Venture Kid vs Shockbot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Venture Kid
Embark on an 8-bit retro action platformer adventure. Battle an evil doctor's minions across action-packed levels, utilizing power-ups and responsive controls to save the world. Discover secrets and enjoy a chiptune soundtrack.
- 8-bit retro action platformer
- Excellent level design
- Responsive controls
- Variety of bosses
- 9 action-packed levels
- 8 unique power-ups
- Secret areas
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Take a trip down memory lane! Venture Kid is a lovingly crafted 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes. It shines with excellent level design, highly entertaining action levels, responsive controls and a great variety of bosses. Your Mission: The evil Dr. Teklov is about to build a secret weapon, disguised in his huge space fortress. Time is running out but our hero Andy stepped up to defeat him and fight his way through Teklovs minions. Join Andy and prepare yourself for a dangerous journey that demands great skill and determination. Will you succeed ? - 9 action packed levels and bosses - Chiptune soundtrack by Matt Creamer (Slayin) - 8 unique and useful Power-Ups to help you on your quest. - Many secret areas to find and explore - Highly accurate touch controls - MFi Controller Support --- This game is a premium product that can be fully played without In-App Purchases. All purchase offers are completely optional and may help you beating the game.
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 price: Shockbot at Free against Venture Kid's $2.99. Shockbot also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Venture Kid's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 50%) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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
Shockbot is free to download; Venture Kid costs $2.99 up front. Venture Kid sells 4 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.
Venture Kid holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Venture Kid has 546 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Venture Kid's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shockbot's.
Venture Kid ships an update every 2 months, Shockbot every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Venture Kid | Shockbot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (546 ratings) — better | 4.4 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 546 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG | Glowmatic LLC |
Customer experience
Venture Kid
Shockbot
Bugs and requests
Venture Kid
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Issues with controller support
Requested features
3 requests- New levels and content updates
- Difficulty options or adjustments
- Cloud save support
Shockbot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Venture Kid
- 150 Orbs Supply Box$0.99
- 500 Orbs Value Pack$2.99
- Orb Doubler (Permanent)$3.99
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- 1000 Orbs Mega Container$4.99
Shockbot
- No Ads$0.99
- Buy 50 Atoms$0.99
- Buy 500 Atoms$4.99
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- Buy 2000 Atoms$9.99
Questions
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