TRUXTON classic vs LinearShooter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TRUXTON classic
Experience a classic retro arcade space shooter. Pilot your fighter jet, dodge enemy fire, and collect power-ups to unleash devastating weapons. Features multiple difficulty levels and strategic bomb usage.
- Collect power-ups to increase weapon strength
- Summon smaller fighters when powered up
- Change weapons to Thunder laser and power shots
- Utilize bombs for defense
- Four difficulty levels
- Supported achievements and leaderboards
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Return of one of the great retro arcade shooting games. Enjoy free space war games that were produced by a master of shooting games and that were easy to see in arcade centers as combat aircraft games that were used to attack while avoiding bullets. [How to play] Touch and move the monitor with your finger to move the fighter plane, and the bullet is fired automatically. [Features] - The power of the weapon increases when Power items are collected. - The small fighters are created and attacked together when a fighter is powered up. - You can start the game with full power from the start with "FULL POWER START" option. - You can change weapons to Thunder laser with beams, power shots and laser-shooting. - The Thunder laser is an induction laser that attacks the enemy's position. - Choose from four levels of difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard and Very hard. - Use of bombs in times of crisis protects against enemy attacks. - The bomb button can be changed to the left or right, taking into account the user's button position. - Supported achievements and leaderboard. - Supported 16 languages. © TOAPLAN Co., Ltd. © TATSUJIN Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Published by MOBIRIX Corporation. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1
LinearShooter
Experience a fresh, full-scale 2D bullet hell shooter with minimalistic line graphics. Each playthrough offers a unique challenge with randomly generated stages, powerful item combinations, and special weapons.
- Minimalistic line graphics
- Randomly generated stages
- Powerful item combinations
- Special weapons with various effects
- Full-scale 2D bullet hell shooter
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Minimalistic graphics consisting only of lines. Five randomly generated stages. Full-scale 2D shooter that you can experience with a fresh feeling every time. □ Game system -Randomly generated stage. -A number of items that exert powerful effects depending on the combination. -Special weapon with various effects. -Casual but full-scale bullet hell shooter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinearShooter at none against TRUXTON classic's 6. LinearShooter also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). TRUXTON classic's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 21). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. TRUXTON classic sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. LinearShooter asks for nothing beyond the download.
LinearShooter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of TRUXTON classic's written reviews are positive against 83% of LinearShooter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TRUXTON classic ships an update every 3 weeks, LinearShooter every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | TRUXTON classic | LinearShooter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (83 ratings) | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOBIRIX | Masamichi Nakada |
Customer experience
TRUXTON classic
LinearShooter
Bugs and requests
TRUXTON classic
Reported bugs
13 issues- Sound issues on iOS 17
- Bomb button overlaps with ship
- Game speed faster than original
- Graphics altered (e.g., red power shield)
- Bomb activation delay
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- Aspect ratio issues on some devices
- Result screen shows wrong level
- Cannot confirm high scores
- Ads are too long
- Ads are forced
- Game crashes
- Error with bits after update
- Bluetooth audio lag
Requested features
18 requests- Option to remove ads (IAP)
- Controller support (Bluetooth)
- Adjustable swipe sensitivity
- Left-handed control layout option
- Option to fix aspect ratio/add black bars
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- Add auto-bomb feature
- Add state save function
- Add gallery mode
- Add Truxton 2
- Add Hellfire
- Add鮫鮫鮫 (Same Same Same)
- Add Tatsujin Ou (達人王)
- Add V-V (Viper Phase 1)
- Add Kyukyoku Tiger (究極タイガー)
- Add Batsugun
- Add Dogyuun
- Add scanlines option
- Pixel perfect display option
LinearShooter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TRUXTON classic
- Purchase 300 Dia$2.99
- Purchase 500 Dia$4.99
- Purchase 1,100 Dia$9.99
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- Purchase 3,600 Dia$29.99
- Purchase 6,500 Dia$49.99
- Purchase 15,000 Dia$99.99
LinearShooter
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TRUXTON classic free?
Is LinearShooter free?
Which has better reviews, TRUXTON classic or LinearShooter?
Do TRUXTON classic or LinearShooter have ads?
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