Shoot The Moon vs Apollo Intense!
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
Apollo Intense!
Experience an addictive space shooter inspired by NASA's Apollo missions. Navigate challenging levels with intuitive controls, power-ups, and intelligent enemy ships. Track your performance and enjoy historical communications and sound effects.
- Limitless laser ammo
- Easy-touch movement and shooting
- Increasing difficulty
- Power-ups including lunar module
- Five planets, 10 levels, 1 boss level
- Intelligent enemy ships
- Statistics tracking
- NASA historical communications
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Description: An addictive shooter game inspired by NASA and the Apollo missions Features: Limitless laser ammo for dangerous obstacles Easy-touch movement and shooting Increasing difficulty Saturn-Apollo service module with power ups including lunar module Five planets, 10 two-minute levels, and 1 three-minute boss level Intelligent enemy ships from Mars Statistics tracking your efficiency in shooting NASA & historical communications plus whiz-bang sound effects For iPhone & iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shoot The Moon at Free against Apollo Intense!'s $0.99. Shoot The Moon also leads on ratings volume (5K vs 1). Apollo Intense!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
Shoot The Moon is free to download; Apollo Intense! costs $0.99 up front. Shoot The Moon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Apollo Intense! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Apollo Intense! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shoot The Moon has 5K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Apollo Intense!'s.
Shoot The Moon ships an update every 3 months, Apollo Intense! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shoot The Moon | Apollo Intense! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Shaun Coleman | Steven Bogatz |
Customer experience
Shoot The Moon
Apollo Intense!
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
Apollo Intense!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shoot The Moon
- Remove Pop-up Ads$1.99
- Get All Costumes & Remove Ads$3.99
Apollo Intense!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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