Comparison

Shields Defend vs Flippee Ball

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

Head to head
About

Shields Defend

Features
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Get the highest score on this arcade game. Rotate the shields to block bullets (red spheres), but avoid and collect shield restoration (& other) bonuses. Rotation is by tilting the play device. The control scheme can be changed to using touch on left/right side of the device in the settings menu. Collect consecutive shield restoration bonuses to increase score multiplier. Block consecutive bullets with small portions of shield to increase score multiplier.Collect consecutive shield restoration bonuses to increase score multiplier. High scores are saved to Game Center if signed into it. Contains adverts, displayed at the beginning of a game, maximum of one advert for every 10 minutes of gameplay.

About

Flippee Ball

Features
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Are you ready for a challenge? A minimal, one-button, two-player game of maximal skill where pinball meets basketball. Learn the shots in the Academy, practice against the computer, then challenge your friends and family. A single button flips your flippers but gives you precise control of your shots. Master your timing, improve your reactions to your opponent, learn all the tricks and develop your own techniques until the ball is under your control and scoring becomes second nature. The free version has: • 20 levels of the Academy – 20 “assists” for you to try to score from to help perfect your technique. • Easy & Medium “longest streak mode” – see how many games in a row you can win against the computer in games up to 3 minutes long. • Multiple control options – touch screen, mouse, keyboard and game controller. • Professional and amateur game speeds. • “Aim assist” – need a little help? Then enable this! • Sudden Death – first to score in the event of a tie wins the game. • Buzzer beater – baskets scored after the buzzer still count if hit before it sounds • Possession timer – hands the ball to your opponent if you keep it for too long. • No adverts. Purchasing the single in-app purchase unlocks the full game giving: • 80 more Academy levels giving a total of 100 (50 amateur and 50 professional) covering all the shots you need to become a Flippee Ball master. • Increase maximum game length from 3 to 30 minutes. • Four more game modes: • Hard longest streak mode. • Progressive longest streak mode where each game the computer gets progressively harder to beat. • Career mode – also increases difficulty with every game won – but this time your progress is saved so losing isn’t the end. • Player vs player – play against your friends, family and enemies on the same device • Stats: • In-game display of each player's current points per minute. • Saving the highest points per minute to your device. • Player vs AI game stats. • Current and longest vs AI winning streak stats. • Tracking of current and longest winning streak across all four longest streak modes and both game speeds. • Tracking of the highest shot. Flippee Ball. Simple. Skillful.

Screenshots

Shields Defend4 screens
Flippee Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shields Defend at none against Flippee Ball's 1. Shields Defend also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Flippee Ball's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Flippee Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shields Defend asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Shields Defend versus Flippee Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShields DefendFlippee Ball
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBleatBleatThe Bounce Forge Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Shields Defend

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flippee Ball

One-time1
  • Unlock local PvP & high score.$0.99

Questions

Is Shields Defend free?
Shields Defend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flippee Ball free?
Flippee Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shields Defend or Flippee Ball have ads?
Shields Defend shows ads; Flippee Ball does not.

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