# BrollyBear vs Smashy City

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrollyBear at none against Smashy City's 10. BrollyBear also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Smashy City's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 3). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Smashy City sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. BrollyBear asks for nothing beyond the download.

BrollyBear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smashy City has 15K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

BrollyBear ships an update every 3 months, Smashy City every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | BrollyBear | Smashy City |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brollybear/id957424534/reviews)** | [4.7 (15K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smashy-city/id1075181011/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **15K** |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 19 MB | 185 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Ibrahim Sha'ath](https://appshunter.io/developer/851751279) | [AceViral.com](https://appshunter.io/developer/393523933) |

## What reviewers say

### BrollyBear

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brollybear/id957424534)

Guide a bear across a landscape, collecting stars while using an umbrella to glide and avoid obstacles like bees and bushes. Simple tap and hold controls make it accessible for all ages.

**Highlights:** Collect stars, Glide with umbrella, Avoid bees and bushes, Simple tap controls, Float mechanic

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Smashy City

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smashy-city/id1075181011)

Unleash giant monsters to demolish cities, smashing buildings and battling military forces. Unlock a variety of creatures with unique abilities and compete for high scores on global leaderboards.

**Highlights:** Unlockable legendary monsters, Destroy buildings and skyscrapers, Battle police, SWAT, and army, Randomly generated endless city, Rampage mode for invincibility, Ultraman Kaiju battle mode

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Terry the Tarantula | $2.99 | one-time |
| Black Knight | $2.99 | one-time |
| Bling Kong | $4.99 | one-time |
| UFO | $4.99 | one-time |
| Veronica the Alien | $6.99 | one-time |
| King Dough | $6.99 | one-time |
| Sgt. Miller the Drillboy | $6.99 | one-time |
| Rhymes the Robot | $9.99 | one-time |
| Raptar | $9.99 | one-time |
| Demon | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fun to play
- 👍 Unique monsters
- 🎨 Good graphics
- 🕹️ Enjoyable gameplay
- 💰 Decent rewards

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🕰️ Repetitive gameplay
- 💰 Difficult to earn currency
- 🤖 Overpowered military
- 🔁 Duplicate monsters

**Reported bugs**

- Game freezes during play
- Inconsistent monster performance
- Inability to control monster attacks

**Requested features**

- Add more monster variety
- Improve monster abilities and attacks
- Expand map and environments
- Introduce boss battles
- Implement a multiplayer mode


## Frequently asked questions

### Is BrollyBear free?

BrollyBear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Smashy City free?

Smashy City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, BrollyBear or Smashy City?

BrollyBear is rated higher. BrollyBear averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Smashy City averages 4.7 from 15K ratings.

### Do BrollyBear or Smashy City have ads?

Smashy City shows ads; BrollyBear does not.

### Which is updated more often, BrollyBear or Smashy City?

BrollyBear ships an update every 3 months, and Smashy City every 2 months. Most recently, BrollyBear was updated on November 1, 2026 and Smashy City on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*