Shoot The Moon vs Cheating Tom 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shoot The Moon
Launch rockets to annoy a singing moon in this arcade game. Balance risk and reward for higher scores, earn bonuses, and unlock costumes. Features two game modes for endless fun.
- Rocket launching gameplay
- Risk vs. reward scoring
- Goal milestones and bonuses
- Unlockable costumes
- Classic Mode
- Sixty Second Challenge
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THE MOON WILL NOT STOP SINGING! Launch rockets at him to make him stop. Hmm. That only annoyed him ... Good! KEEP DOING IT. Take an animated journey through the weirdest reaches of space... * Balance risk vs reward. Longer shots = more points. But do not miss! * Reach goal milestones for score-boosting bonuses and unlock a bunch of funny costumes! * Features two game modes: Classic Mode and Sixty Second Challenge. * How angry can you make the moon in this addictive single tap game? Can you stop the singing moon? It's you versus the moon. As you always knew it would be someday. ---- "A very approachable concept with a whole lot of personality and a surprising amount of nuance." - Touch Arcade "Anyone will be able to pick up the game and have a blast playing it." - Modojo "I had a lot more fun than I expected to, which is no small feat for a casual free-to-play arcade game." - 148Apps
Cheating Tom 3
Help a student cheat his way through genius school to uncover a sinister plot. Navigate through various subjects, choose your avatar, and overcome challenging levels and new adversaries.
- Cheat through genius school
- Master biology, history, art, science, and sports
- Choose between Tom or Taffy avatars
- 100 challenging levels
- Upgradeable power-ups
- New enemies and characters
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~~~ WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT (GENIUS) SCHOOL! ~~~ ~~> Cheating Tom’s back and he’s bolder than ever! This time he’s got to cheat his way through genius school! ~~> Help him cheat his way through biology, history, art, science and sports worlds! ~~> Something sinister seems to be going on at school – help Tom survive the craziness! Tom’s gotten so good at cheating his way through school, that he’s been mistaken for a genius! He’s even been invited to a special genius school. Something shady is going on - turns out the faculty is sucking out the students’ super brains with a brain-sucking machine and using their genius minds to take over the world! Help Tom graduate without getting his brain sucked out! Features: > Help Tom cheat his way through genius school! > Help Tom master the crazy worlds of biology, history, art, science and sports! > Choose your avatar - Tom or Taffy – and get cheating! > 100 challenging levels & extra special game modes for extra fun cheating. > New upgradeable power-ups and in-game currency to enhance gameplay. > Nasty teachers & totally nerdy students with new behaviors! > Awesome yearbook with tons of ridiculous students and teachers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cheating Tom 3 at none against Shoot The Moon's shown. Cheating Tom 3 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Shoot The Moon's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 58%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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. Shoot The Moon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Cheating Tom 3 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shoot The Moon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shoot The Moon has 5K ratings behind it against 357, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Shoot The Moon's written reviews are positive against 58% of Cheating Tom 3's.
Shoot The Moon ships an update every 3 months, Cheating Tom 3 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shoot The Moon | Cheating Tom 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better | 4.4 (357 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews — better | 58.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 357 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 330 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shaun Coleman | Crazy Labs |
Customer experience
Shoot The Moon
Cheating Tom 3
User reviews
Shoot The Moon
From 5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and charming animations
- 🎶 Catchy background music
- 🕹️ Addictive and challenging
- 🎉 Nostalgic and brings back memories
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty ramps up quickly
- 🕰️ Can be frustratingly hard at times
- 🤖 Some bugs and glitches reported
- 🔊 Repetitive background music
Cheating Tom 3
From 357 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- 👨👩👧👦 Great sequel to previous Cheating Tom games
- 🎨 Appealing cartoony art style
- 🏫 Variety of different classroom settings
- ⚡ Works without requiring WiFi
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and repetitive ads throughout gameplay
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Black screen bugs that prevent closing ads
- ⏱️ Ads appear after almost every level
- 😤 Game becomes too difficult without watching ads
Bugs and requests
Shoot The Moon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing score and moon
- Graphical issues with certain skins
- Inconsistent response to user inputs
Requested features
6 requests- More game modes and challenges
- Ability to create custom moons
- Additional songs and soundtracks
- Widescreen mode support
- Endless/high score mode
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- More costume/skin options
Cheating Tom 3
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
- Black screen appears when closing ads
- Levels freeze and become unresponsive
- Stars don't appear on certain milestone levels (40, 60, 80, 100)
- Character reverts to default form when picking up power-ups
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- Level completion rating doesn't save correctly
- Cannot close ad windows (missing X button)
- Power-ups window cannot be closed without killing app
- Store/shop menu won't open
- Cannot access specific levels
- Level 91 broken with missing characters and pause function
- Music doesn't play on some devices
- In-app purchase coins not delivered
- Graduation screen glitches
Requested features
8 requests- Remove or significantly reduce ads
- Add more levels and content updates
- Include star/achievement system for completed levels
- Add more unique character abilities
- Implement pause functionality for all levels
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- Improve level difficulty scaling
- Add prizes or rewards system
- Create Cheating Tom 5
In-app purchases
Shoot The Moon
- Remove Pop-up Ads$1.99
- Get All Costumes & Remove Ads$3.99
Cheating Tom 3
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Unlock Art Door$1.99
- Unlock Sports Door$1.99
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- No Ads$1.99
- Unlock History Door$1.99
- Unlock Science Door$1.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Heap of Coins$3.99
- Unlock All Doors$3.99
- Bag of Coins$8.99
- Complete Costumes Pack$9.99
- Chest of Coins$19.99
Questions
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