Shoggoth Rising vs Birdgee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shoggoth Rising
Experience an unforgiving arcade game with intense action and a dark, Lovecraftian atmosphere. Test your reflexes and skills against swarms of enemies and massive bosses. Upgrade weapons and master intuitive controls for endless survival or story-driven gameplay.
- Story and Survival Modes
- Fight thousands of enemies and bosses
- 7 upgradable weapons
- Amazing visuals and intuitive controls
- Augmented Reality Modus
- Inspired by Cthulhu Mythos
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Prepare for a relentless, unforgiving and addicting arcade experience! Only the ones with extremely fast reactions, strong nerves and exceptional skills will be able to defeat all enemies. “High-quality graphics and disturbing atmosphere. 8.5/10” - App4Smart “Insanity takes over very quickly, in the best kind of way. Shoggoth Rising is as hard as it is stunning. 8/10” - IndieGameMag “Shoggoth Rising will have you hooked right from the start. The game’s atmosphere is dark and heavy.” - WindowsGamers “Shoggoth Rising looks absolutely insane.” - Windows Central “Thank you so much for choosing something other than zombies.” - Android Police SGDA Swiss Game Award 2014 Nominee Features • Story and Survival Mode for endless arcade action • Fight thousands of enemies and huge boss monsters • 7 deadly, upgradable weapons • Amazing visuals and intuitive controls for intense gameplay • Inspired by the stories about the Cthulhu Mythos from horror mastermind H. P. Lovecraft • Augmented Reality Modus Get the latest news and more at: Facebok: http://www.facebook.com/shoggothrising Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/shoggothrising
Birdgee
Embark on an adventure to recover stolen treasure from a bandit hideout. Guide Birdgee through action-packed puzzles to reclaim what was lost.
- Infiltrate bandit hideout
- Retrieve stolen treasure
- Action puzzle gameplay
- Engaging storyline
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Birdgee's village was raided by the White Skull Bandits, and the village's treasure was taken away. Help Birdgee infiltrate the bandits' hideout and take back the treasure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Birdgee at 5.0 against Shoggoth Rising's 4.3. Birdgee also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Shoggoth Rising's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (39 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Shoggoth Rising sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Birdgee sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Birdgee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shoggoth Rising has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Shoggoth Rising's written reviews are positive against 100% of Birdgee's.
Shoggoth Rising ships an update every 3 months, Birdgee daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shoggoth Rising | Birdgee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dreipol GmbH | CIPHEE LLC |
Customer experience
Shoggoth Rising
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In-app purchases
Shoggoth Rising
- Treasure Small$0.99
- Treasure Middle$1.99
- Treasure Big$4.99
Birdgee
- 100 Lives$0.99
- 50K Coins and 100 Eggs$1.99
- 100K Coins and 250 Eggs$3.99
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- 150K Coins and 400 Eggs$5.99
- 300K Coins and 800 Eggs$9.99
- 500K Coins and 2000 Eggs$19.99
