Shooting Showdown vs Gun Builder 3D!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shooting Showdown
Engage in thrilling head-to-head multiplayer shooting challenges with realistic visuals and sound effects. Hone your sharpshooting skills on a virtual range with destructible targets and unlockable weapons. Compete globally and track your progress with leaderboards and achievements.
- Head-to-head multiplayer
- Virtual reality controls
- Physics-based shooting challenges
- Destructible targets
- Practice range
- Unlockable guns and upgrades
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Experience the game that changed the FPS genre forever. Match up against your friends, your enemies, or anyone in the world in the world's first virtual reality shooting range! No headset required! • FEEL THE STEEL • Hyper-realistic muzzle flash, bullet tracers, and impact sounds make for a spectacular next-gen experience. • 2 MILLION USERS IN 1 WEEK • "The closest experience you can have to the actual thrill of being out on the range." - Sgt. Jeremy A. (USMC), Advanced Weapons and Tactics Instructor "Bursting at the seams with multiplayer insanity." - Free Apps Arcade "Dust off your weapon and prepare to take aim." - AppAdvice CALLING ALL SHARPSHOOTERS • Virtual reality controls let you take aim with your device-- how accurate are you really? • Head-to-head multiplayer • Physics-based shooting challenges with destructible targets • Practice range for honing your skills • Leaderboards and Achievements to track your improvement • Unlockable guns and upgrades • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.
Gun Builder 3D!
Assemble intricate firearms in a 3D puzzle environment. Fulfill orders, earn in-game currency, and unlock new tools and weapon designs. Enjoy smooth animations and a satisfying building experience.
- 3D puzzle gun assembly
- Fulfill gun orders
- Earn in-game money
- Unlock new tools and guns
- Upgrade workspace
- Smooth animations
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Gun Builder is the new-generation 3D Puzzle Game! Take Orders and Build guns in Puzzle-like levels step by step and Earn Money and purchase new Tools. Easy to play : Simply drag the Pieces to the work table to craft the ordered Gun and see how it works. Key Features : - Awesome 3D Graphics and Smooth Animations - Unlock Various type of Cool Guns - New-generation Puzzle 3D game - Upgrade your Work place by Selling Guns - Different Tools to Build Guns
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gun Builder 3D! at 4.7 against Shooting Showdown's 4.2. Gun Builder 3D! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Shooting Showdown's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 53%). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Shooting Showdown sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Gun Builder 3D! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gun Builder 3D! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 4.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Shooting Showdown's written reviews are positive against 53% of Gun Builder 3D!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shooting Showdown ships an update every 6 weeks, Gun Builder 3D! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shooting Showdown | Gun Builder 3D! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.6K ratings) | 4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 4.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 407 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Naquatic | moztec |
Customer experience
Shooting Showdown
Gun Builder 3D!
User reviews
Shooting Showdown
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎮 Realistic shooting simulation
- 🔫 Variety of guns to unlock
- 🕹 Smooth gyro controls
- 🎯 Challenging target practice
Room to improve
- 💰 Guns and upgrades are too expensive
- 🕰 Slow progress and earning of coins
- 🔍 Inconsistent matchmaking and long wait times
- 📺 Intrusive ads interrupting gameplay
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
Gun Builder 3D!
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Enjoyable game
- 👍 Minimal ads
- 🤩 Fun and challenging
- 🎉 Great for passing time
- 🙂 Relaxing experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🤔 Overly precise part placement
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🤯 Frustrating difficulty
- 😕 Inaccurate gun representations
Bugs and requests
Shooting Showdown
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing on startup
- Unresponsive controls
- Matchmaking issues
- Coin earning not registering properly
Requested features
5 requests- More guns and weapon variety
- Improved single-player modes
- Ability to customize controls
- Leaderboard and ranking system
- VR mode support
Gun Builder 3D!
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Progress resets or gets deleted
- Parts not registering in correct spots
- Freezing and performance issues
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and guns
- Shooting range or target practice mode
- Camera mode to view built guns
- Less restrictive part placement
- Improved gun accuracy and realism
In-app purchases
Shooting Showdown
- 200 Coins2 variants$1.99
- 600 Coins$4.99
- Gold Doubler$4.99
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- 3000 Coins$19.99
- 10,000 Coins$49.99
- Pro Pack$99.99
Gun Builder 3D!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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