The Lost Shield vs Platformless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Lost Shield
Embark on an epic brick-breaking adventure as a hero tasked with returning a magical shield. Explore diverse areas, battle numerous enemies and bosses, and rescue allies with unique skills to aid your quest. Upgrade your hero and unlock new modes to save the world.
- Brick break gameplay with magic balls
- Explore 6 areas with 54 stages
- Battle 20+ enemies and 6 bosses
- Rescue and upgrade followers
- Unlock Arcade Mode for high scores
- Collect achievements and treasure
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The Lost Shield is a brick break/adventure game. You play as a hero who must return a powerful but dangerous magic shield to the place it belongs. Features - Fun gameplay where you destroy enemies with powerful magic balls - 6 areas with 54 stages to explore, each with different enemies, traps and secrets. - 20+ enemies and 6 bosses want to stop your journey. - 20 achievements to master - Find bonus stages and loot treasure in every stage. - Rescue followers with unique abilities and add them to your party. - Upgrade your hero to save the world. - Unlock Arcade Mode and challenge the high score of other players around the world. ----------------------------------------------------------- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TowerofFortune Game Trailer https://youtu.be/KeAyy5PVMuk
Platformless
Experience a unique platformer where the challenge lies in navigating an endless, procedurally generated path without any platforms to land on. Master simple one-touch controls to overcome traps and obstacles in this constantly evolving game.
- Platforming without platforms
- Endlessly generated paths
- Procedural level creation
- Simple one-touch controls
- Obstacle and trap navigation
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Ready for the platformer without platforms? Jump your way through an endlessly generated path of traps and obstacles. Remember, there is nothing to land on, so you better keep going! Platformless features: • Platforming without platforms • Procedural level creation • Simple one touch controls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Platformless at Free against The Lost Shield's $1.99. Platformless also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). The Lost Shield's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On review sentiment, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Platformless is free to download; The Lost Shield costs $1.99 up front. The Lost Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Platformless sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Lost Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Lost Shield has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of The Lost Shield's written reviews are positive against 67% of Platformless's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Lost Shield ships an update every 7 months, Platformless every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Lost Shield | Platformless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GUAN LING WU | Dominik Ringler |
Customer experience
The Lost Shield
Platformless
In-app purchases
The Lost Shield
- 1000G$0.99
- 3000G$1.99
- 10000G$4.99
Platformless
- Diamonds +20$0.39
- Diamonds +100$0.69
- Diamonds +200$1.49
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Diamonds +300$1.99
- Diamonds +400$2.99
- Diamonds +500$3.99
- Diamonds +1000$4.99
- Diamonds +5000$5.99
Questions
Is The Lost Shield free?
Is Platformless free?
Which has better reviews, The Lost Shield or Platformless?
Do The Lost Shield or Platformless have ads?
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