Comparison

The Lost Shield vs Cursed Castilla

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Cursed Castilla

Embark on a challenging 2D action-platformer adventure inspired by classic arcade games. Battle mythical creatures from European folklore across 8 stages, using a variety of weapons to achieve one of four possible endings.

Highlights
  • Classic arcade action gameplay
  • 8 explorable game stages
  • Over 48 enemy types
  • 19 unique bosses
  • 4 different endings
  • Illustrated bestiary
  • MFi controller support
Features
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The acclaimed console arcade game created by Locomalito finally arrives to iOS in the most portable and better looking version ever! ► 9 / 10 - Nintendo Life - Cursed Castilla is a punishing but ultimately rewarding love letter to the classic action platformers of the coin-op industry's golden years. ► 9 / 10 - VidaExtra - A necessary experience that you will enjoy as you used to enjoy in the 80s or 90s. ► 8,5 / 10 - Hobby Consolas - It's a video game made with passion, [...] and, also, one of the best current retro video games that we've played. ► 8 / 10 - Brash Games - The game is old school through and through, and makes no apologies for providing an experience on par with the classic Capcom platformers of yesteryear. ► 8 / 10 - GameSpew - Anyone looking for a challenging action-packed 2D adventure won’t go far wrong with Cursed Castilla. The tears of a young witch have been turned into a key by a demon to open a gateway to hell. In Cursed Castilla, one takes the role of Don Ramiro, a knight appointed by King Alphonse VI, to fight and banish the evil invading the lands of Tolomera. Don Ramiro will face mouras, Ojáncanos, Nuberus and Malismos: creatures from the European folklore, as well as from chivalric romances such as Amadís de Gaula. For that, one will use a different range of weapons to defeat the enemies, in a pure classic arcade action style. Features: ● Compatible with MFi controllers. ● Haptic vibration. ● iCloud support. ● Game Center achievements and leaderboards. ● Play in landscape or portrait orientation. ● Explore Tolomera del Rey in depth through 8 game stages. ● Fight against more than 48 types of enemies and 19 final bosses. ● Depending on the mission success, meet 1 of the 4 different possible endings. ● Know all the myths featured in the game with the illustrated bestiary. ● Brag about your combat skills with 15 unlockable achievements. ● Yell your battle cry with the songs of the original soundtrack.

Screenshots

The Lost Shield4 screens
Cursed Castilla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cursed Castilla at none against The Lost Shield's 3. Cursed Castilla also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). The Lost Shield's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 50%). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

The Lost Shield costs $1.99 and Cursed Castilla $0.99 up front. The Lost Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cursed Castilla asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cursed Castilla holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 95 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of The Lost Shield's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cursed Castilla's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Lost Shield ships an update every 7 months, Cursed Castilla every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Lost Shield versus Cursed Castilla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Lost ShieldCursed Castilla
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)4.6 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2995 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB131 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGame StewAbylight S.L.

Customer experience

The Lost Shield

All ratings29 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative25.9%

Cursed Castilla

All ratings95 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral19.6%
Negative30.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Lost Shield

One-time3
  • 1000G$0.99
  • 3000G$1.99
  • 10000G$4.99
None

Cursed Castilla

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Lost Shield free?
The Lost Shield costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Cursed Castilla free?
Cursed Castilla costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Lost Shield or Cursed Castilla?
Cursed Castilla is rated higher. The Lost Shield averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Cursed Castilla averages 4.6 from 95 ratings.
Do The Lost Shield or Cursed Castilla have ads?
Neither The Lost Shield nor Cursed Castilla shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Lost Shield or Cursed Castilla?
The Lost Shield ships an update every 7 months, and Cursed Castilla every 4 weeks. Most recently, The Lost Shield was updated on October 21, 2026 and Cursed Castilla on October 29, 2026.

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