Comparison

Volta Battery Bench vs Shark Clicker

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

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About

Volta Battery Bench

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Charge is money โ€” and it does not sit still. Volta is an idle-merge game set on a Victorian galvanic battery bench. Brass voltaic cells sit on a bench grid: every cell builds charge on its own, but every cell also self-discharges, second by second, so charge bleeds away the moment you stop tending. That upkeep tension is the whole game โ€” you are always racing your own leakage. Drag a cell onto a matching-tier cell to merge one tier up, from a Simple Cell all the way to a Grand Bank. Bigger banks hold and generate far more charge, but they also leak faster when neglected, so a merged bench is powerful and greedy at once. Buy the inverter and set cells beside it: the routing lines light up and every adjacent cell outputs double. Tap the charge to bank it as coin, then reinvest โ€” fresh acid and platinum plates for more generation, gutta-percha insulation to slow the leak, a wider bench, and an Auto-Tender who sells for you. When you have sold enough charge, stack a New Pile: the bench strikes galvani sparks โ€” a permanent +12% to everything โ€” and the Galvani Vault keeps whatever you buy there through every reset. And every New Pile is now a real decision: swear the next pile to one of four Charter Schools. Volta's Charter generates furiously but leaks harder; Daniell's barely leaks but runs cool; Grove's makes every merge strike a surge of coin but prices the cells up; Faraday's sells dear from smaller jars. Complete a pile under a charter and its permanent mastery is yours โ€” four levels per school, and which school you master first is yours to plot. Meanwhile the Commission Book keeps a patron waiting: twenty-eight commissions from the electrical age โ€” the Lyceum, Sir Humphry Davy, the Royal Society, the Great Exhibition โ€” each measuring your lifetime feats and paying in bench-scaled coin or galvani sparks. And when a jar truly brims, the Exhibition Gallery is waiting. Twelve plinths in three wings each ask for a cell of an exact tier presented at full charge โ€” the leak itself guards the museum door. Donating retires that cell from the bench forever, but its exhibit answers with a permanent echo, full wings strike greater bonuses, and each wing unlocks a cosmetic bench finish โ€” ebony, cherry, mahogany. The Bench Record keeps your whole career in one ruled column. It runs while you are away, but so does the leak. Come back to the welcome-back sheet and see the NET: sometimes a tidy gain, sometimes a low-charge warning that your bench nearly drained. โ€ข The leak is the hook โ€” cells generate AND bleed, so neglect is punished โ€ข Drag-merge nine tiers of brass galvanic cells โ€ข Adjacency routing: cells next to the inverter output double โ€ข Sell charge for coin; buy acid, plates, insulation, a wider bench โ€ข New Pile prestige banks permanent galvani sparks; the Vault persists โ€ข Swear each pile to one of four Charter Schools โ€” a boon, a price, and a permanent mastery track โ€ข A Commission Book of 28 patrons pays coin and galvani sparks for lifetime feats โ€ข The Exhibition Gallery: retire brimming jars to twelve plinths for permanent echoes and earned bench finishes โ€ข Offline net can be a gain OR a drain โ€” tend the bench or lose charge โ€ข A once-a-day Morning Charge tops every cell and gifts coin โ€” a missed day pauses your run of mornings, never resets it โ€ข Two optional extras extend the free 1-hour offline cap to 8h/24h โ€” never pay-to-progress โ€ข Fully offline, no account, nothing collected Keep the current flowing.

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Shark Clicker

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Tap. Evolve. Rule the sea! Shark Clicker is a cute, laid-back clicker & idle game. Tap your shark to catch fish, upgrade its bite, recruit an ocean crew, and watch it evolve through 30 wild stages โ€” from a tiny baby shark all the way to the Lord of All Seas. FEATURES - 30 evolution stages, each with its own hand-drawn art (Aurora, Thunder, Glacier, Sakura, Abyss, Mecha, Phantom, Inferno, Midas, Dragon, Galaxy, Infinity and more) - 22 tap upgrades and 26 ocean crew members that earn fish while you're away - 14 special upgrades including auto-tap, combo chain and lucky fin - Deep Rebirth: trade everything you caught for pearls and start over permanently stronger, plus 8 rebirth skills - Three daily quests every day, with bigger rewards for streaks - 139 awards, golden fish frenzies, and a 30-shark collection to complete - Offline earnings โ€” your crew keeps working while you're gone - 12 languages supported / play with one hand, anytime Cute, chill, and endlessly satisfying. How far can your shark evolve? Optional: watch a reward video to double your income for 30 minutes, or remove the banner ad with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Volta Battery Bench4 screens
Shark Clicker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Volta Battery Bench at none against Shark Clicker's 1. Volta Battery Bench also leads on ads (none vs shown). Shark Clicker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Shark Clicker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Volta Battery Bench asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volta Battery Bench ships an update every 2 months, Shark Clicker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Volta Battery Bench versus Shark Clicker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolta Battery BenchShark Clicker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJordan WegnerRAITO SASAGAWA

In-app purchases

None

Volta Battery Bench

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Shark Clicker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Volta Battery Bench free?
Volta Battery Bench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shark Clicker free?
Shark Clicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Volta Battery Bench or Shark Clicker have ads?
Shark Clicker shows ads; Volta Battery Bench does not.
Which is updated more often, Volta Battery Bench or Shark Clicker?
Volta Battery Bench ships an update every 2 months, and Shark Clicker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Volta Battery Bench was updated on October 16, 2026 and Shark Clicker on October 29, 2026.

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