Shadow Love vs Monocular Shot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Love
Experience a unique action game where all characters and environments are crafted from hand shadow puppets. Navigate through artistic shadow worlds, controlling a rabbit to reach illuminated goals. Features 35 stages, boss battles, and various shadow enemies.
- Hand shadow puppet art style
- Side-scrolling action gameplay
- 35 unique stages
- Boss battles
- Multiple hand shadow enemies
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Everything is made of shadows! This action game is designed using hand shadow puppets!!! It's fun to watch but even more fun to play! Enjoy the artistic world of the shadows. :) Rabbits, crabs, snails birds, flowers and so on... It's a side-scrolling action game with hand shadow characters. Aim at the illuminated goal by controlling the rabbit with right/left and jump buttons in order to clear the game. [Features] ○ 35 unique stages ○ Include the boss battle ○ Support Retina display(iPhone,iPod touch) ○ More than 10 hand shadow enemies
Monocular Shot
Engage in a 2D action shooting game where you must defeat enemies and advance through stages while dodging attacks. Encounter numerous challenges and diverse foes across various levels. Enjoy a free-to-play experience with no waiting or in-app purchases required.
- 2D action shooting gameplay
- Avoid enemy attacks
- Multiple stages with gimmicks
- Variety of enemies
- Special move system
- Auto save functionality
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Monocular Shot is a 2D action shooting game. Defeat the enemy and aim for the next stage while avoiding the enemy's attack. There are many gimmicks and various enemies waiting on the stage. ■ Operation method L: Move left R: Move right A: Shot J: Jump SPECIAL MOVE: Special Move You can use the special move by collecting 5 coins before the combo gauge runs out. This game has no tedious waiting times or billing factors. You can play for free until the ending. Save supports auto save. It may be a little difficult, but I hope you enjoy it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Monocular Shot at Free against Shadow Love's $2.99. Monocular Shot also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Shadow Love's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (93% vs 67%). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Monocular Shot is free to download; Shadow Love costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monocular Shot holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Shadow Love's written reviews are positive against 67% of Monocular Shot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shadow Love ships an update every 6 weeks, Monocular Shot every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow Love | Monocular Shot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Strawberry Gohan | YUSEI MIYOSHI |
Customer experience
Shadow Love
Monocular Shot
In-app purchases
Shadow Love
No in-app purchases
Monocular Shot
No in-app purchases
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