Comparison

Line Defense vs Predation

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

Predation

Evolve from a fragile organism into an apex predator in a living petri dish. Engage in cellular combat, adapt through mutations, and conquer the environment. Explore four distinct survival paths with unique abilities and unlock upgrades to customize your organism.

Highlights
  • Cellular combat and adaptation
  • Replayable mutation drafts
  • Four distinct survival paths
  • Unlockable toys and auras
  • Responsive touch controls
  • Offline play option
Features
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Enter a living petri dish as a fragile organism and evolve into its apex threat. Predation is a landscape action roguelite built around cellular combat, adaptation, and replayable mutation drafts. Hunt nutrients, evade larger predators, challenge guardians, and raise control until you can conquer the dish. FOUR WAYS TO SURVIVE • Viral — spread infectious clouds and release short-lived virions. • Carrier — grow a mobile colony of larvae and support units. • Mantle — master close-range combat, digest fallen predators, and turn enzyme blooms into deadly zones. • Puppeteer — capture compatible organisms, use each host's natural ability, and escape before the host is destroyed. EVERY RUN EVOLVES Choose one of three mutations as you progress. Stack ranks, build around your body type, and combine mastered traits into rare foil evolutions. Different dishes change the pressure with new hazards, predators, and routes to the apex. BUILD YOUR CELL Unlock toys and auras, discover special pairings, and equip profile upgrades. Cosmetics give your organism a distinct identity while hidden synergies reward experimentation. PLAY YOUR WAY • Responsive touch controls designed for landscape play • Fast runs with four distinct body paths • Online profile, wallet, progression, and leaderboards • Offline play after an initial successful account sync • No advertising interruptions Predation includes optional in-app purchases for fixed Bio Coin packs. Bio Coins can be used for run boosts and most cosmetics. Profile Coins are earned by completing runs and can be used for permanent profile upgrades and selected cosmetics. Bio Coins and virtual goods have no cash value. Gameplay includes randomized mutations, drops, spawns, and run rewards, but Predation does not sell paid loot boxes or paid random item packs.

Screenshots

Line Defense4 screens
Predation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Predation at 5.0 against Line Defense's 4.6. Predation also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Line Defense's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 17.0). 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 Predation sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Predation 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Defense ships an update monthly, Predation weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Line Defense versus Predation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine DefensePredation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLegal Radiation TeamJoshua Hobert

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Line Defense

One-time4
  • 50 Crystals$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • 125 Crystals$1.99
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  • 250 Crystals$2.99
5 purchases

Predation

One-time5
  • Nutrient Drop$0.99
  • Cell Cache$4.99
  • Colony Reserve$9.99
Show 2 more
  • Apex Cache$19.99
  • Dish Vault$49.99

Questions

Is Line Defense free?
Line Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Predation free?
Predation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Line Defense or Predation?
Predation is rated higher. Line Defense averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Predation averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Line Defense or Predation have ads?
Neither Line Defense nor Predation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Line Defense or Predation?
Line Defense ships an update monthly, and Predation weekly. Most recently, Line Defense was updated on November 11, 2026 and Predation on October 31, 2026.

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