Comparison

Dan The Man Platformer vs Bomber bots

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

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About

Dan The Man Platformer

Embark on a retro-style arcade adventure with a compelling story, upgradeable skills, and an arsenal of weapons. Engage in a classic beat-em-up cooperative multiplayer mode, either with a friend or a quick match, to defeat hordes of enemies and epic bosses.

Highlights
  • Cooperative multiplayer mode
  • Retro arcade gameplay
  • Upgradeable fighting skills
  • Epic arsenal of weapons
  • Funny story
  • Boss fights
Features
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MULTIPLAYER UPDATE Wait what?! That's right! MULTIPLAYER has finally come to Dan The Man! Our most requested feature of all time comes in the form of a classic "beat up a horde" style coop mode. Grab a friend and relive the glory days of retrocoop split screen... online! Don't have any friends? Dan the Man has you covered. Just search for a quick match and get an instant brawl buddy! We are sure you'll agree that two Dans are better than one, as you both co-operative take to down an Army of Soldiers, Robots, Bats, and even Epic Bosses to clean up the streets of fury. Just make sure you take all the coins! With more than 10 MILLION installs and growing each day, it’s easy to see why Dan the Man has been awarded as one of the “Best of Games for 2016” across the major mobile platforms! With a cracking funny story, awesome upgradeable fighting skills and an epic arsenal of weapons that will make even the most heroic of heroes envious, Dan The Man's arcade fight fest has enough enemies and boss fights to satisfy every hardcore gamer. What are you waiting for? Join the epicness! Be legendary! PLAY NOW! *** Catch up on the story before you play the game! Watch each stage of the web series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuNyw_z6mVdXCUK05PYmwYQ3Yozs9hsGs *** This game contains optional in-app purchases. You can disable this feature in the settings menu of your device. View our privacy policy at http://halfbrick.com/pp Views our terms of service at http://halfbrick.com/tos

About

Bomber bots

Control a robot through mazes, strategically dropping bombs to destroy obstacles and enemies. Collect power-ups to enhance your abilities and aim for the highest score by triggering chain reactions of explosions. Be mindful of your own bombs to avoid self-destruction.

Highlights
  • Robot movement and control
  • Bomb placement for destruction
  • Obstacle and enemy elimination
  • Power-up collection
  • Score-based progression
  • Avoid self-bombing
Features
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Move the robot in the corridors and drop your bombs to destruct the obstacle and the enemies! You can get extra power taking the cards that appear into the scenario. The more explosions you set off, the higher your score. Just be careful not bomb yourself!

Screenshots

Dan The Man Platformer4 screens
Bomber bots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dan The Man Platformer at 4.8 against Bomber bots's 3.7. Dan The Man Platformer also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (162K vs 3). Bomber bots's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Dan The Man Platformer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bomber bots asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dan The Man Platformer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dan The Man Platformer has 162K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Dan The Man Platformer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bomber bots's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dan The Man Platformer versus Bomber bots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDan The Man PlatformerBomber bots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (162K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings162K — better3
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB54 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperHalfbrick StudiosTexas PFCG Aplicativos Ltda

Customer experience

Dan The Man Platformer

All ratings161,884 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews879 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative14.7%

Bomber bots

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Dan The Man Platformer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Checkpoint ads not loading
  • Weapons getting stuck in the environment
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save progress across devices
  • Offline mode without ads
  • More varied enemy types and boss fights
  • Separate story mode for hard difficulty

Bomber bots

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dan The Man Platformer

One-time10
  • PREMIUM SPECIAL OFFER$0.99
  • 1,000 Gold Coins$0.99
  • Premium (remove ads)$2.99
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  • Starter Pack 1$3.99
  • Barry Steakfries$4.99
  • 5,500 Gold Coins$4.99
  • BARRY + PREMIUM$5.99
  • Winter Campaign$5.99
  • Fright Zone$5.99
  • 12,000 Gold Coins$9.99
None

Bomber bots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dan The Man Platformer free?
Dan The Man Platformer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bomber bots free?
Bomber bots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dan The Man Platformer or Bomber bots?
Dan The Man Platformer is rated higher. Dan The Man Platformer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 162K ratings, while Bomber bots averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Dan The Man Platformer or Bomber bots have ads?
Dan The Man Platformer shows ads; Bomber bots does not.

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