Comparison

Fishy Bird Rocket vs The Catapult

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

Head to head
About

Fishy Bird Rocket

Embark on an endless scroller adventure as a unique fish-bird hybrid. Navigate challenging levels with simple tap controls, collect helpful boosters, and avoid obstacles to find a new home. Compete with friends and share your high scores in this indie-made game.

Highlights
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Indie-made
  • Challenging levels
  • Boosters and obstacles
  • Score sharing
  • Simple mechanics
Features
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Go Fishy Bird! features: - One touch gameplay - Indie made - Hard game - Easy to learn, hard to master - Simple mechanisms - Fun game - Fast skills Go Fishy Bird!, is a fun one touch game with many different levels, boosters, and obstacles to keep you entertained, a natural evolution of old flappy bird game style. Easy to learn but hard to master, the game tells the story of a golden fishy bird that escaped his dry home pound with the help of a jet pack. Help him find a new home to swim. See how far you can go! Tap and Fly and tap away wish this crazy fishy, half fish, half bird! Avoid the obstacles, get the "good" boosters and avoid the "bad" ones. Challenge your friends and share your scores! Credits: Some artwork by Holly Jense http://hollyjensen.carbonmade.com Tourism icons: http://www.iconka.com Music "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

About

The Catapult

Defend your castle by launching stones with a catapult. Aim and release to destroy enemy siege weapons and towers. Earn coins to purchase powerful upgrades like bombs and improve your defenses.

Highlights
  • Catapult aiming and firing
  • Destroy enemy siege weapons
  • Upgrade projectiles (e.g., bombs)
  • Earn coins for upgrades
  • Intuitive tap-and-drag controls
Features
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In the game "The Catapult" you must help the stickman defend his castle from the siege weapons of the enemy. Use the catapult to throw stones at the opponents and break their military mechanisms and siege towers. The game has a simple intuitive control. Tap on the screen and pull to charge the catapult and select the tension force. Release to launch the projectile into the enemy. For each struck enemy you will earn coins which help you to buy upgrades shells, for example a bomb. We are waiting for your wishes and comments on the game. Have a good game!

Screenshots

Fishy Bird Rocket3 screens
The Catapult4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fishy Bird Rocket at 5.0 against The Catapult's 4.2. Fishy Bird Rocket also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10 vs 13.0). The Catapult's advantage is ratings volume (234 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fishy Bird Rocket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Catapult sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fishy Bird Rocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Catapult has 234 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishy Bird Rocket ships an update every 2 months, The Catapult every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fishy Bird Rocket versus The Catapult: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishy Bird RocketThe Catapult
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (234 ratings)
Positive reviews—53.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1234 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB115 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPaulo CristoBYV

Customer experience

Fishy Bird Rocket

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

The Catapult

All ratings233 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral17.1%
Negative29.3%

Bugs and requests

Fishy Bird Rocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Catapult

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Shop missing on iOS version
  • Restore purchase function not working on new devices
  • Upgrades lost after shutdown
  • Gold coins disappearing without reason
  • Ad close button not functioning properly
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  • Game crashes and refuses to load
  • Projectiles ignore terrain collision inconsistently
  • Shields not blocking projectiles properly
  • Game stuttering on some devices
  • Inconsistent double kill coin rewards

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add shop/store to iOS version for upgrades
  • More maps and varied environments
  • Aiming line or aiming assistance feature
  • Multiplayer with real players
  • Save game progress between sessions
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  • More power-ups and special abilities
  • Skip early levels for advanced players
  • Ability to revive after death
  • More diverse enemy types and bosses
  • Longer-lasting explosion effects

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fishy Bird Rocket

One-time1
  • Flapi - Premium Pack$0.99
5 purchases

The Catapult

One-time5
  • Disabling advertising$0.99
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • 5000 Coins$3.99
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  • 15000 Coins$6.99
  • 100000 Coins$22.99

Questions

Is Fishy Bird Rocket free?
Fishy Bird Rocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Catapult free?
The Catapult is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fishy Bird Rocket or The Catapult?
Fishy Bird Rocket is rated higher. Fishy Bird Rocket averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while The Catapult averages 4.2 from 234 ratings.
Do Fishy Bird Rocket or The Catapult have ads?
Both Fishy Bird Rocket and The Catapult show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fishy Bird Rocket or The Catapult?
Fishy Bird Rocket ships an update every 2 months, and The Catapult every 5 months. Most recently, Fishy Bird Rocket was updated on November 7, 2026 and The Catapult on November 6, 2026.

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