The Lost Shield vs Pipeen
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
Pipeen
Navigate challenging levels by dragging to control your player and aim for the goal. Avoid numerous traps, moving blocks, and obstacles within a time limit to succeed. Compete globally by aiming for the highest stage clear count.
- Screen drag controls
- Numerous traps and obstacles
- Moving blocks and rotation gears
- Darkness stages
- Time limit challenges
- Global leaderboards
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Guide your player through tricky obstacles in Pipeen, a 2D action game that tests your precision and concentration. Moving blocks, spinning gears, unpredictable neon bars, and dark stages stand between you and the goal. Can you clear all 12 stages? [How to Play] Touch and drag anywhere on the screen to control your player and steer toward the goal. [Rules] Touching a pipe, block, or other obstacle ends the game. Each stage has a time limit, so reach the goal before time runs out! [Game Center] Compete with players around the world on the stage-clear leaderboard. [Terms of Use] Please read and agree to the app’s Terms of Use before playing. https://toppymotion.storeinfo.jp/pages/6574988/page_202210282041
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pipeen at Free against The Lost Shield's $1.99. Pipeen also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). The Lost Shield's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (65% vs 40%). On rating 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
Pipeen is free to download; The Lost Shield costs $1.99 up front. The Lost Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pipeen asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for The Lost Shield against 4.5 for Pipeen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Lost Shield has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of The Lost Shield's written reviews are positive against 40% of Pipeen's.
The Lost Shield ships an update every 7 months, Pipeen every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Lost Shield | Pipeen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Game Stew | TOSHIYUKI MATSUBARA |
Customer experience
The Lost Shield
Pipeen
In-app purchases
The Lost Shield
- 1000G$0.99
- 3000G$1.99
- 10000G$4.99
Pipeen
No in-app purchases
