Comparison

Notebook Artillery vs Door Dodge

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

Head to head
About

Notebook Artillery

Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Adjust firing angle and powder
  • Account for wind and stage layouts
  • Solo target practice mode
  • CPU opponent
  • Local multiplayer vs mode
  • Hand-drawn game art
  • Unlockable stickers
Features
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.

About

Door Dodge

Navigate a perilous descent, dodging falling debris and avoiding whistleblowers. Collect government contracts to secure your passage and protect the plane's door from various threats. Enjoy complimentary pretzels on your journey.

Highlights
  • Dodge falling debris
  • Avoid whistleblowers
  • Collect government contracts
  • Protect the plane door
  • Mid-flight descent gameplay
Features
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Do us a solid on the way down and help us dodge any debris and pesky whistleblowers (bummer we can’t make them disappear!), while snagging some lucrative government contracts. We’ll throw some complimentary pretzels down for your trip. Thanks a million! Look, have YOU ever built a plane? It’s difficult to keep all the sky thingies in one piece! Whatever! Sorry for the inconvenience of being sucked out of the plane midflight (we warned you to buckle your seatbelt!). But hey, while you’re plunging to your eventual destination, do us a favor and help keep our door safe from FAA regulators, jerkface whistleblowers, unfavorable press, and any other annoying distractions that might compromise our bottom line. Keep that door free from hitting any of those evil conspiratorial forces, and pick up a few government contracts along the way, okay? That’s still Boing property, and yes, we’d prefer to reattach it at some point (cost savings). The shareholders appreciate your sacrifice. Have a pleasant flight and thanks for flying Boing airlines!

Screenshots

Notebook Artillery4 screens
Door Dodge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Door Dodge at Free against Notebook Artillery's $0.99. Door Dodge also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Notebook Artillery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (148 vs 3). On rating, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Door Dodge is free to download; Notebook Artillery costs $0.99 up front. Door Dodge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notebook Artillery asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Door Dodge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook Artillery has 148 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Notebook Artillery's written reviews are positive against 100% of Door Dodge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook Artillery ships an update every 2 weeks, Door Dodge every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Notebook Artillery versus Door Dodge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebook ArtilleryDoor Dodge
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (148 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings148 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin IvansmithThomas Stigler

Customer experience

Notebook Artillery

All ratings148 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative8.0%

Door Dodge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Notebook Artillery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
  • Inconsistent animation speeds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Campaign mode with objectives
  • Weapon/tower upgrades
  • Customization options
  • Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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  • Ability to save and continue games
  • Detailed badge/achievement system

Door Dodge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Notebook Artillery

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Door Dodge

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Notebook Artillery free?
Notebook Artillery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Door Dodge free?
Door Dodge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notebook Artillery or Door Dodge?
Door Dodge is rated higher. Notebook Artillery averages 4.5 out of 5 from 148 ratings, while Door Dodge averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Notebook Artillery or Door Dodge have ads?
Notebook Artillery shows ads; Door Dodge does not.
Which is updated more often, Notebook Artillery or Door Dodge?
Notebook Artillery ships an update every 2 weeks, and Door Dodge every 5 days. Most recently, Notebook Artillery was updated on October 27, 2026 and Door Dodge on October 21, 2026.

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