ZenShell vs Cat Shot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZenShell
Test your reflexes and hand-eye coordination with this classic "ball and cups" style game. Catch hermit crabs as they move rapidly under shells. See if your eyes are fast enough to keep up!
- Hand-eye coordination test
- Classic "ball and cups" gameplay
- Fast-paced shell following
- Hermit crab catching
- Reaction time challenge
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How fast are your eyes? Are they fast enough to catch hermit crabs and still follow the rapidly moving shells? Test your hand-eye coordination in the form of the classic "ball and cups" game!
Cat Shot
Engage in a fun, easy action shooting game designed for children. Use a cat's catapult to launch balls and aim at fish targets. The game is simple enough for young players to enjoy.
- Easy action shooting gameplay
- Comical kittens as characters
- Shoot down fish targets
- Catapult and slingshot mechanics
- Simple drag and release controls
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It's an easy action shooting-game for children, in which comical kittens shoot down fish. The player uses the cat's catapult to drag and release, left the ball fly. Aim carefully at the target with a slingshot. You can't shoot until the black cat brings you a ball. Because game that even children can enjoy, please feel free to play. This game is the 1st iOS game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ZenShell at none against Cat Shot's shown. ZenShell also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Cat Shot's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 5). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ZenShell against 4.7 for Cat Shot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Shot has 37 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of ZenShell's written reviews are positive against 87% of Cat Shot's.
ZenShell ships an update every 2 months, Cat Shot every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | ZenShell | Cat Shot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 86.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Z Sculpt | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
ZenShell
Cat Shot
Bugs and requests
ZenShell
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cat Shot
Reported bugs
2 issues- Title screen button too easy to accidentally press
- Ball not firing properly at times
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes and levels
- Ability to customize the cat character
- Powder Game app
- Stick Ranger app
In-app purchases
ZenShell
No in-app purchases
Cat Shot
No in-app purchases
