Comparison

Last Horizon vs Control Ultimate Edition

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Last Horizon

Pilot the last ship of a lost civilization through space, seeking a new home. Land on planets to gather resources and survivors, managing fuel, oxygen, and hull integrity. Explore and build a new world, but beware of alien life.

Highlights
  • Space survival and exploration
  • Resource gathering
  • Survivor rescue
  • Fuel, oxygen, and hull management
  • Atmospheric ambient music
  • Alien encounters
Features
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Last Horizon is a minimal, atmospheric space survival & exploration game, set to deep ambient music. Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast unknown, in search of a new habitable world. Carefully land on the planets you will encounter to gather terraforming resources and space-faring human survivors for the final destination... skillful piloting and the balanced management of fuel, oxygen & hull integrity are key. Explore and harvest to create a beautiful and harmonious new world, but take too much and you might incur the wrath of sentient alien life... *** This game currently does not work properly on iPod Touch *** *** Check out our other games currently on sale: Potatoman Seeks The Troof and Glorkian Warrior *** ------------------------------------------- Coding and Design : Jeffrey Nielson Artwork and Design : Richard Grillotti Music: Miles Tilmann & Cellula Sound Effects: Alex Mauer Presented by Pixeljam And Dojo. http:www.pixeljam.com @pixeljamgames http:www.dojo.com

About

Control Ultimate Edition

Engage in a supernatural third-person action-adventure where you wield telekinetic powers and transforming weaponry to combat an ominous enemy. Uncover the dark secrets of a secretive government agency and fight to regain control of a world under threat.

Highlights
  • Supernatural combat
  • Transforming weaponry
  • Telekinetic powers
  • Uncover mysteries
  • Explore hidden world
  • Challenging boss fights
Features
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A corruptive presence has invaded the Federal Bureau of Control… Only you have the power to stop it. The world is now your weapon in an epic fight to annihilate an ominous enemy through deep and unpredictable environments. Containment has failed, humanity is at stake. Will you regain control? Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Blending open-ended environments with the signature world-building and storytelling of renowned developer, Remedy Entertainment, CONTROL presents an expansive and intensely gratifying gameplay experience. CONTROL Ultimate Edition has now been adapted to iOS. We have implemented touch controls and made changes to the in-game UI and game mechanics, like aiming and puzzles to provide a great experience for supported touch devices. The game renders beautifully through Metal and supports Ray Tracing on supported hardware. Key features UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES: Can you handle the bureau’s dark secrets? Unfold an epic supernatural struggle, filled with unexpected characters and bizarre events, as you search for your missing brother, and discover the truth that has brought you here. EVERYTHING IS YOUR WEAPON: Unleash destruction through transforming weaponry and telekinetic powers. Discover new ways to annihilate your enemies as you harness powerful abilities to turn everything around you into a lethal weapon. EXPLORE A HIDDEN WORLD: Delve deep into the ominous expanses of a secretive government agency. Explore the Bureau’s shifting environments only to discover that there is always more than meets the eye… FIGHT FOR CONTROL: Battle a relentless enemy through exciting missions and challenging boss fights to earn powerful upgrades that maximize abilities and customize your weaponry. CONTROL Ultimate Edition on iOS supports the following MetalFX features: MetalFX TAAU - Temporal Anti-Aliasing and upscaling MetalFX Frame Interpolation Ray-Tracing is supported on devices with M3+ or A19 Pro with 10Gb of memory.

Screenshots

Last Horizon4 screens
Control Ultimate Edition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Control Ultimate Edition at every 5 days against Last Horizon's fortnightly. Control Ultimate Edition also leads on chart position (#5 vs unranked). Last Horizon's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 26.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Last Horizon costs $2.99 and Control Ultimate Edition $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Last Horizon against 4.0 for Control Ultimate Edition. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 174 and 343 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Last Horizon's written reviews are positive against 62% of Control Ultimate Edition's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Last Horizon ships an update fortnightly, Control Ultimate Edition every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Last Horizon versus Control Ultimate Edition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast HorizonControl Ultimate Edition
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.1 (174 ratings) — better4.0 (343 ratings)
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews62.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings174343 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#5 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB568 MB
Age rating+917+
DeveloperAkupara Games, LLCRemedy Entertainment PLC

Customer experience

Last Horizon

All ratings174 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral11.3%
Negative28.0%

Control Ultimate Edition

All ratings290 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral11.0%
Negative26.8%

Bugs and requests

Last Horizon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models
  • Unresponsive or glitchy controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • Save progress and checkpoints
  • Ship upgrades and customization
  • Expanded gameplay modes
  • Larger planets and environments
  • Ability to fight back against enemies

Control Ultimate Edition

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Last Horizon

No in-app purchases

None

Control Ultimate Edition

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Last Horizon free?
Last Horizon costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Ultimate Edition free?
Control Ultimate Edition costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Last Horizon or Control Ultimate Edition?
Last Horizon is rated higher. Last Horizon averages 4.1 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while Control Ultimate Edition averages 4.0 from 343 ratings.
Do Last Horizon or Control Ultimate Edition have ads?
Neither Last Horizon nor Control Ultimate Edition shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Last Horizon or Control Ultimate Edition?
Last Horizon ships an update fortnightly, and Control Ultimate Edition every 5 days. Most recently, Last Horizon was updated on October 29, 2026 and Control Ultimate Edition on October 28, 2026.

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