Comparison

Shellfire vs Idle Missile

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

Head to head
About

Shellfire

Engage in realistic artillery combat, aiming and firing powerful cannons to destroy armored targets. Master timing, distance, and battlefield awareness in intense missions and PvP battles. Upgrade your arsenal to become the ultimate gunner.

Highlights
  • Realistic gunner simulator
  • Precision aiming and firing
  • Intense PvP arena battles
  • Variety of special missions
  • Cannon and arsenal upgrades
  • Training arena for skill improvement
Features
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Step into Shellfire, a realistic gunner simulator where you control powerful cannons and destroy armored targets with precision. This is not just another one of many artillery games — every shot requires aim, timing, distance control, and battlefield awareness. If you like cannon games with powerful artillery weapons, each mission offers a new chance to prove your accuracy. Aim. Fire. Destroy. Track every attack tank, calculate the right angle, and fire devastating shells into the battlefield. Feel the pressure of a real war zone, where one missed shot can change the outcome of the fight. Fight Across Dangerous War Zones Enter intense missions inspired by massive warfare and heavy armored conflict. Each war zone is filled with enemy vehicles, smoke, explosions, and tactical objectives. This war tank game challenges players to destroy armored vehicles with realistic artillery fire and precise cannon control. PvP Arena Battles Experience modern war through realistic artillery missions where advanced weapons and armored targets dominate the battlefield. Face skilled gunners, destroy battle tanks, and survive against deadly war machines. Every fight is a test of accuracy and strategy, made for players who enjoy tank attack and competitive war battle games. Fans of realistic combat will enjoy every tank battle because accuracy and strategy matter in every shot. Special Missions Complete special missions with unique combat goals: destroy convoys, defend positions, eliminate priority targets, and survive waves of armor. Train Like a Gunner Use the training arena to improve your artillery skills. Practice long-range shots, shell drop, reload timing, and target tracking. Learn to shoot like a tank sniper before entering real combat. The battlefield of modern war is unforgiving, and only accurate gunners can control the fight. Build Your Arsenal Shellfire brings artillery games to a new level with detailed cannon upgrades, long-range firing, and challenging armored targets. Unlock a large collection of cannons, shells, and upgrades. Improve damage, accuracy, reload speed, range, and armor penetration. Become the ultimate artillery gunner! Enter the real war zone, survive brutal tank battle, dominate the battlefield, and become the ultimate gunner in a world of war machines and armored destruction. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Idle Missile

Control and evolve powerful missiles from different eras. Master flight physics, upgrade your engines, and navigate challenging environments to avoid defenses and destroy targets. Earn rewards to further enhance your missile's capabilities.

Highlights
  • Master missile flight physics
  • Evolve missiles through different eras
  • Avoid enemy air defenses
  • Destroy various targets
  • Upgrade engine, fuel, and speed
  • Earn money from missions
Features
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Take control of powerful missiles from different eras and master the art of flight. Launching is only the beginning. Build up your engine power, take off and control your missile through the skies. Every missile has its own physics — manage your speed, momentum, fuel and trajectory to reach your target. FLY & CONTROL Feel the weight and inertia of every missile. Accelerate, turn, dive and maneuver through challenging environments. EVOLVE YOUR MISSILES Start with simple early designs and upgrade your way to faster, stronger and more advanced missiles from different eras. AVOID DEFENSES Enemy air defenses are waiting for you. Change your trajectory, fly low, perform risky maneuvers and even dive underwater with special missiles to avoid interception. DESTROY TARGETS Hit ground targets, ships, submarines and other objectives. The better your flight and accuracy, the bigger your reward. UPGRADE & GO FURTHER Earn money from successful missions and improve your engine, fuel capacity, maneuverability, speed and power. How far can your missile evolve?

Screenshots

Shellfire4 screens
Idle Missile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shellfire at 5.0 against Idle Missile's 3.8. Idle Missile's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (43% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Shellfire sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Missile sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shellfire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Shellfire's written reviews are positive against 43% of Idle Missile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shellfire ships an update every 2 weeks, Idle Missile fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shellfire versus Idle Missile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellfireIdle Missile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size664 MB373 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCHEELY INTERACTIVE STUDIO - FZCOVoodoo

Customer experience

Shellfire

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Idle Missile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Shellfire

One-time9
  • No Ads2 variants$0.99
  • Gold Pack 1$1.99
  • Cannon Offer$2.49
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  • Gold Safe$3.99
  • Gold Pack 2$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Gold Pack 3$9.99
  • Premium Week$9.99
  • Gold Pack 4$19.99
10 purchases

Idle Missile

One-time10
  • Small Cash Pack$0.99
  • 5 Gems$1.99
  • 10 Gems$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Big Cash Pack$3.99
  • Huge Cash Pack$6.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Starter Pack$11.99
  • 30 Gems$11.99
  • 100 Gems$29.99
  • 250 Gems$59.99

Questions

Is Shellfire free?
Shellfire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Missile free?
Idle Missile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shellfire or Idle Missile?
Shellfire is rated higher. Shellfire averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Idle Missile averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Shellfire or Idle Missile have ads?
Both Shellfire and Idle Missile show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shellfire or Idle Missile?
Shellfire ships an update every 2 weeks, and Idle Missile fortnightly. Most recently, Shellfire was updated on November 12, 2026 and Idle Missile on November 12, 2026.

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