Comparison

Line Defense vs Space Force Hero

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

Head to head
About

Line Defense

Defend Earth from an alien invasion with fast-paced, retro-inspired arcade action. Utilize simple one-finger controls to deploy defenses, collect upgrades, and battle bosses across diverse maps. Enjoy challenging gameplay with a variety of modes and achievements.

Highlights
  • One-finger swipe control
  • Unique power-ups and bosses
  • Collect crystals for upgrades
  • 20 colorful maps and Survival mode
  • Mini games with rewards
  • Game Center Leaderboards
Features
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Inspired from old school retro games, Line Defense offers a fast paced challenging experience with simple controls and frenzy action. Mayday! Alien Invasion: New York, Paris, Moscow, London, Kairo, Beijing, Athens, Dubai. The alien menace strikes without remorse. Starting from major cities of the world, they will reach yours as well. Missiles, bombs, asteroids, alien ships, motherships and more! You are in a position, just with your finger, to protect the earth in this very simple, yet fun and addictive game! Line Defense offers a simple but extremely challenging arcade game experience, mixing mechanics from classic games like Breakout and Missile Command along with mobile game design innovations. The game is designed both for casual and hardcore players. Features: • Simple one finger swipe control. • Unique power-ups, bosses & Motherships. • Collect crystals and get special upgrades for your line (cannons, radar, shield etc.). • 20 colorful maps & Survival mode. • Mini Games for fun and rewards with surprising twists to the basic game-play. • Amazing original soundtrack with dynamic in-game music. • Easy to play - no tutorial needed. • Includes 30+ achievements. • Game Center Leaderboards Support. The game was featured by Apple under "New Games We Love" and "Games We Play Today".

About

Space Force Hero

Embark on a retro-modern adventure to rescue a princess from aliens. Utilize futuristic gear like rocket boots and a plasma weapon across 20 challenging levels. Experience a unique blend of classic and contemporary game design.

Highlights
  • Rocket-powered flight boots
  • Energy defense shield
  • Plasma weapon
  • 20 levels of play
  • Dual game modes (1977 & 2024)
  • Controller support
Features
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Space Force Hero The princess has been abducted by aliens. Be a HERO and save her. Your spacesuit comes equipped with rocket powered flight boots, an energy defense shield, and a plasma weapon. Play Tip: Do nothing to travel down past pipes and press down to land on a pipe. Includes two games that represent 40+ years of game technology change . Present & Past … a video game history experience. Maybe you will experience nostalgia or perhaps discover a new kind of fun. 20 levels of play. Present - 2024 Hardware A new modern game by an early 1980’s Activision game developer. Over 100MB of 3D C# code running at 60 FPS. 64 bit processor, Gigabytes of RAM, floating point vector math, 4K display, millions of colors, GPU 3D rendering, real-time shadows, particle effects, OS, physics engine, stereo sound, music, and a modern analog controller. Warning: Retro home and arcade games were hard. Players would restart the game and attempt to get farther in the levels for a higher score. Can be played with keyboard, d-pad, analog or retro digital joystick. Past - 1977 Hardware A new game for 1970’s game hardware by the same developer. 16KB of 2D assembly language code that chases the CRT beam at 60 FPS. 8 bit processor, can only divide / multiply by 2, 128 Bytes of RAM, 160x192 display, 128 colors, 5 sprites, low resolution background, no OS, no physics engine, mono sound, no music, no saved game progress, intentional repetition, and simple five digital button controls. Warning: Huge 1977 pixels may be disturbing to some players.

Screenshots

Line Defense4 screens
Space Force Hero3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Force Hero at 5.0 against Line Defense's 4.6. Line Defense's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Line Defense sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Space Force Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Force Hero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Line Defense has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Line Defense versus Space Force Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine DefenseSpace Force Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB204 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLegal Radiation TeamRESETgame

Customer experience

Line Defense

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative26.7%

Space Force Hero

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Line Defense

One-time4
  • 50 Crystals$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • 125 Crystals$1.99
Show 1 more
  • 250 Crystals$2.99
1 purchases

Space Force Hero

One-time1
  • All level play for both games2 variants$1.99

Questions

Is Line Defense free?
Line Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Force Hero free?
Space Force Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Line Defense or Space Force Hero?
Space Force Hero is rated higher. Line Defense averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Space Force Hero averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Line Defense or Space Force Hero have ads?
Neither Line Defense nor Space Force Hero shows ads.

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