Comparison

Gothball vs YELLOW CAPTURER

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

Head to head
About

Gothball

Embark on an action-adventure journey controlling a unique character through hand-designed levels. Solve puzzles, overcome traps, and battle enemies with power-ups in this exploration game with an original story.

Highlights
  • Devious puzzles, traps, and enemies
  • Gorgeous hand-designed levels
  • Intuitive controls
  • Power-ups and bonus levels
  • Original story with cinematic score
Features
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Gothball is a new action-adventure game where you control the interesting being known as the Gothball... A simple and fun game of exploration and adventure that will capture the imagination. Gothball rolls, jumps and blasts it's way through tons of levels with enemies, traps and puzzles. * devious puzzles, traps, and enemies * gorgeous hand designed levels * intuitive controls, super fun gameplay * booty-kicking power-ups and bonus levels * original story with cinematic score

About

YELLOW CAPTURER

Pilot a capture fighter to rescue planetary creatures from an incoming meteorite. Use shots and bombs to capture them and complete your catch list. Aim for high scores and earn crowns by capturing all creatures in a full playthrough.

Highlights
  • Vertical scrolling shooter gameplay
  • Capture creatures with ship shots
  • Complete a 'CATCH LIST'
  • Unlock 'ALL MODE' for a full playthrough
  • Earn crowns for perfect captures
  • Free stage selection in 'FREE MODE'
  • High score challenges
Features
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A huge meteorite is falling! We must rescue the planetary creatures! The capture fighter "YELLOW CAPTURER" is equipped with Capture the creatures and rescue them! -------------------------------------- ■ GAME SYSTEM It is a simple vertical scrolling shooter that uses shots and bombs to attack. There are 5 stages in total. ■ Let's capture it! Capture planetary creatures with shots from your ship. Aim to complete the "CATCH LIST". * When all organisms are collected in the specified number in the "CATCH LIST," ads will be displayed only when the application is launched. ■ Win a crown! If you capture all the creatures in "ALL MODE," which takes you through all five stages, without missing a single creature, you will receive a crown. It is displayed at the top of the title screen. How many out of a maximum of 100 can you acquire? ■ Aim for a high score! The lower the level of the shot, the higher the score. Low shot level means it will be harder to capture. Aim for a high score with a good strategy! ■ You can freely choose the stage! If you have cleared a stage in "ALL MODE", you can select a stage from "FREE MODE" to play it. Useful for capturing specific organisms. Recommended for practicing stages you are not good at or for aiming for a high score.

Screenshots

Gothball4 screens
YELLOW CAPTURER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: YELLOW CAPTURER at 5.0 against Gothball's 4.2. YELLOW CAPTURER also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Gothball's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YELLOW CAPTURER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gothball has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gothball ships an update every 4 months, YELLOW CAPTURER weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gothball versus YELLOW CAPTURER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGothballYELLOW CAPTURER
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerandrew bellShuji Kuwajima

Customer experience

Gothball

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

YELLOW CAPTURER

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gothball

No in-app purchases

None

YELLOW CAPTURER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gothball free?
Gothball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YELLOW CAPTURER free?
YELLOW CAPTURER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gothball or YELLOW CAPTURER?
YELLOW CAPTURER is rated higher. Gothball averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while YELLOW CAPTURER averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gothball or YELLOW CAPTURER have ads?
Both Gothball and YELLOW CAPTURER show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gothball or YELLOW CAPTURER?
Gothball ships an update every 4 months, and YELLOW CAPTURER weekly. Most recently, Gothball was updated on October 15, 2026 and YELLOW CAPTURER on October 5, 2026.

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