Comparison

Set a Watch vs Shrobik

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

Head to head
About

Set a Watch

A tactical board game adaptation where players manage dice rolls to control unique adventurers fighting creatures. Strategize actions like attacking, resting, or preparing to prevent darkness from consuming the world. Victory requires careful planning and strategic combat.

Highlights
  • Tactical dice management gameplay
  • Control unique adventurers with distinct skills
  • Fight creatures and prevent world darkness
  • Secure nine locations
  • Choose special abilities before battle
  • Build squads from six unique heroes
Features
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Set a Watch is an adaptation of modern board game. Tactical dice management gameplay offers unique decisions for the players trying to fight back creatures. Control a party of unique adventurers, each with distinct skills to vanquish evil before the Unhallowed consume the world in darkness. Secure nine locations to prevent the acolytes from breaking the seals ... and try to survive. Every dice roll determines your actions—attack, rest, or prepare for the next wave. Plan wisely, fight strategically, and survive the darkness. Will you rise to the challenge? Victory is earned, not given. Fight monsters using your special skills. Attack directly with dice or activate the right abilities. The right timing for each spell is key to surviving so use your options carefully - mistakes can cost you a run. Dice Management. Roll first, strategize next - every result is useful if you play it right. Finding the best way out of multiple options is the key to victory. Choose special abilities to prepare before each battle Choose your actions wisely - Heal, Scout, Equip, or Light the Fire. Will you unleash powerful magic runes now or save your best dice for the battle ahead? Six unique heroes Pick members of your team before your journey. Build the best squad or experiment with different combinations from six adventurers with unique skills. Will you overpower foes with a brute-force warrior, outwit them with a wizard’s magic, tame forest creatures to your advantage, or stand resilient in the light as a cleric? Master the Chaos Regular and Unhallowed monster abilities combine with each other, 20 different locations, 6 heroes, 30 abilities, and countless outcomes. Will you claim victory? Set a watch!

About

Shrobik

Features
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The main character of the game is a small, clumsy robot named Shrobik with a big, kind heart, whose energy has been stolen. The goal is to embark on a journey across mysterious planets and laboratories with a unique atmosphere and full freedom of movement, featuring exclusive mechanics, venture into space, survive ancient ruins, save a rock concert, and experience many other adventures, finding the right path using interactive objects, collecting energy, evading and defeating the Boss’s soldiers, to battle the Boss in the final showdown and reclaim your energy. Install the game now and start your adventure! Genre: Platformer, Arcade, Adventure, Stylized, Monsters Style: Sony PlayStation, Sega, Xbox, PC, Nintendo, Gameboy, 8bit, 16bit, 32bit Family-friendly game Easy controls Suitable for all ages High-quality graphic detailing No internet connection required Music "Cruising for Goblins", "Airship Serenity", "Brightly Fancy", "Carefree", "Equatorial Complex", "Feelin Good", "Floating Cities", "Goblin Tinker Soldier Spy", "Happy Bee - Surf", "In a Heartbeat", "Island Meet and Greet", "Life of Riley", "Our Story Begins", "Pixelland", "Return of the Mummy", "Trouble", "Truth in the Stones", "Unholy Knight", "Who Likes to Party" 1. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 2. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 3. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ IGRS Rating: 3+ (Indonesia Games Rating System)

Screenshots

Set a Watch4 screens
Shrobik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shrobik at every 3 weeks against Set a Watch's every 3 months. Shrobik also leads on price ($4.99 vs $8.99). Set a Watch's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Set a Watch costs $8.99 and Shrobik $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Set a Watch ships an update every 3 months, Shrobik every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Set a Watch versus Shrobik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet a WatchShrobik
Price$8.99$4.99 — better
Rating3.6 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size838 MB120 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAcram DigitalDmytro Morozov

In-app purchases

None

Set a Watch

No in-app purchases

None

Shrobik

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set a Watch free?
Set a Watch costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shrobik free?
Shrobik costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Set a Watch or Shrobik have ads?
Neither Set a Watch nor Shrobik shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Set a Watch or Shrobik?
Set a Watch ships an update every 3 months, and Shrobik every 3 weeks. Most recently, Set a Watch was updated on November 8, 2026 and Shrobik on November 5, 2026.

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