Sling Kong vs ShortCircut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sling Kong
Bounce and swing your character upwards through challenging levels filled with traps and obstacles. Collect over 100 unique characters and compete with friends. Create custom characters using selfies and accessories.
- Upward scrolling gameplay
- Dastardly traps and obstacles
- Collect over 100 characters
- Challenge friends
- Create custom characters with selfies
- Dress characters with accessories
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Sling, bounce and swing your Kong to glory, but watch out for all manner of dastardly traps and obstacles. Go up, and up, and up until there’s no more up to go, or else meet your hilarious end! Join Chimp, Pig, Jellyfish and over 100 other crazy and colorful characters as you challenge your friends to become the best Kong Slinger around. Now you can even take a selfie and create your very own Kong! Kong your friends and family and dress them up with fun accessories! There are thousands of combinations!
ShortCircut
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You are the spark. Ride the rails. Don't touch the components. Short Circuit is a pure one-tap reflex game. Tap anywhere to flip polarity and jump between two copper rails on a living circuit board. That's the whole control scheme — and it's all you'll need to lose an afternoon. DODGE THE COMPONENTS Resistors and capacitors block your path. LEDs blink on and off — time it right and slip past while they're dark, or fry the moment they light up. COLLECT VOLTS, BUILD STREAKS Grab volt pickups as you ride. Chain them without a miss and every 5th volt pays a +5 bonus. One dropped pickup resets the streak. SHAVE IT CLOSE Skimming past a component earns a +3m near-miss bonus. The fastest way up the scoreboard is the most dangerous line. IT ONLY GETS FASTER The current accelerates the longer you survive. There is no finish line. There is only the crash. FEATURES - One-tap controls — play with either thumb, no tutorial needed - Runs in seconds: instant restart, perfect for queues and commutes - Blinking LED gates that reward timing, not just reflexes - Streak and near-miss systems for score chasers - Best score saved on device - Small download, no account required Power on. Flip fast. Don't touch anything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShortCircut at none against Sling Kong's 10. ShortCircut also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sling Kong sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ShortCircut asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Sling Kong | ShortCircut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 301 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Protostar | Clyde Harvey Jr |
Bugs and requests
Sling Kong
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ads not working properly
- Prizes not showing up correctly
- Saved progress not loading on new devices
- Certain Kongs not displaying properly
Requested features
6 requests- More new and rare Kongs to collect
- Ability to trade or share Kongs with friends
- Hat store to buy hats for specific Kongs
- More mini-games and challenges
- Customizable levels or courses
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- Multiplayer mode to compete against friends
ShortCircut
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sling Kong
- Coin Pack 1$0.99
- Coin Special 1$0.99
- Magic Orb Combo!$0.99
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- Spooky Village$0.99
- Under The Sea$0.99
- Coin Pack 2$2.99
- Coin Special 2$2.99
- Mega Theme Bundle 1$2.99
- Coin Pack 3$5.99
- Coin Pack 4$19.99
ShortCircut
No in-app purchases









