Comparison

Battle Paddles vs Critter Dash

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

Head to head
About

Battle Paddles

Experience a modern roguelike twist on classic paddle tennis. Rotate your paddle, parry, and spin to execute powerful smashes. Battle over 25 unique bosses, earn new skins, and climb the leaderboards in this retro-inspired arcade game.

Highlights
  • Paddle rotation and smashing mechanics
  • Roguelike progression
  • Over 25 unique bosses
  • Unlockable player paddle skins
  • Pixel art graphics
  • High score chasing
Features
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Defy old ways by rotating your paddle! Parry and spin to hit the ball, performing a Paddle Smash. A modern roguelike take on a retro classic featuring original pixel art sprites. Test your skills and strive to beat more than 25 unique bosses. Conquering enemy paddles can earn you both a high score and new skins for your player paddle! Some bosses are rarer than others, so keep playing to battle them all! Throughout each run, bosses will appear at every 10th point. Later on, mini bosses will appear every 5 points! Be strategic and make the most out of Paddle Smashing to crush the competition! Will you be the number one Battle Paddle?

About

Critter Dash

Embark on an endless running adventure as one of four distinct animals. Navigate busy roads, testing your reflexes to avoid oncoming traffic. Enjoy immersive music and sound effects as you strive to cross as many roads as possible.

Highlights
  • Single-player gameplay
  • Four playable characters
  • Joystick controls
  • Music and sound effects
  • Endless road crossing
Features
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Critter Dash is a single player game where you play as a chicken, penguin, cat, or a lion and try to cross as many roads as you can before getting ran over. Controls: -Move: Joystick Features: -Singleplayer -Music -Sound Effects -4 Different Characters Project Manager: -Riley Hutton Assets: -Ash Dev: Cars -Geeko: Roads -Voxel Guy: Player Models Music/SFX: -Music: Financial Obligations conducted by Philip Milman. -Car Horn Sound Effect: Car Features. -Splat Sound Effects: Youtube Sound Effects.

Screenshots

Battle Paddles4 screens
Critter Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Critter Dash at none against Battle Paddles's 10. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Battle Paddles sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Critter Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Battle Paddles against 5.0 for Critter Dash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Battle Paddles versus Critter Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattle PaddlesCritter Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB92 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSeven Pixel StudiosGreen Country Technology Center

Customer experience

Battle Paddles

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Critter Dash

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Battle Paddles

One-time10
  • Paddle: Nolan$0.99
  • Skin: Glass$0.99
  • Paddle: Gum$0.99
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  • Paddle: Hooper$0.99
  • Paddle: Paper Towel Tube$0.99
  • Paddle: Ruler$0.99
  • Paddle: Ninja$0.99
  • Paddle: Twins$0.99
  • Paddle: Shades$0.99
  • Paddle: Squid$1.99
None

Critter Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Battle Paddles free?
Battle Paddles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Critter Dash free?
Critter Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Battle Paddles or Critter Dash?
Battle Paddles and Critter Dash are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 18 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Battle Paddles or Critter Dash have ads?
Neither Battle Paddles nor Critter Dash shows ads.

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