Comparison

The Lost Shield vs Hit Shadow !

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

Hit Shadow !

Create fun shadow puppets with your hands to mimic animals and objects. Explore numerous hand shapes and combinations to bring your shadow creations to life and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Create shadow animals and objects
  • Dozens of hand shapes
  • Discover combinations
  • Perfect finger positioning
  • Earn animated rewards
Features
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Discover many animals and objects in this new-style "Chinese shadow" game, and watch them come alive! - Use dozen of different hand shapes. - Discover a lot of combinations to give life to shadows of exotic animals! - Try to perfect match your fingers position - Earn more points and get an animated reward!

Screenshots

The Lost Shield4 screens
Hit Shadow !4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hit Shadow ! at Free against The Lost Shield's $1.99. Hit Shadow ! also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 29). The Lost Shield's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 21%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Hit Shadow ! is free to download; The Lost Shield costs $1.99 up front. The Lost Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hit Shadow ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for The Lost Shield against 4.4 for Hit Shadow !. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hit Shadow ! has 3.6K ratings behind it against 29, 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 21% of Hit Shadow !'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Lost Shield ships an update every 7 months, Hit Shadow ! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Lost Shield versus Hit Shadow !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Lost ShieldHit Shadow !
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)4.4 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings293.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB354 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGUAN LING WUKetchapp

Customer experience

The Lost Shield

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

Hit Shadow !

All ratings3,593 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral24.3%
Negative55.0%

Bugs and requests

The Lost Shield

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hit Shadow !

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Level 97 not functioning properly
  • App crashes or freezes on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More challenging levels
  • Ability to create custom hand shapes
  • Reduce frequency of ads

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Lost Shield

One-time3
  • 1000G$0.99
  • 3000G$1.99
  • 10000G$4.99
1 purchases

Hit Shadow !

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is The Lost Shield free?
The Lost Shield costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hit Shadow ! free?
Hit Shadow ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Lost Shield or Hit Shadow !?
Hit Shadow ! is rated higher. The Lost Shield averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Hit Shadow ! averages 4.4 from 3.6K ratings.
Do The Lost Shield or Hit Shadow ! have ads?
Neither The Lost Shield nor Hit Shadow ! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Lost Shield or Hit Shadow !?
The Lost Shield ships an update every 7 months, and Hit Shadow ! every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Lost Shield was updated on September 21, 2026 and Hit Shadow ! on August 3, 2026.

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