Couch Game vs TextShooter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Couch Game
An 80s arcade-style game where you control a couch to shoot fire bullets at falling household objects. Score points by hitting targets and lose them for missed shots or objects that get past. The background changes as you progress.
- 80s arcade style gameplay
- Control a couch to shoot
- Tap to fire bullets
- Score points by hitting objects
- Lose points for missed shots
- Dynamic background changes
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80s arcade style game in which a couch can be moved and tapped to shoot fire bullets at falling, household objects. REQUIREMENTS: Works on both iPhone and iPad INSTRUCTIONS: Tap around the screen to make the couch shoot fire bullets at the falling Living Room objects, for game points. Lose points for falling objects that go past without getting hit. Lose points for inaccuracy; fire bullets that don't hit anything. Background changes every 2000 points.
TextShooter
A straightforward arcade shooter challenges your reflexes with falling targets. Survive as long as possible by tapping the screen rapidly to eliminate incoming threats. The game offers pure, unadulterated gameplay without any in-app purchases or advertisements.
- Deceptively simple gameplay
- Fast-paced tapping action
- Falling target mechanics
- No in-app purchases
- Ad-free experience
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A deceptively simple shooter that will put your tapping to the test. When these X's start falling, you'll need every finger you've got just to stay alive! No IAP, no ads, just good old-fashioned shooting. The source code for this game, and full description of how to go about building something like this on your own, is available in the new "Beginning iOS 7 Development" from Apress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TextShooter at 5.0 against Couch Game's 4.5. Couch Game's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TextShooter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Couch Game ships an update every 38 months, TextShooter every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Couch Game | TextShooter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 33 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAMES ARASIM | Rebisoft, Inc |
Customer experience
Couch Game
TextShooter
In-app purchases
Couch Game
No in-app purchases
TextShooter
No in-app purchases
