Comparison

Seashine vs Vs. Octopus

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

Head to head
About

Seashine

Explore a mysterious, dangerous underworld as a fragile jellyfish. Absorb light to survive longer and evade bizarre creatures lurking in the darkness. Experience an endless, unique survival quest with intuitive touch controls and a dynamic soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Endless underworld exploration
  • Unique, unlimited gameplay
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Dynamic reactive soundtrack
  • Survival against bizarre creatures
Features
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How long will you survive in the abyss? Dive now into the abyss, in an endless quest for survival. You are born as a fragile jellyfish, struggling to maintain a fading light in the darkness of the deep ocean caves. Explore this mysterious underworld and absorb all the light you find on your way to live a few more seconds. But be aware... As poetic as this place seems to be, bizarre creatures and plants lurk in the obscurity, waiting to take a bite of you! Survival of the fittest inside nature's most well kept secret, the depths of the ocean. - Explore a gorgeous and endless underworld full of unknown dangers and strange creatures. - An unlimited experience where each game is unique. You'll never face the same challenge twice. - Intuitive controls specially made for touch devices. - A beautiful dynamic soundtrack reacting to the environment.

About

Vs. Octopus

Develop and merge submarines to explore the mysterious underwater world. Dodge and counterattack hostile creatures while discovering new resources and encountering cute but dangerous octopuses. Enjoy easy operation and engaging level design.

Highlights
  • Develop various submarines
  • Merge submarines of the same class
  • Explore the underwater world
  • Defeat underwater enemies
  • Easy operation
  • Engaging level design
Features
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A great chance to develop super-new submarines and explore the mysterious underwater world! As we all know, 70% of the earth is covered by the ocean and it’s always an important target for scientists to investigate the underwater creatures and explore more resources. So now, you’re one of the scientists! What you need to do is to invent newer and more powerful submarines and control them for underwater exploration. Many underwater creatures floating around to attack your submarine. You have to manipulate your machine to dodge the offense of them and at the same time, counterattack them. Don't be fooled by their cute shape, they are not innocent. Gameplay: - Combine submarines of the same class to obtain a higher level submarine; - Dispatch submarines into the water to explore and defeat all enemies encountered; Features: - Develop various submarines; - Extremely easy operation; - Great level design with reasonable difficulty; - Full of cute but pesterous octopus. Don’t wait any longer! Just come and get more powerful submarines to explore the unknown underwater world!

Screenshots

Seashine4 screens
Vs. Octopus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seashine at 94% against Vs. Octopus's 50%. Seashine also leads on ratings volume (4.7K vs 27) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Vs. Octopus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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. Seashine sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Vs. Octopus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Seashine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seashine has 4.7K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Seashine's written reviews are positive against 50% of Vs. Octopus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seashine ships an update monthly, Vs. Octopus weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Seashine versus Vs. Octopus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeashineVs. Octopus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better4.5 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.7K — better27
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB281 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPatrick EllisBalrog Game Ltd

Customer experience

Seashine

All ratings4,713 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews354 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.4%

Vs. Octopus

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Seashine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Disappearing collectibles or progress loss
  • Inconsistent enemy spawn patterns

Requested features

5 requests
  • Peaceful exploration mode without enemies
  • More diverse environments and creatures
  • Ability to play as other sea creatures
  • Multiplayer or co-op gameplay
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding

Vs. Octopus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Seashine

One-time6
  • 40 Stars$0.49
  • 100 Stars$0.99
  • 200 Stars$1.89
Show 3 more
  • 400 Stars$2.99
  • Star Doubler$3.99
  • 800 Stars$4.99
None

Vs. Octopus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seashine free?
Seashine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vs. Octopus free?
Vs. Octopus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seashine or Vs. Octopus?
Seashine is rated higher. Seashine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while Vs. Octopus averages 4.5 from 27 ratings.
Do Seashine or Vs. Octopus have ads?
Neither Seashine nor Vs. Octopus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seashine or Vs. Octopus?
Seashine ships an update monthly, and Vs. Octopus weekly. Most recently, Seashine was updated on September 25, 2026 and Vs. Octopus on June 1, 2026.

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