Comparison

Shadow Love vs DragonSpear

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hand shadow puppet art style
  • Side-scrolling action gameplay
  • 35 unique stages
  • Boss battles
  • Multiple hand shadow enemies
Features
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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

About

DragonSpear

Embark on a side-scrolling action RPG adventure to defend the world from invading nightmares. Craft unique equipment, learn new skills, and recruit pet companions to battle formidable foes. Customize your hero's appearance and playstyle across various occupations.

Highlights
  • Side-scrolling action RPG gameplay
  • Multiple character occupations
  • Equipment crafting and customization
  • Skill progression system
  • Pet companion system
  • Challenging boss battles
Features
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Dragon Spear is a traditional side-scrolling action RPG. Save the world from the invasion of nightmares that come from the abyss. You can create new equipment using materials acquired from nightmares. All equipment has a unique appearance. Show off your hero with gorgeous and cool equipment. As you grow your hero, you can learn new skills. Grow your hero and fight against powerful nightmares. You can acquire a pet friend that helps your hero through nightmare hunting. Game features: ▶ Stylish Action RPG Enjoy a real side-scrolling action RPG game. ▶ Various Occupations There are six occupations: Knight, Swordsman, Fighter, Assassin, Gunner, and Wizard. Experience various play styles. ▶ Resource Sharing Heroes share important resources and items through a bag. ▶ Equipment Collect the best weapons, equipment, and runes among thousands of items to create your own powerful hero. ▶ Freely Customizable Appearance You can freely change the appearance of equipment in the fashion store. ▶ Powerful Bosses with Various Patterns Prepare for battle with powerful bosses with various patterns. ▶ Equipment Crafting System Collect powerful set equipment and cool appearance equipment. Try crafting them at the forge with materials obtained from the abyss. ▶ Supported Languages Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese ▶ Company Information Homepage http://game2gather.com YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqtPjrFZUKSYaDnS69F0QlQ Developer Contact: +8228619761 help@game2gather.com

Screenshots

Shadow Love4 screens
DragonSpear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow Love at none against DragonSpear's 1. Shadow Love also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 80%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). DragonSpear's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 10). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

Shadow Love costs $2.99 and DragonSpear $4.99 up front. DragonSpear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shadow Love asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Shadow Love against 4.6 for DragonSpear. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DragonSpear has 58 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Shadow Love's written reviews are positive against 80% of DragonSpear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Love ships an update every 6 weeks, DragonSpear every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shadow Love versus DragonSpear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow LoveDragonSpear
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)4.6 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better80.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1058 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB521 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStrawberry GohanGame2Gather Corporation

Customer experience

Shadow Love

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%

DragonSpear

All ratings58 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative8.6%

In-app purchases

None

Shadow Love

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DragonSpear

One-time1
  • Ticket to The Divine Altar$2.99

Questions

Is Shadow Love free?
Shadow Love costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DragonSpear free?
DragonSpear costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Love or DragonSpear?
DragonSpear is rated higher. Shadow Love averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while DragonSpear averages 4.6 from 58 ratings.
Do Shadow Love or DragonSpear have ads?
Neither Shadow Love nor DragonSpear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Love or DragonSpear?
Shadow Love ships an update every 6 weeks, and DragonSpear every 4 weeks. Most recently, Shadow Love was updated on November 1, 2026 and DragonSpear on November 3, 2026.

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