Burn It Down vs Shockbot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Burn It Down
Embark on a chilling pixel-art adventure to find your kidnapped love. Uncover dark truths and solve mind-bending puzzles in this intimate, story-driven experience. Navigate a mysterious mansion with simple controls and discover clues to unravel the mystery.
- Pixel graphics
- Intimate love story
- Simple controls
- Mind-bending puzzles
- Clues and mysteries
- Shadow guides
- Horror modes
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You awaken in your mansion and discover that your love is missing. She has been kidnapped but it's unclear as to by whom and why. Your mission is to find her and, on this journey, you'll discover truths that will change your relationship forever... Features ----------- * beautiful and chilling pixel graphics * an intimate not-what-you-think love story * only two control inputs: left & right * cryptic mind-bending puzzles * clues and mysteries are scattered throughout * shadow guides to help you when you're stumped * new: blood and horror modes * new: leaderboards and achievements About Tapinator Tapinator (Ticker: TAPM) designs, develops, and publishes games on mobile platforms. The Company’s portfolio includes over 300 mobile gaming titles that, collectively, have achieved over 400 million downloads. Tapinator is headquartered in New York. For more info, visit Tapinator.com.
Shockbot
Embark on a mission to reclaim Earth from interdimensional monsters. Wield a precision blaster and a devastating Shock Attack to defeat foes and face a colossal mechanical beast in this action-packed platformer.
- Run-and-gun action
- Precision blaster combat
- Devastating Shock Attack
- Antigravity platforming
- Epic boss battles
- Pulsing drum and bass soundtrack
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In the near future, the scientists of Earth have ripped open a portal to another dimension after a high-energy physics experiment has gone horribly wrong. Grotesque monsters from another world have poured into our realm, and all of humankind has fled the planet in fear, unable to fend off the invaders. Enter Shockbot, humanity's last hope for reclaiming their home world. Shockbot is armed with a high precision blaster capable of vaporizing menacing invaders, as well as a devastating Shock Attack to wipe the area clear of foes. Orchestrating the invasion is Ultramech, a powerful hybrid mechanical beast of imposing size, armed with a terrifying laser cannon. Shockbot must destroy Ultramech to put a halt to Earth's invasion, trekking from the insertion point in Horizon City, through monster-infested forests, foreboding caves, an industrial wasteland, to a dreamy cyberpunk skyline. This run-and-gun platformer is reminiscent of classic 16-bit shooters and includes a half a dozen varied and exciting stages, fast-paced action, a cool Shock Attack mechanic to wipe all the enemies off screen, antigravity platforming challenges, and an epic boss battle at the end, all with a pulsing drum and bass soundtrack.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Burn It Down at none against Shockbot's shown. Burn It Down also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 50%) and ratings volume (103 vs 17). Shockbot's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Burn It Down sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Shockbot sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shockbot holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Burn It Down has 103 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Burn It Down's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shockbot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Burn It Down ships an update every 3 months, Shockbot every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burn It Down | Shockbot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (103 ratings) | 4.4 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tapinator, Inc. | Glowmatic LLC |
Customer experience
Burn It Down
Shockbot
Bugs and requests
Burn It Down
Reported bugs
4 issues- Character getting stuck or floating at certain levels
- Game crashing or freezing
- Inconsistent or unresponsive controls
- Ads not pausing the in-game timer
Requested features
4 requests- Add a jump button
- Improve level design and difficulty progression
- Expand the story and lore
- Optimize performance and reduce crashes
Shockbot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Burn It Down
- 3 Shadow Guides$0.99
- Remove ADS$0.99
- Horror mode$0.99
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- 12 Shadow Guides$2.99
- 50 Shadow Guides$9.99
Shockbot
- No Ads$0.99
- Buy 50 Atoms$0.99
- Buy 500 Atoms$4.99
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- Buy 2000 Atoms$9.99









