# Real Time Shields — user reviews > 252 indexed App Store user reviews of Real Time Shields by Lion Studios, rated 4.70/5 from 20,309 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-time-shields/id1488739987/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-time-shields/id1488739987.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16,229 · 4★ 2,346 · 3★ 980 · 2★ 241 · 1★ 513 ## What do users think of Real Time Shields? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Great concept - 👍 Fun and challenging - 🕹️ Engaging gameplay - 💰 Good value for free game **Cons** - 🔁 Repetitive and boring - 📺 Too many ads - 🔒 Lack of strategy - 🔋 Battery draining - 🐛 Buggy and crashes **Commonly reported bugs** - Upgrades and progress not saving - Ads not working properly - Performance issues and lag **Most requested features** - More levels and content - Increased difficulty and challenge - New unit types and formations - Customization options - Endless/survival mode ## Newest reviews (15 of 252) ### 2/5 — Broken Purchases *2026-07-02, version 0.14.5* Tried purchasing the welcome bonus twice. My card was charged twice with nothing given. Currently waiting for a refund, seemed like a cool concept for the game. Would recommend only playing free. ### 3/5 — AD Block doesn’t work *2026-06-10, version 0.14.5* Good but the ad block doesn’t work for me. Maybe this is a glitch but i feel like i just paid 5 dollars for nothing. I will edit this review if it actually starts working. ### 2/5 — Eeh *2026-01-20, version 0.14.5* Lots of ads…. ### 3/5 — Good game , but *2025-12-04, version 0.14.5* Purchased starter pack twice and never received my purchase. Only app I have that is not allowing me to receive in app purchases. ### 2/5 — Not as polished as the ads suggest *2025-03-29, version 0.14.5* The HUD isn’t even as show. ### 1/5 — Bad design and buggy *2024-07-07, version 0.14.5* I swear half of the upgrades between rounds don't work. The game is not properly balanced, meaning you die way to easy and you don't even get to keep the coins you earn while playing. ### 1/5 — Bad game design *2024-06-22, version 0.14.5* The whole premise of this game is to protect your city but when your units die the game is over even with your city at 100 percent health remaining and with your troops still being trained in the top left. Bad design. None of the upgrades that you choose actually do anything. +500% unit training speed does nothing and the speed of the training does not increase whatsoever. The reviews are inflated and mostly bot reviews to inflate the ratings ### 1/5 — Free version is completely unplayable *2024-06-05, version 0.14.5* Free version is completely unplayable ### 1/5 — No real strategy involved and boring *2024-05-24* This game is a cash grab and the overall game structure isn’t even fun. The best way to play is to make a straight line facing wherever the enemy indicators tell you to face and hope the RNG blesses you. You can’t even make an effective formation because 1. the game is too zoomed in to see where the enemies are or what formation they’re in other than to follow the arrows 2. this game progressively ups the health and damage of enemies instead of sending them in different formations or in the form of different units, meaning that the only way to progress is to watch ads, spend money, or just spend hours grinding the same level until you can afford the upgrade that will barely even help you. Overall, do not get this game, there is zero passion behind it and the developers clearly only made it for some quick cash and probably didn’t even expect it to get this popular. ### 1/5 — Boring and repetitive *2024-04-15, version 0.14.5* After playing this game for only 15 mins, I’m already bored. There is zero strategy in a supposed strategy game. ### 1/5 — 50% Ads *2023-11-17, version 0.14.5* The game itself is just okay. It’s nothing special and it’s not worth the amount of ads you have to sit through. I’ve been trying to keep playing, but a thirty second ad every thirty seconds is just too much for me. ### 1/5 — Constant adds *2023-10-25, version 0.14.5* Rubbish game, constant adds makes it almost unplayable. Don’t waste your time with this one ### 2/5 — Boring boring boring *2023-09-30* Lots and lots of ads in the beginning. I paid the $4.95 to eliminate them and was rewarded with a repetitive play action. Same charges over and over again. I developed a basic winning strategy within a few minutes and then played without challenge through 14 levels that appear to have no impact on play. The “Boss” levels not particularly challenging. Exactly three bosses through 15 levels; a Spellcaster of some sort, Poseidon and Giant Worm. The first two were missile casting warriors that occasionally vanish and reappear nearby. No problem. The worm arrives with a tell immediately preceding it appearance. Once you know it’s timing, it is easy to avoid and defeat. Not one variation through 15 levels of play. ### 3/5 — Fine? IDK. *2023-09-15, version 0.14.5* I dint try, but kicked me, I think that was my tablets fault :P yet I’ll try on a different device:P wish me luck pls. ### 1/5 — Ads get worst over time. *2023-08-16, version 0.14.5* Was great until ads were forced after every wave. You already give an option to watch an ad after every single action and force it when upgrading, which is already a little annoying on its own. Made it 10x worst forcing it after every wave on top of that. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Purchases failed *2026-08-03, version 0.14.5* So I tried this game and enjoyed it enough to purchase the no ads. Lo and behold, I never received it but got charged. Lame! Stay away from this game! It will take your money and give you nothing! ### 1/5 — Di the leave *2026-04-09, version 0.14.5* Did the Devs and owners leave this game to die? ### 1/5 — Purchase does not work *2026-03-15, version 0.14.5* I purchased something and it does not work ### 1/5 — Adds *2026-01-13, version 0.14.5* U play one level one add so on and so on ### 1/5 — SCAM *2025-12-26, version 0.14.5* I BOUGHT THE 7 DOLLAR THING AND GOT NOTHING ### 1/5 — Purchase *2025-05-27, version 0.14.5* Got the xerxes pack and was charged for it but didn’t receive it. ### 1/5 — Upgrades do not work *2025-05-24, version 0.14.5* I was excited to try this game because it looked really interesting, but in the tutorial and the first level the upgrades didn’t work at all I selected for my units to spawn 500% faster and attack 500% faster and they CLEARLY did not spawn or attack any faster at all + Making your units weak enough where you feel like you need ads for extra upgrades, I’m just going to delete the app Game had potential, but doesn’t seem like the developers want anything more than an easy way to deliver ads ### 1/5 — How to lose your money without getting anything you paid for! *2025-05-18, version 0.14.5* I tried paying for no ads but instead it took my money and didn’t even remove the ads. ### 1/5 — Pay to win *2025-01-19, version 0.14.5* This game isn’t good unless you buy stuff, even then everything is so expensive it would really get you nowhere. I had it in the past and enjoyed it but it’s no longer a good game ### 1/5 — Good concept but repetitive and ads *2024-08-03, version 0.14.5* The design and concept of this game is pretty good, but at times it gets really repetitive and boring. 😤😤😤Also TOO MANY ADS 😡😡🤬🤬🤮 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Wow *2025-11-24, version 0.14.5* It’s amazing but there should be a sandbox ### 5/5 — Gg *2024-10-03, version 0.14.5* The mechanics are simple, it seems like a good game. Runs smoothly and I’m enjoying enjoying defending the tower with troops I can upgrade and unlock. ### 5/5 — Great *2024-05-13, version 0.14.5* It’s a fun game but it could have some changes. 1. Too many ads 2. Too hard 3. One of the funniest games I’ve ever played but you need to grind to be good and this game needs to be your no 1. Priority. Great game though.also the spear throwers and arrows almost never hit they are really inaccurate. ### 5/5 — It’s very fun quick and challenging and free *2024-02-05, version 0.14.5* I think one of the hardest things to find are fun strategy games and this is just what you want and it’s free🥳🤩 5 stars ### 5/5 — Good game *2023-09-12, version 0.14.5* Good game no ads ### 5/5 — Very good! But one request *2023-05-28, version 0.14.5* This game is very good but one request, can you make a gamemode where u can choose the enemies, etc and have like a commander that looks different from other soldiers and he makes them move faster and like a gamemode where u protect a king or emperor ### 5/5 — E *2023-03-04, version 0.14.5* E ### 5/5 — Pretty fun *2022-12-26, version 0.14.5* I mean it’s a pretty fun game ### 5/5 — The Whole Game *2022-07-28, version 0.14.5* Looking through the reviews, I saw way too many reviews saying they have too much ads. And so far, I’ve played 10 minutes of it and haven’t gotten a single ad! Idk why people just put those reviews but they are wrong. 10/10 game Final Review 4/10 Graphics 10/10 enjoyment 9/10 replay In total, 9.5/10 game, love to see how they can improve this game more! ### 5/5 — Great game *2022-05-27, version 0.14.5* I am a very picky person when it comes to mobile games, but out of any I have played this is the best. --- *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 2026-08-29.*