Rotten Tangerines vs ThousandShadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rotten Tangerines
A fantasy-action game where you tap rotten fruit to prevent mold from spreading and build chains for bonuses. Battle monsters by tapping them and manage the "rotten gauge" to avoid game over. Includes a mini-game for smashing collected tangerines.
- Tap to remove rotten fruit
- Trace for chain bonuses
- Tap monsters to defeat them
- Manage rotten gauge
- Tangerine smashing mini-game
- Multi-touch support
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Tap to collect! Trace to build chains! If you leave the rotten tangerines in the crate to sit, they'll spread and make the fresh ones around them moldy! Presenting an all-new fantasy-action tangerine battle game! === Rotten Tangerines === - Tap the rotten tangerines to remove them from the crate! - When rotten tangerines appear in a row, you can trace them with your finger for a chain bonus! - Tap repeatedly on monsters to kill them! - You'll lose time if you tap the healthy tangerines! - If the “rotten gauge” at the top of the screen fills up, it's game over! - The more rotten tangerines onscreen, the faster the “rotten gauge” - The faster you remove the rotten fruit, the higher your score! - Supports multi-touch: play with a friend for even more fun! === Tangerines Smasher === - Bonus: Smash the tangerines you collected in the main Rotten Tangerines game! - The more rotten tangerines you collect in Rotten Tangerines, the more available to you to smash in this mini-game! - Once the stock of tangerines runs out, you can go back to the main game to collect more!
ThousandShadow
Engage in a ninja-themed game where your objective is to defeat enemies. Experience straightforward gameplay designed for quick sessions.
- Ninja combat gameplay
- Defeat enemies
- Simple controls
- Mobile gaming
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This is a game which beats a ninja.
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Verdict
Rotten Tangerines and ThousandShadow both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ThousandShadow's written reviews are positive against 75% of Rotten Tangerines's. ThousandShadow also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Rotten Tangerines's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 3.0 for Rotten Tangerines against 3.0 for ThousandShadow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Rotten Tangerines's written reviews are positive against 100% of ThousandShadow's.
Rotten Tangerines ships an update every 3 months, ThousandShadow every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rotten Tangerines | ThousandShadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Yonehara | cocolo-bit Inc. |
Customer experience
Rotten Tangerines
ThousandShadow
In-app purchases
Rotten Tangerines
No in-app purchases
ThousandShadow
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rotten Tangerines free?
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