Comparison

Fortune Mill vs Shredball

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

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About

Fortune Mill

An incremental game where players earn money through various minigames to escape. Unlock upgrades, recruit creatures, and discover synergies across different game mechanics. Features New Game+ for extended replayability.

Highlights
  • Earn $1,000,000 to escape
  • Play darts and scratch-off tickets
  • Unlock automation and pachinko
  • Recruit unique creatures
  • Over 220 upgrades
  • Cross-room synergies
  • New Game+ mode
Features
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The hit incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, drop pachinko balls, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others! Fortune Mill can be downloaded for free and after you purchase the game, you will be able to enjoy the entire game with no additional payments. A single purchase unlocks the entire game! GAME FEATURES: • 5 rooms full of upgrades and unique creatures to recruit. The machine gun mouse, known as Rattling Gunner, is a fan favorite for a reason! • 220+ upgrades across the whole game, with each one changing how the game is played! • Cross-Room synergies. Each room affects the others - discover dozens of interesting combos! • New Game+ and other bonus modes which give the game huge replay-value, filled with unique upgrades only found after beating the game for the first time! NOTE: You will not receive cross-promotional pets for other games from beating Fortune Mill here in the iOS version.

About

Shredball

Engage in intense guitar battles with a chrome ball. Master paddle control, unleash Fury mode with Multiball, and break through levels by smashing guitar picks. Experience a full audio-visual shredding performance.

Highlights
  • Guitar paddle battles
  • Multiball Fury mode
  • Guitar Breakout levels
  • Local multiplayer
  • AI challenges
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Two guitars. One chrome ball. Pure Shredball. Turn every rally into a guitar battle. Slide your Flying V paddle, send the chrome ball screaming across the arena, and fight for the next point. Keep the rally alive long enough and Fury ignites, unleashing a Multiball showdown. CHALLENGE A FRIEND
- Share one iPhone or iPad for a face-to-face, two-thumb battle. First to five takes the win. Ready for a rematch? TAKE ON THE AI
- Find your rhythm in WARMUP, turn up the pressure on HARD, or face INSANE. Put your timing to the test. UNLEASH FURY
- A burning fuse turns a heated rally into Multiball mayhem. Keep your cool, defend your end, and claim the point. SMASH THROUGH GUITAR BREAKOUT -
Shatter colorful guitar picks, chase combos, and catch power-ups as you push through rising levels. Beat your personal best and compete on the Game Center leaderboard. PLAY IT LOUD
Flying V paddles. A chrome metal ball. An amp-inspired arena. Guitar-powered sound effects and a full original shred music playlist bring the stage to your screen. One purchase. No ads. Just one more match. Tap to shred.

Screenshots

Fortune Mill4 screens
Shredball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fortune Mill at Free against Shredball's $0.99. Fortune Mill also leads on ratings volume (86 vs 6) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Shredball's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Fortune Mill is free to download; Shredball costs $0.99 up front. Fortune Mill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shredball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shredball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fortune Mill has 86 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fortune Mill ships an update every 6 days, Shredball daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Fortune Mill versus Shredball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFortune MillShredball
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.1 (86 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings86 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLavaflamestudios LLCTimothy Shaw Jr.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fortune Mill

One-time1
  • Fortune Mill - Full Game$9.99
None

Shredball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fortune Mill free?
Fortune Mill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shredball free?
Shredball costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fortune Mill or Shredball?
Shredball is rated higher. Fortune Mill averages 3.1 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Shredball averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Fortune Mill or Shredball have ads?
Neither Fortune Mill nor Shredball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fortune Mill or Shredball?
Fortune Mill ships an update every 6 days, and Shredball daily. Most recently, Fortune Mill was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shredball on October 29, 2026.

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