Attack the Block vs FireLine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Attack the Block
Engage in an addictive arcade shooter experience with endless gameplay. Swipe to shoot and destroy flying balls, face challenging boss fights, and explore beautiful, randomly generated themes. Compete for the best score and enjoy a fun way to pass the time.
- Endless gameplay
- Simple swipe control
- Shoot and destroy flying balls
- Boss fight
- Randomly generated themes
- Challenge friends with high scores
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Attack the Blocks is an awesome game to kill time. Super fun for all ages. - Free to play - Endless gameplay - Simple swipe control - Shoot up all balls and destroy the flying balls - Boss fight - Many beautiful themes will random in each game - Challenge your friends with the best score Download it for free and have fun! Be careful though - it can be very addictive.
FireLine
Engage in an addictive tower defense experience where you merge cannons to create powerful upgrades. Strategically position your enhanced defenses to repel waves of cube enemies and formidable bosses.
- Merge cannons for upgrades
- Strategic defense positioning
- Defeat cube armies
- Battle deadly bosses
- Unlock various cannons
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Fireline is a super addictive Tower Defense game that allows you to Merge Cannon to defeat the Cube army rush! Unlock a variety of cannon in your arsenal. Merge to upgrade the cannon and position tactically to defend against increasingly powerful waves of cubes and deadly bosses. Regardless whether you are a merge fan or tower defense veterans, Fireline will provide a familiar yet fresh and exciting experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FireLine at 4.6 against Attack the Block's 3.8. FireLine also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 17%) and ratings volume (545 vs 56). Attack the Block's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Attack the Block sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and FireLine sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FireLine holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireLine has 545 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Attack the Block's written reviews are positive against 38% of FireLine's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Attack the Block | FireLine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (56 ratings) | 4.6 (545 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 545 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ABI GLOBAL LTD. | 乐迪 童 |
Customer experience
Attack the Block
FireLine
Bugs and requests
Attack the Block
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FireLine
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game freezes when attempting to purchase ad removal
- Offline earnings ads fail to deliver promised rewards
- Declining ad offers still plays the ad without reward
- Game doesn't load past black screen on some devices
- Ad-related lag and performance issues
Requested features
6 requests- Optional ad system similar to Battle Cats model
- Ability to turn off auto-merge/power-up upgrades
- Reduced frequency of confirmation popups
- Streamlined reward collection process
- Ad-free gameplay option that actually works
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- Less intrusive ad placement strategy
In-app purchases
Attack the Block
- Medium pack$0.99
- Swallow$0.99
- Large pack$1.99
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- PINCER$1.99
- Huge pack$4.99
- SWARM$4.99
- Rich pack$9.99
- THOR$9.99
- Starter pack$9.99
- PITCHER$14.99
- JAVELIN THROWER$19.99
- ARTERMIS$24.99
- WARBRINGER$29.99
- ARTERMIS$39.99
FireLine
- 200GEM$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- No ads$3.99
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- 600 GEM$4.99
- 1400 GEM$9.99
- 3000 GEM$19.99
- 6500 GEM$39.99
Questions
Is Attack the Block free?
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Which has better reviews, Attack the Block or FireLine?
Do Attack the Block or FireLine have ads?
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