Smash Hit
By Chris Morris,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
Common Sense Media Reviewers
Beautiful glass-breaking game simply mesmerizes.
Add your rating
A Lot or a Little?
What you will—and won't—find in this app.
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
Smash Hit
Community Reviews
Based on 1 parent review
We think it's great!
Privacy Rating Warning
Privacy Rating
Our expert evaluators create our privacy ratings. The ratings are designed to help you understand how apps use your data for commercial purposes.
Pass
Meets our minimum requirements for privacy and security practices.
Warning
Does not meet our recommendations for privacy and security practices.
Fail
Does not have a privacy policy and should not be used.
Privacy Rating
Our expert evaluators create our privacy ratings. The ratings are designed to help you understand how apps use your data for commercial purposes.
Pass
Meets our minimum requirements for privacy and security practices.
Warning
Does not meet our recommendations for privacy and security practices.
Fail
Does not have a privacy policy and should not be used.
What’s It About?
Users break glass objects in their paths, throwing metal balls at them by touching the screen. Although you start with a limited number of balls in your arsenal, you can collect more by smashing pyramids and diamonds that are frequently found along the game's ever-moving path. Also along the way are occasional power-ups, such as a rapid-fire unlimited-balls icon and the ability to temporarily slow time. When the player runs out of balls, the game is over -- and must be restarted from the very beginning (unless you buy the premium version, which restarts you from the last checkpoint).
Is It Any Good?
SMASH HIT is more than a fun game -- but make no mistake: It's a very fun game. It's also a therapeutic experience and utterly hypnotizing. The app takes a very basic concept, breaking glass obstacles to proceed on a path, blends that with soothing music and beautiful graphics, and creates a terrific mobile experience, one that's nearly impossible to put down.
By taking a minimalist approach, the game maker hits a perfect note, letting the player focus on the task at hand while still marveling at the lifelike qualities of the gameplay elements. And, whether you're smashing panes of glass, stone hammers with glass handles, or spinning blades of glass, you'll get a sense of satisfaction every time you've made it through an obstacle -- and you won't hesitate to start over when you've finally reached the end.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can discuss the nature of physics in games.
Families also can discuss the real-world dangers of broken glass -- and why kids shouldn't try this at home.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Pricing structure: Free (You can unlock the premium version of the app, which allows you to restart from checkpoints, for $1.99.)
- Release date: March 6, 2014
- Category: Action Games
- Publisher: Mediocre AB
- Version: 1.0.1
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 4.3 or later; Android 2.3 and up
- Last updated: August 16, 2016
Did we miss something on diversity?
Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update.
Suggest an Update
Where to Download
Our Editors Recommend
Best Action Apps
Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.
See how we rate