# Aetherline Protocol — Neon Space Shooter

> Neon Space Shooter (iPhone/iPad app by Le Nguyen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aetherline-protocol/id6786246670 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Le Nguyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871997463)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Action
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 31 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-09
- Data updated: 2026-07-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aetherline-protocol/id6786246670/reviews.md

## What is Aetherline Protocol?

Aetherline Protocol is a fast horizontal space shooter built around glowing vector combat, handcrafted sectors, giant multi-phase bosses, and permanent ship progression.

Fly through seven hostile sectors, weave through dense attack patterns, collect scrap energy, and trigger frame-specific super weapons when the screen turns against you. Every battlefield is drawn in a sharp neon style with terrain, hazards, particle bursts, synth audio, and boss encounters tuned for quick arcade runs.

Features:
- Seven campaign sectors with distinct enemies, hazards, and boss fights
- Endless Survival mode with escalating rift corruption and recurring bosses
- Six ship frames with unique handling, opening weapons, and super attacks
- Six weapon families, wing drones, power-ups, shields, and screen-clearing abilities
- Permanent Aether Point upgrades through an Armory progression tree
- Lore briefings, boss dossiers, and collectible data fragments
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Optional rewarded ads for bonus points, next-run frame trials, Nova charge, and continues
- Optional Remove Ads purchase that removes banner/interstitial ads and grants 1000 Aether Points

Aetherline Protocol is designed as an arcade-first sci-fi shooter: drag to fly, fire automatically, switch weapons, charge your special, and push deeper into the rift.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aether Cache | $0.99 | one-time |
| Aether Vault | $4.99 | one-time |
| Aether Reactor | $9.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-07-19

- Rebalanced combat: tougher enemies, mini-bosses, and sector guardians
- Retuned ship hulls, shields, and Aether rewards
- Survival mode now escalates faster
- Jump to the Armory right from the defeat screen
- Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-07-10

No release notes.

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All apps by Le Nguyen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1871997463

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-25.*