LightClash AR vs ALIVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LightClash AR
Experience a sci-fi shooter in augmented reality. Challenge friends to team battles or a battle royale, using unique weapons to score points and defeat opponents. Become a legend on the leaderboard.
- Augmented reality sci-fi shooter
- Team battles
- Battle royale mode
- Leaderboard
- Light-based player detection
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DISCOVER LightClash AR – A Sci-Fi world in augmented reality CHALLENGE your friends to a game in a chosen location BATTLE IN TEAMS – Work together to defeat your opponent BATTLE ROYALE – Will you be the last one standing? BECOME A LEGEND – Win the leaderboard! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LightClash AR is a Sci-Fi themed shooter game, played in augmented reality. It is a social multiplayer game where players compete against each other, either in teams or in battle royale mode. Each player chooses one of three weapons: laser gun, plasma gun or fusion shotgun. Players get points when they successfully fire at adversary players. The player loses health points when hit by another player. The goal is to defeat all opposing players and to win the battle. The player detection and identification are powered by the VizarEngine, a light-based communication technology that uses the camera and flash of the mobile. Notes: -This app is free-to-play. It is optimized for smartphones. -To play the game, it is necessary to be connected to a network. -The game is compatible on iPhone® X / 11 / 12 / 13 devices with iOS Version 9 or later installed.
ALIVE
Experience a war game in augmented reality, featuring multiple arenas and VOIP communication. Engage in single-player practice, duel challenges, or multiplayer battles with up to eight players.
- Augmented Reality gameplay
- Multiplayer mode (up to 8 players)
- Duel mode
- Single player practice mode
- VOIP communication
- Multiple arenas
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the game is a war game, with wepons purchased through in app purchases ,with multiplayer capability mode for maximum of 8 pax, and duel mode for challenges, and a single player practice mode and VOIP coms, several arenas to choose from The entire game-play is based on Augmented Reality
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LightClash AR at none against ALIVE's 5. LightClash AR also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). ALIVE's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ALIVE sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. LightClash AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LightClash AR against 5.0 for ALIVE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
LightClash AR ships an update every 2 weeks, ALIVE every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LightClash AR | ALIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ARLOOPA Inc. | Quantum Reflections Limited |
Customer experience
LightClash AR
ALIVE
In-app purchases
LightClash AR
No in-app purchases
ALIVE
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