Ο/H Phone Arena News έγραψε:

Every week, Apple takes a paid app and offers it to iOS users for free. This week's free app is a game called Shadow Bug. Game players get to be the ninja hero Shadow Bug, who is given the job of saving his home forest by cutting up evil monsters. And all of this is accomplished with the use of one finger, tapping on the screen.

Reviews for the game from the iOS community are very positive, indeed. According to the developer, the game includes:

Hand crafted levels filled with action, exploration and puzzles.Memorable boss fights.Mesmerizing art with picturesque parallax backgrounds ...