TextShooter vs Dark Maze!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Dark Maze!
Navigate a ball of light through increasingly challenging mazes by swiping in different directions. Collect all the stars in each level to progress and test your puzzle-solving skills. See how far you can advance through the illuminated pathways.
- Swipe controls for movement
- Collect stars to win
- Increasingly difficult levels
- Puzzle-based gameplay
- Light and shadow theme
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Swipe up, down and sideways to move the ball of light around the maze and collect all the stars to win. Each level is a puzzle and they get harder and harder. How far can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TextShooter at none against Dark Maze!'s shown. TextShooter also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Dark Maze!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 33 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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 ships an update every 33 months, Dark Maze! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextShooter | Dark Maze! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rebisoft | Nikola Ignjatovic |
Customer experience
TextShooter
Dark Maze!
In-app purchases
TextShooter
No in-app purchases
Dark Maze!
No in-app purchases
