Worms™ 4 vs ShellShock Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Worms™ 4
Engage in real-time online multiplayer battles with players worldwide. Discover new weapons, upgrade your arsenal, and customize your worms. Conquer 80 single-player missions across five unique locations.
- Synchronous Multiplayer Matches
- Brand New Weapons
- Weapon Upgrades
- 80 Single Player Missions
- Factions and World Events
- Fantastic Customisation Options
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***4/5 - "charmingly fun," 148 Apps*** ***4/5 - "I can't deny the grin it put on my face," Touch Arcade*** ***4/5 - "probably the best mobile game in the series and worth picking up for the missions alone," Tap Smart*** The latest instalment in the worldwide mega hit franchise! When the guys and girls at Team 17 jump around and squeal with excitement, you know you are on to a winner. You see, the team who designed Worms 4 had you and your favourite device in mind when they created; • Synchronous Multiplayer Matches: Battle against opponents from around the world with real time one on one online multiplayer matches! • Shorter, more explosive matches to provide compelling bite sized gameplay. • Streamlined menu systems to get you into game with a minimum of fuss. • Add enriched cartoon visuals which look great even on the smaller screens. But that’s not all! Take a look at the below list and you will see why the folks at Team17 are simply buzzin about Worms 4. • Brand New Weapons: Wreak havoc with an assembly of brand new weapon designs including Hailey’s Comet! • Weapon Upgrades: Worms 4 is designed to be a very rewarding play experience. Players can collect more than a hundred weapon upgrades to make their worms more powerful! Weapon upgrades can be mixed and matched to better suit the player’s strategy. • Five Gorgeous Locations: Do battle in five beautiful hand drawn regions: Middle Turf, Candiville, Wacky-Habara, Tomorrow Islands and the Fro Zone. • 80 Single Player Missions: Test your skills against 80 single player missions. Missions are designed not only to provide the player with hours of enjoyment, but also to teach the finer points of Worms playing strategy! • Factions: Each player in the game chooses an allegiance, fighting under the banner of Red or Blue! The daily tug of war competition pits faction against faction, with the winners reaping the benefits of extra in-game rewards! • World Events: Each week dynamic events take place around the game’s world map. The player enters into these events and competes against other players, with the aim of representing their faction and earning prizes for fellow faction members. • Better with Metal: Users whose devices have metal support enjoy additional visual effects. • Fantastic Customisation Options: As always, Worms 4 features a plethora of great customisation options, allowing the player to individually customise each worm and give their team the personal touch! • Daily Challenges: Partake in fun optional daily challenges to earn yourself and your faction additional rewards! • Loot: Spin the loot wheel and break open the loot chests to gain truckloads of rewards and customise every aspect of your worm! • Connect with Friends: Connect your Facebook account to battle your friends in online multiplayer or view your friend’s progress on the world map screen and compete to beat their scores. Get even more Team17 information, including the latest game updates and more… Facebook: /WormsTeam17 Twitter: @Team17Ltd Web: www.team17.com DON’T MISS OUR OTHER EXCITING WORMS GAMES ON THE APP STORE Worms Special Edition, Worms Crazy Golf, Worms 3 & Worms Revolution - Deluxe Edition.
ShellShock Live
Engage in explosive online multiplayer tank battles. Customize your tank and arsenal to demolish opponents with hundreds of unique weapons. Earn experience to unlock new tanks, gear, and powerful upgrades.
- Multiplayer tank battles
- Hundreds of upgradable weapons
- Customizable tanks
- Earn XP to level up
- Unlock new tanks and gear
- Team and free-for-all matches
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Demolish your friends with hundreds of upgradable weapons shot from your customizable tank in this action-packed online multiplayer tanks game. Earn XP to level up and unlock new tanks, weapons, and gear. Fight against or alongside your friends for strategic team or free-for-all matches.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShellShock Live at none against Worms™ 4's 4. ShellShock Live also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 30%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Worms™ 4's advantage is ratings volume (725 vs 113) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 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
Worms™ 4 costs $4.99 and ShellShock Live $4.99 up front. Worms™ 4 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ShellShock Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShellShock Live holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Worms™ 4 has 725 ratings behind it against 113, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Worms™ 4's written reviews are positive against 50% of ShellShock Live's.
Worms™ 4 ships an update fortnightly, ShellShock Live every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Worms™ 4 | ShellShock Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (725 ratings) | 4.0 (113 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 725 — better | 113 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Team17 Digital Limited | KChamp Games, Inc. |
Customer experience
Worms™ 4
ShellShock Live
User reviews
Worms™ 4
From 725 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Classic Worms gameplay
- 🎨 Detailed graphics and visuals
- 🤖 Challenging single-player campaign
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and loading issues
- 🔌 Unreliable server connectivity
- 🤖 Unbalanced difficulty in some levels
- 🔒 Broken Facebook integration for multiplayer
- 💰 Excessive in-app purchases and microtransactions
ShellShock Live
From 113 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay mechanics
- ✨ Faithful mobile port of PC version
- 🎨 Clean graphics and great sound design
- 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics
- 🌐 Active online multiplayer community
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent black screen crashes
- 🔌 Loading screen freezes indefinitely
- 📱 Poor iPad optimization and screen scaling issues
- 🚫 Multiplayer invite function broken for months
- ⚠️ Missing weapons compared to PC version
Bugs and requests
Worms™ 4
Reported bugs
3 issues- Corrupted save data after updates
- Inability to connect to servers
- Chests and rewards not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Improved multiplayer modes and matchmaking
- Option to play without Facebook login
- More weapon and customization options
- Ability to save progress locally
ShellShock Live
Reported bugs
11 issues- Black screen appears randomly during gameplay
- Infinite loading screen on app startup
- Game crashes when selecting menu options
- Screen goes dark on iPad with zoom issues
- Multiplayer invite button not functional
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- Game Center authentication errors
- App freezes mid-game
- Screen sensitivity too high for aiming
- Game crashes on older devices
- Skill list cuts off on iPad display
- Unable to join matches with poor connection
Requested features
13 requests- Cross-save functionality with Steam accounts
- Controller support for mobile devices
- Offline mode for single-player missions and pass-and-play
- Additional weapons from PC version
- Tournament mode
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- Team chat functionality
- Ability to rename player accounts
- Matchmaking based on player level
- New game modes and challenges
- In-game currency system for competitive play
- Larger screen support for iPad display optimization
- Rename lobby functionality
- Shot timer and game mod settings
In-app purchases
Worms™ 4
- Worm Charm$0.99
- Fist O' Donkey Dollars$0.99
- Bag O' Donkey Dollars$1.99
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- Safe O' Donkey Dollars$3.99
ShellShock Live
No in-app purchases









