Comparison

Shot Factor vs The Strays

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

The Strays

Lead a team of battle-hardened dogs against mutated horrors and uncover a dark conspiracy. Blast your way through infected city zones, from labs to sewers, utilizing each dog's unique abilities to fight grotesque bosses and reveal the truth behind the outbreak.

Highlights
  • Twelve playable dogs with unique abilities
  • Seven distinct campaign zones
  • Mutant enemies and boss battles
  • Uncover a deep conspiracy through intel
  • Fast-paced run-and-gun action
Features
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THE CITY HAS GONE TO THE DOGS. The Helix Institute promised a cure. What they unleashed was an outbreak. Now the streets crawl with mutated horrors, the labs hide unspeakable secrets, and the Free Strays have banded together to fight back. Take control of a twelve-dog team of battle-hardened street survivors and blast your way through a city consumed by the Helix infection. From research labs to the sewers, abandoned mines, and the heart of the outbreak itself, every level pushes you deeper into the conspiracy. PICK YOUR FIGHTER Choose from twelve playable strays, each with their own look, abilities and ultimate moves. FIGHT THROUGH THE OUTBREAK Battle across distinct campaign zones, each with its own threats and atmosphere: the Abandoned Lab, the Overgrown Park, the Helix Fortress, the Ruined City, the Toxic Sewers, the Helix Mines, and the final Genesis facility. FACE THE NIGHTMARES Square off against grotesque bosses pulled straight from Helix's worst experiments, including the towering Wild Alpha Bear, the monstrous Sewer Queen, and the corrupted minds behind it all. UNCOVER THE CONSPIRACY Dig into the story through collectible intel notes, and use the evidence board packed with classified photos and disturbing clues to reveal more about what Helix really did, and who's still out there. WHAT YOU GET - Fast, satisfying run-and-gun action - Twelve unique playable dogs - Eight campaign zones - Mutant enemies and boss battles - A deep, unfolding conspiracy told through intel and lore The humans made the monsters. The strays are here to clean up the mess. Download The Strays and take back the city, one mutant at a time.

Screenshots

Shot Factor4 screens
The Strays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Strays at 5.0 against Shot Factor's 4.5. The Strays also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Shot Factor's advantage is ratings volume (46K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Shot Factor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Strays asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Strays holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shot Factor has 46K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shot Factor ships an update every 2 weeks, The Strays every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Shot Factor versus The Strays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShot FactorThe Strays
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings46K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB83 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVoodooDo Not Get Abstracted Studios, LLC

Customer experience

Shot Factor

All ratings46,031 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews599 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative73.5%

The Strays

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

The Strays

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shot Factor

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
None

The Strays

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shot Factor free?
Shot Factor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Strays free?
The Strays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shot Factor or The Strays?
The Strays is rated higher. Shot Factor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46K ratings, while The Strays averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Shot Factor or The Strays have ads?
Shot Factor shows ads; The Strays does not.
Which is updated more often, Shot Factor or The Strays?
Shot Factor ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Strays every 5 days. Most recently, Shot Factor was updated on September 25, 2026 and The Strays on September 11, 2026.

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