Comparison

Dash Heroes vs Shut Up Fly

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

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About

Dash Heroes

Embark on an epic quest through a vertical labyrinth, gaining the ability to scale walls. Navigate treacherous traps and enemies across 1000 levels, choosing from diverse heroes with unique skills. Compete in races, collect coins, and enjoy multiple game modes, including a level editor.

Highlights
  • Vertical labyrinth exploration
  • Wall-scaling abilities
  • 1000 challenging levels
  • Diverse roster of heroes
  • Level editor mode
  • Competitive racing
Features
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Swipe once and your hero dashes until it hits a wall. That single move is all it takes to play Dash Heroes, a pixel maze escape built for one thumb. Grab the key, reach the portal and get past every skull, spike and trap in the tower. The catch is that your hero does not stop halfway. Every swipe is a commitment: the dash keeps going until something gets in the way, so you read the maze before you move, not after. Speed along the arrows and time your run past turrets, flames, spears and patrolling skulls. In some stages you guide two heroes at once and swap between them to reach the exit. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Classic: hand-built stages across three towers of brick, ice and stone. Grab the key, open the portal and collect the gold to earn up to three stars on every stage. • Arcade: an endless climb through a maze that never runs out, with the water rising behind you. Your five best runs are saved, with the hero who set them and the day you did it. • Blitz: generated stages, one after another, with the water on your heels. • Race: 32 heroes race up the same tower. Get through two qualifying rounds and win the final. A MAZE ESCAPE THAT FIGHTS BACK • A key, a portal and gold in every stage, and traps that shoot, burn and patrol in between. • In Arcade the maze gets tighter the higher you climb, and the water does not wait for you to think. • Fast to read, easy to misjudge. It is a reflex game as much as a labyrinth. 60 HEROES, 10 POWERS • Collect 60 heroes, from common to mythic, and unlock them in the Hero Machine with the gold you pick up in the towers. • Every hero brings a power: more gold from every coin, a magnet that pulls coins in, a chance to start with a shield, slower rising water, a higher Arcade score and more. • Level your heroes up to make their powers stronger. • Take a team of two on every run. Both powers count, so the pair you choose changes the way you play. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY • Nine daily missions, plus a bonus for finishing them all. • A daily reward that keeps growing as long as your streak lasts. • Arcade boosts to pick before a run: shield, slow water, magnet or double score. • 50 achievements, from your first stage to the very long haul, and a sheet with all your stats. ONE THUMB, NO INTERNET • Swipe controls made for one hand, in portrait. • No internet connection needed, so the maze comes with you anywhere. • Keyboard and gamepad work too. • Separate music and sound volume, and screen shake you can switch off. If you like a pixel maze game where one wrong swipe sends you straight into a spike, this is your kind of maze escape. Pick two heroes, swipe and see how high the water lets you get.

About

Shut Up Fly

Engage in a fast-paced arcade battle against swarms of flies and maggots. Clear 51 levels by squishing insects, unlock a variety of unique weapons, and enjoy fly-themed puzzles. Play offline or compete for high scores online.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced arcade gameplay
  • 51 levels to clear
  • Unlockable weapons
  • Fly-themed puzzles
  • Offline campaign mode
  • Haptic feedback and orchestral soundtrack
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They’ve been crapping all over this island for years. Time to take it back. Hold steady. Let it land. SQUISH. Shut Up Fly turns a fly-infested island into a fast, ridiculous arcade battle. Flies react to your movement and approach. Strike at the right moment, chain your squishes, and earn increasingly outrageous ways to deal with the next invasion. CLEAR THE ISLAND Beat the 30-second campaign clock. Squish every fly and maggot, restore one island region at a time, and reclaim all 51 levels. Tackle Regular, Medium, and Neon, each with its own progress. Finish the island and earn your Fly Break. BUILD YOUR ARSENAL Bring a newspaper to a fly fight. Or a Salt Shotgun. Or La Chancla. Four-hit fly-and-maggot combos earn weapons for your Armoury. Discover 13 weapons and rewards, including the Electric Racquet, Bug Bomb, Frog, and the legendary Fly of Valour. Get to know your favourites in the practice Range. TAKE A FLYDUKO BREAK Give your swatting finger a rest and your brain a turn. Take on 300 fly-themed puzzles, win weapons from the prize machine, and bring your winnings back to the island. STOCK UP YOUR WAY Earn weapons through play, or settle into the Junkyard Picture Show and choose an optional ad to stock up on a favourite. Each completed rewarded ad earns one use of the displayed weapon. Bank up to 99 ad-earned deployments per eligible weapon, then take your haul back into battle. Ads require internet and availability varies. Ordinary gameplay does not require watching ads. No in-app purchases. FEEL EVERY SQUISH Enjoy comic splats, expressive celebrations, haptic feedback, an orchestral soundtrack, and layered insect sounds. Choose music or the quieter ASMR experience. Chase three-star results and compare eligible scores on separate Regular, Medium, and Neon Game Center boards. PLAY ON YOUR TERMS The single-player campaign and local records work offline after download. Optional Game Center rankings require internet and Apple sign-in. No developer account is required. Camera and motion inputs power fly reactions on your device. Camera images are not recorded or saved. The game does not use the microphone. Optional rewarded ads use Google AdMob. Privacy details and choices: https://shutupfly.timhudson.com/privacy/ Stay calm. Strike fast. Shut up fly.

Screenshots

Dash Heroes4 screens
Shut Up Fly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shut Up Fly at every 2 days against Dash Heroes's every 39 months. Dash Heroes's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dash Heroes against 5.0 for Shut Up Fly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dash Heroes ships an update every 39 months, Shut Up Fly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dash Heroes versus Shut Up Fly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDash HeroesShut Up Fly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB659 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCHORRUS GAMES S.L.tim hudson

Customer experience

Dash Heroes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shut Up Fly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dash Heroes

No in-app purchases

None

Shut Up Fly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dash Heroes free?
Dash Heroes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shut Up Fly free?
Shut Up Fly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dash Heroes or Shut Up Fly?
Dash Heroes and Shut Up Fly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Dash Heroes or Shut Up Fly have ads?
Both Dash Heroes and Shut Up Fly show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dash Heroes or Shut Up Fly?
Dash Heroes ships an update every 39 months, and Shut Up Fly every 2 days. Most recently, Dash Heroes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shut Up Fly on October 31, 2026.

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