Comparison

Line Defense vs Last Line

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

Last Line

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2084. The automated arsenal we built to protect ourselves now rains down on our last six cities. You are the final operator of the defense grid, watching through surveillance camera CAM 07. Touch the sky. Intercept everything. Hold the line. PURE ARCADE REFLEXES • Tap anywhere: an interceptor detonates there. Multi-touch supported. • Chain explosions into x2, x3, x4 combos. Fireballs merge into bigger ones. • Silos reload missile by missile, destroyed turrets repair themselves. A battered grid always has a fighting chance. A FULL ARMORY • Two turret slots, six weapons: rocket launcher, plasma lance, cluster mortar, AA gun, Tesla arc, and the gravity well that tears BLACK HOLES into the sky. • Buy new sectors and climates: defend a forward base, fight in the snow or in a thunderstorm whose lightning strikes both sides. • Face two threats: the machine armada, or an alien siege of white-hot meteors and green saucers. FIVE COLOSSAL BOSSES Every five waves, a capital ship rises: five archetypes with their own hulls, shields and attacks, in machine and alien versions. TWO HIDDEN STORIES Rare silent probes cross the upper sky. Shoot them down to decrypt lost files: two complete stories written before the fall, including a language you can actually decode yourself. And once every file has been read, something else may cross that sky. GAME CENTER Two all-time global leaderboards (best wave, best score) and 26 achievements, including hidden ones. HANDCRAFTED Pixel art, CRT effect, a 5x7 font and sound effects generated entirely from code. Original soundtrack. Free, playable offline, a single optional ad if you want a second chance. English and French.

Screenshots

Line Defense4 screens
Last Line4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Last Line at none against Line Defense's 4. Line Defense's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.0). On price and device support 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. Last Line asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Line Defense versus Last Line: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine DefenseLast Line
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB26 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLegal Radiation TeamNicolas Dekeyser

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
None

Last Line

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Line Defense free?
Line Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Last Line free?
Last Line is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Line Defense or Last Line have ads?
Last Line shows ads; Line Defense does not.

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