Shoot Stack vs Tower Buster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shoot Stack
Break all the blocks in a tower by shooting them. Navigate through different levels, adapting your strategy to overcome obstacles. Experience a simple yet engaging block-breaking challenge.
- Block elimination gameplay
- Obstacle avoidance
- Multiple levels
- Shooting mechanics
- Tower destruction
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Eliminate all of the tiles in the tower! But watch out, sometimes you can shoot at the tiles, sometimes you can only sheet at the obstacles. Has 4 different levels.
Tower Buster
A casual game where you aim and release bubbles to break down colorful towers. Match bubble colors to trigger chain reactions and earn points as unsupported bubbles fall.
- Aim and release bubbles
- Match adjacent colors
- Chain reactions
- Earn points for falling bubbles
- One-hand controls
- Attractive color towers
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Tower Buster is a fun and addictive new game experience involving a tower of colorful bubbles which you must break down with more bubbles! How to play: -Keep your finger pressed on the screen to start aiming at the tower. -Release your finger to throw your bubble. If your bubble hits another color matching one, all adjacent color bubbles will break. -All other bubbles which are no longer being supported by the tower will fall down and earn points! Features: -An instinctive one-hand input controller. -Attractive color towers and various structures. -Fun and rewarding destruction animations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shoot Stack at none against Tower Buster's 1. Shoot Stack also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Tower Buster's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tower Buster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shoot Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shoot Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tower Buster has 16K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shoot Stack ships an update every 3 days, Tower Buster every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shoot Stack | Tower Buster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (16K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 46.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 296 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 乃君 黄 | A Small Game AB |
Customer experience
Shoot Stack
Tower Buster
Bugs and requests
Shoot Stack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tower Buster
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound cutting out and not returning without restarting
- Coins/progress disappearing after updates
- Certain color combinations difficult for color-blind players
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging and varied tower formations
- Ability to use earned coins for upgrades or bonuses
- Frequent content updates with new towers and levels
In-app purchases
Shoot Stack
No in-app purchases
Tower Buster
- No Ads$1.99
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