The Lost Shield vs Thread VS Needle
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
Thread VS Needle
A fun and engaging game where players must skillfully thread needles. Test your precision across over 70 challenging stages by controlling the thread's movement to complete each objective.
- Threading gameplay
- Over 70 stages
- Interactive thread control
- Object threading challenges
- Precision-based puzzles
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Fun game to thread the needles! Can you thread all the needles? Can you thread many various objects? There are more than 70 stages! Can you thread in all the stages? == HOW TO PLAY == Your thread is very active! Press your screen to raise the end of your thread, and release to drop it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Thread VS Needle at Free against The Lost Shield's $1.99. Thread VS Needle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). The Lost Shield's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 35%). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Thread VS Needle is free to download; The Lost Shield costs $1.99 up front. The Lost Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Thread VS Needle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for The Lost Shield against 4.3 for Thread VS Needle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of The Lost Shield's written reviews are positive against 35% of Thread VS Needle's.
The Lost Shield ships an update every 7 months, Thread VS Needle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Lost Shield | Thread VS Needle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better | 4.3 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews — better | 34.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GUAN LING WU | REP COM Inc. |
Customer experience
The Lost Shield
Thread VS Needle
In-app purchases
The Lost Shield
- 1000G$0.99
- 3000G$1.99
- 10000G$4.99
Thread VS Needle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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