Comparison

rRootage Online HD vs Last Squadron

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

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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

Last Squadron

Defend Earth region by region against an alien invasion in this wave-driven aerial combat game. Pilot ten unique aircraft with customizable weapon patterns across diverse global and interplanetary locations. Upgrade your pilot and prepare for challenging missions with dynamic difficulty.

Highlights
  • Wave-driven missions
  • 320 operation insignia objectives
  • Ten aircraft with unique weapon patterns
  • Four difficulty tiers
  • Pilot skill upgrades
  • Global and interplanetary locations
  • Dynamic weather effects
Features
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12 March 2034. A signal from beyond the Kuiper Belt went unsolved for three days. On the fourth day it answered: the sky split and the Hive fleet settled into Earth orbit. Satellites fell within the hour. Massed armies became targets and command chains broke. All that held were scattered airbases. Earth is defended region by region now — and in this phase four nations' fighters fly. You are the last squadron. — WAVE-DRIVEN MISSIONS — The boss does not arrive on a timer. Each mission is built from waves, and a wave ends only when enough enemies fall. Mission length follows your performance. — 320 OPERATION INSIGNIA — Every mission has four objectives on every difficulty: Operation Complete, Full Sweep, Steel Wing, Untouched. Higher difficulty tiers unlock with the insignia you earn. — TEN AIRCRAFT, TEN WEAPON PATTERNS — Four national fighters plus six hangar aircraft. Each has its own firing pattern. Pattern crates collected in flight let you switch between them — the power never changes, only your style of fighting. — FOUR DIFFICULTY TIERS — Easy, Hard, Very Hard, Impossible. Higher tiers mean enemies fire more often and arrive in greater numbers — not bloated health bars. — HEADQUARTERS — Spend credits to raise your pilot's intellect, endurance, agility and fire rate. Buy new aircraft from the hangar and prepare consumables before a sortie. — FROM ANATOLIA TO ORBIT — It begins over Anatolia; passes the Bosphorus, Ankara, Mecca, Dubai and Agra; and ends on Mars and the plasma worlds. Nobody knows what waits beyond the rift. — WEATHER — Fog narrows your sight, crosswind pushes the airframe, extreme heat wears it down. Find the calm-air corridor and fly it. Playable in five languages: Turkish, English, Arabic, Hindi, Korean. The story, characters and events are entirely fictional.

Screenshots

rRootage Online HD4 screens
Last Squadron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: rRootage Online HD at none against Last Squadron's 7. rRootage Online HD also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (36 vs 1). Last Squadron's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Last Squadron sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. rRootage Online HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Last Squadron holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: rRootage Online HD has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

rRootage Online HD ships an update every 4 months, Last Squadron every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
rRootage Online HD versus Last Squadron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrRootage Online HDLast Squadron
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (36 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerfraglab.atVolkan Alanya

In-app purchases

None

rRootage Online HD

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Last Squadron

One-time7
  • 80 Tokens$0.99
  • Welcome Pack$0.99
  • 500 Tokens$4.99
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  • Remove Ads & Premium$4.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • 1,200 Tokens$9.99
  • 3,000 Tokens$19.99

Questions

Is rRootage Online HD free?
rRootage Online HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Last Squadron free?
Last Squadron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, rRootage Online HD or Last Squadron?
Last Squadron is rated higher. rRootage Online HD averages 4.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Last Squadron averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do rRootage Online HD or Last Squadron have ads?
Last Squadron shows ads; rRootage Online HD does not.
Which is updated more often, rRootage Online HD or Last Squadron?
rRootage Online HD ships an update every 4 months, and Last Squadron every 10 days. Most recently, rRootage Online HD was updated on November 1, 2026 and Last Squadron on October 31, 2026.

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