LONER vs SOULS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
LONER ships an update every 5 weeks, SOULS monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LONER | SOULS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (86 ratings) | 4.6 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 73.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #52 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Kunpo | HABBY |
Customer experience
LONER
SOULS
User reviews
LONER
From 86 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
LONER
No in-app purchases
SOULS
- 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









