TextShooter vs Slide Puzzle Classic Widget
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.
Slide Puzzle Classic Widget
Enjoy a classic sliding number puzzle directly on your iOS Home Screen. Arrange numbers in order to solve challenges with logic and visual skills. Unlock additional themes and disable ads with a game pass or individual purchases.
- Play on Home Screen widgets
- Classic sliding puzzle gameplay
- Logic and visual skill testing
- Unlockable themes
- Ad-free option via purchase
- Available on Mac, iPhone, iPad
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Play Slide Puzzle right on your iOS 17 device’s Home Screen! Harnessing the power of iOS 17’s interactive widgets, this app brings a fresh twist to the classic game. Playing a Slide Puzzle game has never been this accessible or convenient. Whether you’re waiting for a bus, on your lunch break, or just relaxing at home, your next move is right at your fingertips. Arrange the numbers in order, testing your logic and visual skills with every move. Can you solve the puzzle in the fewest moves possible? Get ready to slide, rearrange, and solve. It’s fun, it’s challenging, and it’s right on your Home Screen. "Slide Puzzle Classic Widget Game" is part of our collection of Classic Widget Games you can play right on your iOS Home Screen or Mac desktop. Download all 6 today! Get the Classic Widget Game Pass to unlock themes and disable ads in all of the games for one low price or opt to unlock just the games you want separately. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime within your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. The privacy policy for this app is located here: https://www.cromulentlabs.com/widget-games/privacy/ The terms of use for this app are the standard Apple terms located here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TextShooter at 5.0 against Slide Puzzle Classic Widget's 4.4. TextShooter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Slide Puzzle Classic Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Slide Puzzle Classic Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. TextShooter asks for nothing beyond the download.
TextShooter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slide Puzzle Classic Widget has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TextShooter ships an update every 33 months, Slide Puzzle Classic Widget every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextShooter | Slide Puzzle Classic Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rebisoft | Cromulent Labs |
Customer experience
TextShooter
Slide Puzzle Classic Widget
In-app purchases
TextShooter
No in-app purchases
Slide Puzzle Classic Widget
- Classic Widget Game Pass7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Slide Puzzle Classic Premium$2.99
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