Comparison

The Lost Shield vs GunSpectre

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

GunSpectre

Embark on a twin-stick adventure in a post-apocalyptic open world. Explore a ruined future, fight aggressive creatures and machines, and uncover the cause of the disaster to bring peace back to the desert.

Highlights
  • Twin-stick adventure gameplay
  • Large open world exploration
  • Subsurface exploration
  • Combat against creatures and machines
  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Story-driven mission
Features
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GUNSPECTRE is a twin-stick adventure game featuring a large open world, an equally sized subsurface, and a ton of action! In the desolation of a ruined future, only a wasteland remains. You emerge from an underground crypt into a desert hellscape populated with aggressive creatures, mysterious machines and scant pockets of society. Armed only with twin pistols, pure grit, and a pocket full of miracles, it's up to you to explore the ruins of a once thriving world and prevent the disaster that caused this nightmare from happening once again. EXPLORE a desolate world and what lies beneath. FIGHT your way through aggressive creatures and mysterious machines. SURVIVE the menace from below, and bring peace back to the desert.

Screenshots

The Lost Shield4 screens
GunSpectre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Lost Shield at 4.4 against GunSpectre's 3.7. The Lost Shield also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 50%) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). GunSpectre's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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 $0.99 and GunSpectre $2.99 up front. The Lost Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GunSpectre asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Lost Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Lost Shield has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of The Lost Shield's written reviews are positive against 50% of GunSpectre's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Lost Shield versus GunSpectre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Lost ShieldGunSpectre
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (29 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB20 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGame StewCLICKTEAM LLC USA

Customer experience

The Lost Shield

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

GunSpectre

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Lost Shield

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

GunSpectre

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Lost Shield free?
The Lost Shield costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is GunSpectre free?
GunSpectre costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Lost Shield or GunSpectre?
The Lost Shield is rated higher. The Lost Shield averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while GunSpectre averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do The Lost Shield or GunSpectre have ads?
Neither The Lost Shield nor GunSpectre shows ads.

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