Comparison

LONER vs SOULS

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

Head to head
About

LONER

Experience a tranquil and solitary journey as a pilot navigating through a visually minimalist world. This game offers a unique, immersive experience with its simple mechanics, atmospheric music, and procedurally generated challenges that sync with the soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Unique two-hand sliding and gravity sensing controls
  • Visually simple yet varied color palettes
  • Original, atmospheric background music
  • Randomly generated obstacles synced to music
  • Story of a pilot's lonely journey
Features
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LONER is a very simple game, no attributes, no upgrade, or even no score, what it wants to bring you, is only purely tranquillity and loneliness. LONER tells the story of a lonely journey of a pilot, in the journey, you would understand his past and his pursuit. Features **Unique Game Mode It has two modes of operation, two-hand-sliding and gravity sensing, the unique design brings a deeper sense of immersion. **Very Simple but Various Pictures There is no complicated shape and brilliant appearance, but you would set foot on a different kind of color trip. **The Right Original Music Several sad, or quiet background music makes you completely immerse in the game. **Random and Rich Barriers Level barriers are completely random and there is the strong vs strong level. It takes the different levels of players into account; obstacles are based on the music beat, which deepen your inner resonance. Director Profile Before making LONER, I was a game programmer, and really wanted to make a game with my own style. The original idea is to make a 3D version "Flappy Bird" with a different perspective, but in the production process, I suddenly found that the game has a quiet loneliness: A plane flies slowly alone in the dark channel by passing one after another obstacle, but seems never reach the end of channel, which is slight shiny in the distance. In the influence of some literary and artistic works, I have been very interested in loneliness, and there are rarely games which express mainly the lonely sense in the market, so that the game topic is decided as this. As a programmer who begins to learn art, I understand that to create roles and environment with rich details in short time is unrealistic, so I decide to pay a tribute to the art style of the "2001: A Space Odyssey”, and this style features "Loner" that the entire scene tones can be arbitrarily transformed. BGM List 1.Deepsea 2.Sea Sand 3.Time 4.Tunnel 5.Voices 6.Void

About

SOULS

Embark on an epic adventure in a world consumed by darkness. Collect over 60 unique heroes, each with distinct skills and personalities, to strategically battle enemies. Explore a visually immersive world and uncover hidden surprises on your quest to save the land.

Highlights
  • Exquisite art style for immersion
  • Over 60 unique heroes with personalities
  • Strategic tile-based combat
  • Explore a world with hidden surprises
  • Formations and hero skills
Features
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SOULS ▶ The story of SOULS begins; an ancient continent broken apart. A world now completely consumed by darkness. Key Features: - Exquisite Art Style - an all new world, graphically designed to allow full immersion into this epic adventure. - Unique Heroes & their personalities - More than 60 Heroes to help you in your adventure; enter their world and explore their skills and personalities - Strategy & Gameplay - Use various heroes and skills to play your best to defeat different enemies. Try out your best formation in this tile based combat. - Be a Hero - Go and save the world! Explore the world to see what hidden surprises await you on your journey to save the world.

Screenshots

LONER4 screens
SOULS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SOULS at Free against LONER's $1.99. SOULS also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (13K vs 86). LONER's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and chart position (#52 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SOULS is free to download; LONER costs $1.99 up front. SOULS sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. LONER asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SOULS holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SOULS has 13K ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of LONER's written reviews are positive against 74% of SOULS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LONER ships an update every 5 weeks, SOULS monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
LONER versus SOULS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLONERSOULS
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (86 ratings)4.6 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better73.6% of reviews
Number of ratings8613K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKunpoHABBY

Customer experience

LONER

All ratings86 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative20.0%

SOULS

All ratings12,788 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews736 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative18.6%

User reviews

LONER

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Beautiful music and soundtrack
  • 🧘‍♀️ Relaxing and calming gameplay
  • 🎨 Visually appealing and simple graphics
  • 📖 Engaging story and narrative
  • ✨ Unique and immersive experience

Room to improve

  • 📍 Requires location data to play
  • 🚫 Game refuses to load without location access
  • ❓ Unclear why location data is needed
  • 🇨🇳 Settings and menus in Chinese (or other non-English languages)
  • 🔊 Music cannot be turned off

SOULS

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly addictive
  • 👍 Great game mechanics
  • 👍 Sympathique et relaxant
  • 👍 Visually appealing
  • 👍 Soothing and relaxing experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and technical issues
  • 🔋 Slow progression without spending
  • 💡 Lack of manual control during battles
  • 💡 Difficulty scaling issues
  • 💡 Confusing matchmaking in Arena

Bugs and requests

LONER

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes
  • Game does not load without location access
  • Settings/menus in non-English languages
  • Incomplete sentences or missing parts in story text
  • Grammar issues in story, especially towards the end
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  • Unexpected charges or billing issues
  • Plane can go through walls without exploding
  • Visual glitches with light effects obscuring the screen
  • Issues with plane models/textures
  • Difficulty with English language option
  • Game not loading after purchase
  • App crashes on launch

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add more stories/chapters
  • Option to turn off music
  • Add more aircraft/landscapes
  • Add tactile feedback for obstacles
  • Improve English translation of story
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  • Add more game modes
  • Add Russian language support
  • Option to use own music
  • Add achievements
  • Improve difficulty balancing
  • Add PC version
  • Add more visual customization options
  • Allow continuing after crashing instead of returning to start

SOULS

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Endless loading screens
  • Connection errors
  • Incorrect language display
  • Inability to upgrade runes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add auto-battle mode for campaign
  • Improve equipment management system
  • Introduce more strategic depth
  • Provide more character customization options
  • Optimize progression curve

In-app purchases

None

LONER

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

SOULS

One-time12
  • Beginner Package 1$0.99
  • Value Package1$0.99
  • Value Package 3$2.99
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  • Beginner Package 2$4.99
  • Value Package 5$4.99
  • Value Package 7$9.99
  • Value Package 8$14.99
  • Value Package 8$19.99
  • Advanced Monthly Card$29.99
  • Value Package 10$29.99
  • Value Package 12$49.99
  • Value Package 14$99.99

Questions

Is LONER free?
LONER costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOULS free?
SOULS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LONER or SOULS?
SOULS is rated higher. LONER averages 4.2 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while SOULS averages 4.6 from 13K ratings.
Do LONER or SOULS have ads?
Neither LONER nor SOULS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LONER or SOULS?
LONER ships an update every 5 weeks, and SOULS monthly. Most recently, LONER was updated on September 29, 2026 and SOULS on September 30, 2026.

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