Comparison

Shot Factor vs Bucket Battalion

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

Bucket Battalion

Control a firefighter to catch falling flames and rescue people from burning buildings. Progress through increasingly difficult waves, customize your character and equipment, and utilize special consumables for assistance. Optional rewarded ads offer in-game benefits.

Highlights
  • Catch falling flames
  • Rescue people from buildings
  • Multiple difficulty modes
  • Character and equipment customization
  • Optional consumable supplies
  • Rewarded ads for in-game bonuses
Features
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Catch the chaos. Save the block. Take your place beneath a mischievous rooftop thrower and keep the city safe in Bucket Battalion. Drag your firefighter to catch falling flames, tap windows to rescue people, and keep your buckets intact as each wave gets tougher. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE Play Normal, Hard, or Extreme mode. Smaller buckets and faster falling items put your timing to the test. Build a catching streak to repair damage and keep your shift going. MAKE THE FIRE STATION YOUR OWN Choose your firefighter, change outfits and bucket finishes, and equip permanent upgrades. Earn Brigade Badges through play or use optional in-app purchases for available unlocks and supplies. CALL FOR BACKUP Activate Bronze or Silver Robot consumables during a manual shift. Each use provides temporary assistance that can end early when the robot misses. Unlock Retired Fire Chief mode for a different kind of challenge, with fallible robots, Chief Medals, and Chief supplies. OPTIONAL REWARDS, YOUR CHOICE Choose a rewarded ad for a spare starting bucket or a timed badge-bonus challenge. There are no automatic ads between waves. The permanent Brigade Pass provides its covered rewards without watching ads. Ordinary gameplay works offline and needs no separate game account. Buying, recovering, and activating consumable supplies requires an internet connection and an iCloud account. Unused supplies saved to iCloud can be recovered with the same account; spent supplies remain spent. Scores, earned currency, and earned permanent upgrades are stored locally. Restore Purchases restores eligible permanent Apple purchases. Privacy: https://apexigames.com/games/bucket-battalion/privacy/ Support: https://apexigames.com/support/

Screenshots

Shot Factor4 screens
Bucket Battalion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bucket Battalion at 5.0 against Shot Factor's 4.5. Bucket Battalion also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Shot Factor's advantage is ratings volume (46K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Bucket Battalion 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

Bucket Battalion 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, Bucket Battalion daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shot Factor versus Bucket Battalion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShot FactorBucket Battalion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings46K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB53 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVoodooGREGORY DEAN EVANS

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

Bucket Battalion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shot Factor

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
10 purchases

Bucket Battalion

One-time10
  • Safety Net$0.99
  • Bucket Delivery$1.99
  • Maintenance Kit$2.99
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  • Safety Net - 5 Uses$4.39
  • Safety Net - 10 Uses$7.89
  • Bucket Delivery - 5 Uses$8.89
  • Maintenance Kit - 5 Uses$12.99
  • Bucket Delivery - 10 Uses$15.90
  • Maintenance Kit - 10 Uses$23.90
  • Double Robot - 5 Uses$44.90

Questions

Is Shot Factor free?
Shot Factor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bucket Battalion free?
Bucket Battalion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shot Factor or Bucket Battalion?
Bucket Battalion is rated higher. Shot Factor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46K ratings, while Bucket Battalion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Shot Factor or Bucket Battalion have ads?
Both Shot Factor and Bucket Battalion show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shot Factor or Bucket Battalion?
Shot Factor ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bucket Battalion daily. Most recently, Shot Factor was updated on October 30, 2026 and Bucket Battalion on October 26, 2026.

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