Comparison

Bananas!!! vs Shield It!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bananas!!!

Embark on a delightful quest to collect bananas and reach a tropical paradise. This game supports a primate rescue organization, with global banana collection progress tracked online. Enjoy the music and contribute to a good cause.

Highlights
  • Collect bananas
  • Reach Bananas Paradise
  • Support primate rescue
  • Global banana tracking
  • Original music
Features
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Go bananas!!! Fred and Ginger love bananas. Catch them as they fall, dodge the coconuts, and don't let three hit the ground! • Five worlds to explore: the Jungle, the Temple, the Treehouse, the Mountains and Paradise • Arcade mode: beat each world's challenges to win new bananas and open the next world • Infinite mode: how long can you keep catching? • Collect dozens of crazy bananas: gold, rainbow, diamond, flaming, popping and many more • Power-ups: helmets, magnets, timers and explosives • Original chiptune music by Pulselooper • Leaderboards and achievements with Game Center • Made for every screen, including iPhone Duo: open it for a bigger jungle Play the Jungle for free. Unlock the full game once to play every world. No ads, ever. The Bananometer counts every banana caught by players worldwide. Watch it grow at playbananas.com Real monkeys thank you! Part of the game's income goes to Projeto Mucky, which has rescued and cared for Brazilian primates since 1985.

About

Shield It!

Protect planets by deflecting incoming balls with simple left and right movements. This game offers a unique table tennis experience with minimalist graphics and skill-enhancing gameplay.

Highlights
  • Simple drag controls
  • Minimalist graphics
  • Enhance reaction skills
  • Creative ping pong gameplay
  • Unlockable characters
Features
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Shield it, It feels like playing ping pong, Drag left and right to protect the planets in the solar system! Experience the very satisfying feeling of playing table tennis while saving the planets in a unique take on ping pong. HOW TO PLAY • Drag left and right to block the balls FEATURES • Simple control! • Clean minimalist graphics • Enhance your reaction & table tennis skills • Creative way to play Ping Pong • Unlock new characters to shield it

Screenshots

Bananas!!!4 screens
Shield It!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shield It! at none against Bananas!!!'s 1. Shield It! also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bananas!!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shield It! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bananas!!! ships an update every 3 months, Shield It! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bananas!!! versus Shield It!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBananas!!!Shield It!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio Avante LTDABudali Kingsley

Customer experience

Bananas!!!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shield It!

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bananas!!!

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$0.99
None

Shield It!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bananas!!! free?
Bananas!!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shield It! free?
Shield It! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bananas!!! or Shield It! have ads?
Neither Bananas!!! nor Shield It! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bananas!!! or Shield It!?
Bananas!!! ships an update every 3 months, and Shield It! every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bananas!!! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Shield It! on October 29, 2026.

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