Comparison

Hard Time vs Catch And Shoot

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

Head to head
About

Hard Time

Simulate life as an inmate in a challenging prison environment. Manage your health, mental state, and attributes while interacting with other inmates and guards. Earn money, improve your skills, and try to survive.

Highlights
  • Create and customize inmate
  • Survive in a prison with 12 areas
  • Manage health and mental state
  • Improve character attributes (Strength, Agility, Intellect, Reputation)
  • Earn money through work or trade
  • Interact with 100+ inmates and civilians
  • Navigate prison laws and wardens
Features
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Create your own inmate and attempt to survive in a prison where every sentence is a "death" sentence! Rub shoulders with up to 100 fellow inmates in a sprawling facility of 12 unique areas, each filled with fully interactive furniture and props. Plus a life beyond the gates populated by real civilians, with wardens enforcing dozens of different laws to keep you as far away from it as possible. Each day, you will find your health and mental state slipping away. Both can be restored by sleeping - which is also a good way to pass time. You won't always be permitted to sleep, though, so consuming food and drink bridges the gap. These, along with many other activities such as reading or watching TV, can also help to improve your mental state. If you "lose your mind" you will temporarily lose control of your character - and will almost certainly get into trouble! Your character also has a set of attributes that you are challenged to improve: - STRENGTH indicates how much damage you can inflict or absorb. You can improve it by fighting or lifting weights. - AGILITY determines how fast you move. You can improve it by jogging in the yard or scoring baskets. - INTELLECT reflects your knowledge - including fighting skills such as counters. You can improve it by reading books. - REPUTATION is how much other prisoners respect you. It can be improved by accomplishing tasks or intimidating others. There are also opportunities to earn money - whether you work for it with a broom, trade items at a profit, or run with a gang. Having money increases your opportunities to grease the wheels and make your life inside easier. You may find that you need to go to the toilet from time to time, in which case you must race to the bathroom! Alternatively, you could find a toilet to sit on or grab some toilet paper to spare your blushes. Failing to do so will damage your reputation and mental state. I regret that there is more to this game than I could ever explain here, so I hope you enjoy figuring some things out for yourself! Upgrade to "VIP" to enjoy the full experience without ads - plus access to the editor that allows you to customize your character and every other. BASIC CONTROLS: (*Look out for tutorials within the actual game) A = Attack (on its own to kick, with a direction to punch) G = Grapple / Throw weapon R = Run P = Pick-Up / Drop T = Taunt (interact with handheld props) OTHER CONTROLS - Press ATTACK and RUN together to launch a powerful attack. - Press any button with any direction (or none) in a grapple to trigger different moves. - Press RUN and PICK-UP together to set fire to a small object (which can then be used to set fire to a large object). - Touch the clock to pause the game and bring up options to exit. - Touch any speech bubble to speed through conversations. PERFORMANCE - If you find your device struggles to display lots of characters, considering keeping the "Population" option low. - "Speed Up Frame Rate" sleeping will require good performance at the default frame rate. - Head to the "Display" options to tone down other features.

About

Catch And Shoot

Engage in a dynamic ball-passing game where you must strategically move the ball to teammates while evading opponents. Master simple swipe controls to navigate and throw with precision.

Highlights
  • Ball passing to teammates
  • Enemy evasion
  • Swipe to turn
  • Release to throw
  • Catching mechanics
Features
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Let's play catch and throwing game! Goals - Pass the ball to your teammates and avoid getting tackled by enemies! Controls - Swipe to turn and release to throw. Hope you enjoy the game!

Screenshots

Hard Time4 screens
Catch And Shoot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Catch And Shoot at 4.7 against Hard Time's 4.0. Catch And Shoot also leads on ratings volume (101K vs 4.3K). Hard Time's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 56%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hard Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Catch And Shoot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Catch And Shoot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catch And Shoot has 101K ratings behind it against 4.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Hard Time's written reviews are positive against 56% of Catch And Shoot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hard Time ships an update every 3 months, Catch And Shoot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hard Time versus Catch And Shoot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHard TimeCatch And Shoot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4.3K ratings)4.7 (101K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews — better56.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K101K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB193 MB
Age rating+1712+
DeveloperMDickie LimitedVoodoo

Customer experience

Hard Time

All ratings4,305 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews454 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative19.2%

Catch And Shoot

All ratings96,458 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews348 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral11.2%
Negative32.8%

User reviews

Hard Time

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique prison simulation experience
  • 😊 Nostalgic and memorable
  • 🎮 Great mobile game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Annoying AI behavior
  • 💰 Monetization issues
  • 🕰️ Repetitive and grindy

Catch And Shoot

From 101K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun gameplay
  • 💰 No WiFi needed
  • 🎨 Good graphics
  • 🏆 Addictive
  • 👍 Easy to play

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive levels
  • 🕰️ Levels too easy
  • 📺 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🤖 AI defenders too easy to avoid

Bugs and requests

Hard Time

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes after ads
  • Inconsistent character controls
  • Unrealistic physics and damage
  • Inability to complete certain tasks

Requested features

6 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Expanded map and exploration
  • More customization options
  • Improved warden/police functionality
  • Additional game modes
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  • Localization to other languages

Catch And Shoot

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck on tutorial screen
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Throwing mechanics not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • More level variety and difficulty
  • Additional game modes
  • More customization options
  • Ability to control throw height
  • Online multiplayer

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hard Time

One-time1
  • VIP Upgrade$2.99
1 purchases

Catch And Shoot

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Hard Time free?
Hard Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catch And Shoot free?
Catch And Shoot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hard Time or Catch And Shoot?
Catch And Shoot is rated higher. Hard Time averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Catch And Shoot averages 4.7 from 101K ratings.
Do Hard Time or Catch And Shoot have ads?
Catch And Shoot shows ads; Hard Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Hard Time or Catch And Shoot?
Hard Time ships an update every 3 months, and Catch And Shoot every 2 months. Most recently, Hard Time was updated on October 17, 2026 and Catch And Shoot on October 18, 2026.

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