratings46,031 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews602 reviews
Positive19.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative73.3%

Bow Smash

All ratings1,509 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive16.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative80.4%

User reviews

Shot Factor

From 46K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 👍 Fun concept
  • 💡 Interesting mechanics

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔋 Game crashes and lags
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

Bow Smash

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Too many ads
  • 🔒 Ads lock up the game
  • 🔒 Ads disrupt gameplay
  • 🐛 Progression issues
  • 🐛 Soft locks and bugs

Bugs and requests

Shot Factor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes during high-speed gameplay
  • Purchases not registering properly
  • Leaderboard issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Reduce ad frequency
  • Improve game stability

Bow Smash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progression stops at certain arrow levels
  • Arrows reset to level 1 unexpectedly
  • Inability to sell or merge arrows

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to disable ads
  • Improved progression and upgrade system
  • Better arrow management and merging

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shot Factor

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
10 purchases

Bow Smash

One-time10
  • Friend Pack$1.99
  • One Time Offer Pack$1.99
  • Skip It Pack 2$2.99
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  • Victory Pack$2.99
  • Money Pack 2$3.99
  • Lifetime Remove Ads$4.99
  • Best Seller Pack$5.99
  • Skip It Pack 3$7.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • Ads Free Pack$24.99

Questions

Is Shot Factor free?
Shot Factor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bow Smash free?
Bow Smash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shot Factor or Bow Smash?
Bow Smash is rated higher. Shot Factor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46K ratings, while Bow Smash averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Shot Factor or Bow Smash have ads?
Both Shot Factor and Bow Smash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shot Factor or Bow Smash?
Shot Factor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bow Smash every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shot Factor was updated on November 11, 2026 and Bow Smash on November 8, 2026.

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