Text Battle vs Shellkeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Battle
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Let's play with the character you imagined! The text battle begins! The characters you create fight. Just type in your name and settings, AI will create a background story, and automatically match it with other user characters! Check the result with a vivid text log. What kind of battle will take place and who will win Unpredictable! 100% immersion battle experience! I recommend it to someone like this! Someone whose hobby is imagining my character Who wants to do a text-based imagination battle Someone who finds strong fun in a short time Who wants to compare their creative characters with their friends Key Features - Creating Characters You can create it with just your name and simple settings! - Automatically create background stories AI Gives You a World View. Characters Live More! - battle simulation Start the battle with automatic matching! Check the results with a tense text log. - Guest Experience Support Start right away without logging in! Character slots can be expanded when signing up for membership! An imaginary battle unfolding with a brief input! Try your character now in Text Battle.
Shellkeep
Collect, merge, and battle unique cards with thousands of possibilities. Hunt for ultra-rare holographic Shinies and compete with other players in live auctions and club bounties. Build your ultimate collection and test your luck.
- Generate and collect thousands of cards
- Hunt for ultra-rare holographic Shinies
- Bid, deal, and sell cards
- Join clubs to team up with collectors
- Compete in live auctions and daily deals
- No advertisements
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Generate and collect thousands of cards. Hunt the ultra-rares almost no one will ever own. Every card rolls two independent rarities, so there are 1,000 normal cards and 1,000 holographic Shinies to chase, 2,000 in all. The rarest are rarer than 1 in a million to pull. And every card has a 1 in 50 shot at being Shiny. GENERATE & DISCOVER Create new cards on a timer, then watch each one reveal. The rarity climbs as the card comes into focus, and the rarer it lands, the bigger the moment. HUNT SHINIES Every Shiny is holographic and 50 times rarer than its normal version. Completing the Shiny set is the ultimate flex. BID, DEAL & SELL Outbid real players in live auctions to snag the cards you're missing, grab limited daily deals, and sell your spare eggs back to the game for coins. JOIN A CLUB Team up with other collectors, pool your finds, and win weekly club bounties together. NO ADS Not one. Ever. Think you can beat the odds? Start your collection today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text Battle at none against Shellkeep's 4. Text Battle also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Shellkeep's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Shellkeep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Text Battle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Battle | Shellkeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HAYO (Apps) | Hamlab AB |
In-app purchases
Text Battle
No in-app purchases
Shellkeep
- Quick Gems$0.99
- Small Gems$2.99
- Big Gems$6.99
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- Mega Gems$14.99









