Comparison

rRootage Online HD vs LinearShooter

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

Head to head
About

rRootage Online HD

Experience a legendary shooter ported and optimized for mobile devices. Engage in 160 stages across four distinct modes, featuring online leaderboards and achievements. Master unique gameplay mechanics in this classic arcade-style experience.

Highlights
  • Four distinct game modes
  • 160 challenging stages
  • Online hi-scores and achievements
  • Game Center integration
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Multiple gameplay mechanics (Normal, PSY, IKA, GW)
Features
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Kenta Cho's legendary shooter rRootage ported and optimized for iOS! 4 different modes, 160 stages total. Including music, SFX, online hi-scores and achievements. rRootage Online is Game Center enabled. ◆ Reviews for rRootage Online ◆ EUROGAMER (Rating 9/10): "rRootage Online is why Kenta Cho releases his games in the way he does; it's now got a chance to hit a new audience, and be enjoyed by many more people, in what feels like the definitive version." APP SPY (Rating 4/5): "...for those who consider themselves fans of the shmup genre, this is without a doubt a must buy." TOUCHARCADE: "Anyone who enjoys a nice 2D shooter should grab this one instantly." WHATSONIPHONE (Rating 4.5/5): "rRootage is a classic game faithfully rendered on the iphone" FINGERGAMING: "rRootage offers much more variety than the typical App Store shoot-’em-up [...]. Shooter fans should definitely check this one out." POCKETGAMER: "The fact that this gem is available on the App Store is great news." THEPORTABLEGAMER: "If R-Type was too simple for you, or DoDonPachi Resurrection was something you completed with one eye closed while doing one handed pushups, then this is worthy of your time and money." Controls: * Touch and hold to move ship * Second touch to trigger special * Double tap to pause game Menu: * Touch the squares to select mode/stage Game: Control your ship and avoid the barrage. Use the laser to destroy the battleship of the enemy. You can cause more damage if you fire the laser close to the enemy. When all ships are destroyed, the game is over. The ship extends at 200,000 and every 500,000 points. . Normal Mode This is the standard game mode. - Special -> Bomb The bomb wipes enemies bullets. The number of bombs are displayed at the left-down corner. . PSY Mode As your ship grazes a bullet, the graze meter (displayed at the right-down corner) increases. When the graze meter becomes full, the ship becomes invincible for a while. - Special -> Rolling This movement widens the range the ship can graze. . IKA Mode Your ship has two attributes, white and black. All bullets also have these attributes, and your ship can absorb bullets that have the same attribute. Absorbed bullets are changed into lasers automatically. - Special -> Attribution change Change your ship’s attribute. . GW Mode Your ship can use the reflector. The reflector reflects bullets around your ship. - Special -> Reflector To use the reflector, you have to activate special until the reflector meter (displayed at the left-down corner) becomes empty. You can use the reflector only if the reflector meter displays 'OK'.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic line graphics
  • Randomly generated stages
  • Powerful item combinations
  • Special weapons with various effects
  • Full-scale 2D bullet hell shooter
Features
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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.

Screenshots

rRootage Online HD4 screens
LinearShooter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: rRootage Online HD at none against LinearShooter's shown. rRootage Online HD also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). LinearShooter's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for rRootage Online HD against 4.9 for LinearShooter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of rRootage Online HD's written reviews are positive against 83% of LinearShooter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

rRootage Online HD ships an update every 4 months, LinearShooter every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
rRootage Online HD versus LinearShooter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrRootage Online HDLinearShooter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (36 ratings)4.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfraglab.atMasamichi Nakada

Customer experience

rRootage Online HD

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%

LinearShooter

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

rRootage Online HD

No in-app purchases

None

LinearShooter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is rRootage Online HD free?
rRootage Online HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LinearShooter free?
LinearShooter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, rRootage Online HD or LinearShooter?
LinearShooter is rated higher. rRootage Online HD averages 4.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while LinearShooter averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do rRootage Online HD or LinearShooter have ads?
LinearShooter shows ads; rRootage Online HD does not.
Which is updated more often, rRootage Online HD or LinearShooter?
rRootage Online HD ships an update every 4 months, and LinearShooter every 9 days. Most recently, rRootage Online HD was updated on October 21, 2026 and LinearShooter on October 24, 2026.

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