Comparison

Slingshot Puzzle vs Buggs! Smash arcade!

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

Head to head
About

Slingshot Puzzle

Engage your mind with a unique physics-based puzzle game. Launch a ball using a slingshot mechanism to guide it into the target zone, overcoming obstacles and traps across multiple beautifully designed worlds. Master increasingly challenging levels with intuitive controls and stunning HD graphics.

Highlights
  • 144 challenging levels
  • 8 gorgeous worlds
  • Multiple board types (wood, iron, marble)
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Stunning HD graphics
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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In the mood for a good puzzle? How about one that will bend your mind and test your wits? Do you have what it takes to master the game, or will you be left broken and bewildered? Fire the amazing slingshot mechanism and release the ball, with the hopes of it ending up in the difficult ending zone! Let the puzzle solving begin! You have never seen a more beautiful or fun to play puzzle game than this! With stunning antique style HD graphics, you will be mesmerized as you go from one puzzle to the next! The addictive gameplay is unique and compelling, and will have you hooked for hours on end! Make your way through the game, solving the puzzles with the mechanical slingshot and battling through all the obstacles in your way! Aim your winning shot, be wary of the traps, and have a blast today in Slingshot Puzzle HD! GAME FEATURES: ◇ 144 challenging levels! ◇ 8 gorgeous worlds! ◇ Different types of boards: wood, iron, marble! ◇ Intuitive touch controls! ◇ Amazing HD graphics!

About

Buggs! Smash arcade!

Navigate a giant world as a tiny bug, dodging massive obstacles like baguettes, sausages, and lasers. Race against time and traps to survive. Design your own bug to join the challenge.

Highlights
  • Dodge giant obstacles
  • Race against traps and time
  • Collect and design bugs
  • Fast-paced arcade gameplay
  • Unique bug-saving missions
Features
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Welcome to the world of big things. Choose your bug and try to get him out of danger. Watch the traps, watch you speed, and don’t you ever stop, or your little bug will be smashed by numerous of things. All is against you. And all is so big! Giant baguettes, great sausages, huge watermelons, logs, candies, rules and even lasers! Join the army of bug-savers on Facebook and show them who is the best! If you collected all the bugs - don’t be upset, because it’s time to design your own one! Get your bug out of here! This is Buggs! Smash arcade! - the funniest game ever!

Screenshots

Slingshot Puzzle4 screens
Buggs! Smash arcade!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slingshot Puzzle at 87% against Buggs! Smash arcade!'s 37%. Buggs! Smash arcade!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Slingshot Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Buggs! Smash arcade! sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slingshot Puzzle ships an update every 4 months, Buggs! Smash arcade! every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Slingshot Puzzle versus Buggs! Smash arcade!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlingshot PuzzleBuggs! Smash arcade!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (344 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better37.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—344 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor PerepechenkoAleksandr Filatov

Customer experience

Slingshot Puzzle

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

Buggs! Smash arcade!

All ratings340 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral14.8%
Negative48.1%

Bugs and requests

Slingshot Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Buggs! Smash arcade!

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Loses progress
  • Crashes too much
  • Laggy, especially at the start
  • App crashes frequently
  • Game dies when you just start
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  • Too many bugs, crashes all the time

Requested features

2 requests
  • Pick up dead carcasses as shields
  • Ability to pick up dead carcasses as shields

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Slingshot Puzzle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
8 purchases

Buggs! Smash arcade!

One-time8
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Unlock The Confectionery$2.99
  • Double coins$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Unlock The Forest$4.99
  • Unlock The Garage$4.99
  • Unlock all locations$9.99
  • Bundle (sale)$9.99
  • Bundle$15.99

Questions

Is Slingshot Puzzle free?
Slingshot Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buggs! Smash arcade! free?
Buggs! Smash arcade! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Slingshot Puzzle or Buggs! Smash arcade! have ads?
Slingshot Puzzle shows ads; Buggs! Smash arcade! does not.
Which is updated more often, Slingshot Puzzle or Buggs! Smash arcade!?
Slingshot Puzzle ships an update every 4 months, and Buggs! Smash arcade! every 5 days. Most recently, Slingshot Puzzle was updated on October 23, 2026 and Buggs! Smash arcade! on October 26, 2026.

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