Comparison

StickBo vs Mush Boom!

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

Head to head
About

StickBo

Engage in a side-scrolling shooter with destructible environments and a strategic cover system. Blast through waves of enemies with a variety of unlockable weapons. Enjoy seamless gameplay with auto-save and wave selection options.

Highlights
  • Side-scrolling 3rd person shooter
  • Destructible environments
  • Strategic cover system
  • Variety of unlockable weapons
  • Wave-based gameplay with auto-save
  • Wave selection option
Features
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Trigger Fist -- a new fully 3D shooter. Check it out now! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trigger-fist/id531184261?ls=1&mt=8 StickBo is the premiere side scrolling 3rd person shooter. Blast your way through unlimited waves across destructible environments including the jungles of Vietnam and the sand dunes of Afghanistan. Use the in app music player to listen to your iPod music library. StickBo V1.9 update: Happy Halloween!!! +Halloween Theme +Halloween Costumes Thank you for your feedback, We are listening! -Lake Effect- ----------------------------- StickBo is more than a mindless run-and-gun shooter. While there’s nothing like mowing the lawn with the Mini-Gun or scorching the earth with the Flamethrower, the cover system enables you to employ strategy to complete each wave. Based on your performance, you will be awarded The Medal of Honor (complete wave with > 90% health), a Service Medal (complete wave with > 50% health), or a Purple Heart. StickBo's wave-based auto-save and simple interface is not only perfect for a quick game when you have a spare moment, but also allows for hours of seamless game play. As an added bonus, the wave selection option allows you to start the game from any wave you have previously completed. ====The Weapons==== M16: The M16 is your default weapon. Its accuracy and 3 shot burst will eliminate enemies one-by-one. Bowie Knife: StickBo’s bread and butter. He was given this as a child. It hasn’t left his side. AK-47: Awarded at Wave 4 The fully automatic AK-47 will give the enemy a taste of their own medicine. Frag Grenades: Awarded at Wave 6 Level enemies and their assets with a well placed fragmentation grenade. Shotgun: Awarded at Wave 11 The multi-kill special, clear a line of enemies with one pull. 50 Cal. Sniper Rifle: Awarded at Wave 21 Take cover and blast through everything; with speed and accuracy they'll never see it coming. Flamethrower: Awarded at Wave 31 Unleash your inner pyro. This thing’s hotter than ChickBo. Mini-Gun: Awarded at Wave 51 Heaves lead like no other. Rounds tear through multiple enemies at a time. ====Free Version Info==== StickBo Free Includes: ---Vietnam Jungle Theme ---StickBo character ---Play up to Wave 21. -Bonus Holiday Theme and Character! ====In App Purchase Info==== StickBo Full Includes: ---Unlimited waves ---Afghanistan Dunes Theme ---ChickBo character ---MulletBo character Late Night Upgrade Includes: ---Late Night Theme ---CoCoBo (Conan O'Brien) character ---JayBo (Jay Leno) character ---SWATBo character ====StickBo Pro==== Pro Version now available. Contains the free version and all in app purchases. ====Community==== Follow StickBo_iPhone on Twitter for daily download statistics and news! Visit StickBo.com for instructions, videos and StickBo themed iPhone/iPod Touch wallpapers. We plan on continuously improving StickBo with updates and all new Holiday Themes will be FREE! Please email suggestions to: Suggestions@StickBo.com Please email problems to: Support@StickBo.com ====About the Developers==== StickBo was created by John Spatola with the assistance of Eric Rall. We operate our iPhone App Development Company, Lake Effect, out of Syracuse, NY. We hope you have as much fun playing StickBo as we did making it!

About

Mush Boom!

Engage in turn-based aiming and simultaneous shooting battles with gun-wielding mushrooms on turtles. Defend your turtle, break enemy armor, and strategically place fighters and artillery to win.

Highlights
  • Turn-based aiming
  • Simultaneous shooting
  • Turtle defense
  • Armor breaking mechanics
  • Strategic fighter placement
  • Artillery control
  • Collectible items
Features
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Lead gun-wielding mushrooms into wild turtle battles across a polluted sci-fi wasteland. Rules: - Aiming is turn-based, while shooting happens simultaneously. - Defend your turtle and defeat the enemy turtle. - Break parts of the enemy’s armor to deal more damage. - Place mushroom fighters on your turtle and the surrounding terrain. - Control your mushrooms and fire artillery weapons. - Collect mushrooms, turtles, and abilities!

Screenshots

StickBo4 screens
Mush Boom!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mush Boom! at 5.0 against StickBo's 4.1. Mush Boom! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). StickBo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (512 vs 1). 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. StickBo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mush Boom! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mush Boom! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StickBo has 512 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StickBo ships an update every 2 months, Mush Boom! daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
StickBo versus Mush Boom!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStickBoMush Boom!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (512 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings512 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS3.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB211 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLake Effect ApplicationsYuriy Dzyuba

Bugs and requests

StickBo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Incompatible with latest iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More weapon variety
  • Difficulty settings
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Ability to customize character

Mush Boom!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StickBo

One-time2
  • Full Version$0.99
  • Late Night$0.99
None

Mush Boom!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StickBo free?
StickBo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mush Boom! free?
Mush Boom! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StickBo or Mush Boom!?
Mush Boom! is rated higher. StickBo averages 4.1 out of 5 from 512 ratings, while Mush Boom! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StickBo or Mush Boom! have ads?
Mush Boom! shows ads; StickBo does not.
Which is updated more often, StickBo or Mush Boom!?
StickBo ships an update every 2 months, and Mush Boom! daily. Most recently, StickBo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mush Boom! on October 31, 2026.

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