Comparison

Shadow Node vs Chipjack

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Node

Infiltrate global networks and breach high-security servers to mine data fragments. Progress even while offline with your botnet, and invest in upgrades to increase your hacking efficiency. Unlock permanent bonuses through a strategic prestige system to ascend to hacker supremacy.

Highlights
  • Progressive Hacking Network
  • Idle Gameplay with Botnet
  • Deep Upgrade System
  • Strategic Prestige System
  • Milestones & Achievements
  • Immersive Cyberpunk Atmosphere
Features
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Welcome to Shadow Node – the ultimate hacker idle experience. You are an elite hacker on a mission to infiltrate global networks, breach high-security servers, and mine valuable data fragments. Your ultimate goal? The legendary Shadow Node—a network so secretive it is only spoken of in whispers on the deepest dark web forums. Are you ready to bring the digital world to its knees? FEATURES Progressive Hacking Network Work your way up from simple local networks to complex government databases. Every successful hack brings you closer to the top of the digital food chain. Idle Gameplay: Your Botnet Never Sleeps Progress even while you’re offline. Your scripts automatically gather data fragments while you're away. Return to collect massive rewards—perfect for hackers on the go. Deep Upgrade System Invest in cutting-edge hacking tools, AI assistants, massive botnets, and quantum processors. Optimize your mining rate with hundreds of unique upgrades. Strategic Prestige System Perform a strategic reset to unlock permanent bonuses and multipliers. Plan your ascension carefully to exponentially increase your earning potential. Milestones & Achievements Complete challenging objectives to unlock legendary Dark Matter upgrades that fundamentally transform your gameplay. Immersive Cyberpunk Atmosphere Experience an atmospheric soundtrack and a dark aesthetic designed to pull you deep into the world of cybercrime. HIGHLIGHTS Offline Progression: Your mining operations run 24/7. Fully Customizable: Tweak visual effects, haptic feedback, and choose from multiple languages. Mobile Optimized: Smooth gameplay and intuitive touch controls. PREMIUM MODE (Optional) Maximize your efficiency with the Premium Upgrade: 2x Mining Rate: Double the speed of your data extraction. Ad-Free: No interruptions, just pure hacking. Instant Boosts: Get immediate payouts with zero delays. Leave no trace. Download Shadow Node now and begin your ascent to hacker stardom!

About

Chipjack

Features
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Your gun is weak on purpose. Their logic is the real weapon. Chipjack drops you into corporate data vaults as a rogue AI wearing a combat shell. Every security robot you meet - turrets, drones, kamikazes, shield nodes, commanders - runs openly on 2 to 3 behaviour chips: what it TARGETS, how it MOVES, how it FIRES, and a TRAIT. Tap an enemy, watch its chips pop out, and drag one onto another enemy. Send a kamikaze into the turret that's shredding you. Make a shield node protect your shell instead of theirs. Steal a burst-fire chip for your own weapon. Time slows to a crawl while you're holding a chip - just long enough to think, not long enough to stop and plan forever. THIS IS THE WHOLE GAME A heist is three rooms, about three to five minutes. Each room gives three stars: clear it, take no damage, and land a clean hack - beat it using mostly the enemies' own guns instead of yours. The par for that third star is computed by a solver, so it's honest: if it looks impossible, there's a smarter hack you haven't found yet. A VAULT THAT NEVER GOES DOWN Every heist adds to your Vault - a single number that only ever grows, ranks you from Script up through Worm, Daemon, Ghost and Singularity, and sits on a Game Center / Play Games leaderboard next to your friends. Core upgrades make surviving easier. A chip library lets you decompile every enemy chip you've ever used and carry two as exploits into your next run. None of it changes what counts as a clean hack - the third star is earned with your head, not your wallet. THREE COMPANIES, ONE MACHINE EACH Helix Bank, Orbital Pharma and Kessler Defense each run 10 heists building toward a Core Vault boss with six chips, some locked behind a firewall you have to crack first. Beating a boss unlocks a new chip category - SENSE after Helix, LINK after Orbital - so late fights genuinely play differently from early ones. DAILY AND WEEKLY HEISTS Everyone gets the same heist on the same day, run with a standard shell - no exploits, no upgrades, nothing bought. Results compare your shot count against your friends', room by room. Beat someone's daily score and you can send them a challenge link. WHAT COSTS MONEY (AND WHAT DOESN'T) Chipjack is free to play with no energy system - play as long as you want, every day. Rewarded ads are entirely opt-in: watch one to double a heist's loot, continue a room after your shell goes down, or reroll the Chip Market. An optional Chipjack Pro subscription (from $2.99/month) removes nothing you need - it doubles Data earned, adds weekly Shards and cosmetic shells, and never changes a clean-hack target or gates a leaderboard. The Chip Market always shows you exactly what you're buying before you spend a Shard - nothing random is ever sold. Chipjack is built for players who'd rather out-think a fight than out-grind it. CHIPJACK PRO SUBSCRIPTION - Chipjack Pro Monthly: $2.99 per month - Chipjack Pro Yearly: $19.99 per year, with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers Pro removes ads, doubles Data earned from heists, grants 30 Shards every week, adds a daily chip reroll and three Pro-only shells. Pro never gates content, progression or leaderboards. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://playchipjack.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://playchipjack.com/privacy

Screenshots

Shadow Node4 screens
Chipjack4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shadow Node and Chipjack are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Shadow Node sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chipjack sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shadow Node versus Chipjack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow NodeChipjack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB86 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNETBYTE UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Mudimedia Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shadow Node

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
6 purchases

Chipjack

Subscriptions2
  • Chipjack Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Chipjack Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • 120 Shards$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • 350 Shards$4.99
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  • 800 Shards$9.99

Questions

Is Shadow Node free?
Shadow Node is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chipjack free?
Chipjack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shadow Node or Chipjack have ads?
Both Shadow Node and Chipjack show ads.

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