TextShooter vs Potato Game
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.
Potato Game
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Potato Game is a simple and relaxing puzzle where you guide emojis around the board using gravity. Tilt your device to shift the layout, bring matching emojis together, and tap them to evolve into larger ones. Keep merging until you create a potato. Game Overview Potato Game lets you play with physics in a relaxing and cozy way. Emojis slide and settle as you tilt, creating new match opportunities every time the board shifts. Merge clusters to climb the emoji chain and work toward a full potato. Aim for perfect clears to earn progress toward emoji unlocks and new level packs. How to Play 1. When matching emojis touch, tap the cluster to evolve them into the next emoji. 2. Tilt your device to move all emojis at once and reshape the puzzle. On macOS you can use keyboard or mouse controls. 3. Keep merging bigger and bigger emojis. The round ends when a potato is created and no merges remain. Customization Choose from ninety nine collectible emojis to use in your game. Work through one thousand free puzzles with additional level packs available for purchase. Designed for a calm, tactile puzzle experience on both iOS and macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextShooter at none against Potato Game's 2. Potato Game's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 33 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Potato Game sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TextShooter asks for nothing beyond the download.
TextShooter ships an update every 33 months, Potato Game daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextShooter | Potato Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rebisoft | Mick Schroeder |
In-app purchases
TextShooter
No in-app purchases
Potato Game
- Level Pack 1$0.99
- Level Pack 2$0.99
