Last Fish vs Axel Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Last Fish
Navigate a tiny fish through toxic waters in this stylish action game. Eat food to survive, avoid dangerous goo, and outsmart shadowfish. Features intuitive controls, atmospheric graphics, and over 45 challenging levels.
- Intuitive tilt controls
- Stylish monochromatic graphics
- Atmospheric soundtrack
- Simple and addictive mechanics
- 45 levels and 5 arcade stages
- 3-star performance scoring
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Last Fish is a stylish black and white action game about the survival of a tiny fish in toxic water filled with goo. Eat food, avoid goo, escape the shadowfish. Survive. FEATURES * Intuitive controls - tilt the device or use a controller! * Stylish monochromatic Retina Display graphics * Atmospheric soundtrack * Simple and addictive game mechanics * 45 levels and 5 arcade stages * 3 star performance score on each level PRESS QUOTES "Last Fish felt poetic in some ways." - DIYGamer "Last Fish is a satisfying swim through a world of light and shadows." - Kotaku "Within 15 minutes of downloading the game I was hooked." - AppAdvice "Last Fish is proof that games can be artistic, and more importantly that artistic games can be fun." - TouchMyApps GAME MECHANICS Control the fish by tilting the phone/tablet. Eat food to gain health. Avoid touching goo as it decreses health. Complete the objectives but beware of the shadowfish. LEVELS In each level you have to complete one of four objectives: survive for a specified amount of time; quickly follow a trail of rings; clear checkpoints; eat food with caution to reach a specific amount of health. Every level is different, be it food quantity, goo quantity, speed, size, movement patterns, health lost rate, number and speed of shadowfish. All these combined make each level unique. ARCADE Survive as long as possible. Arcade starts with lots of food and some goo, but over time the food gets more rare and more goo appears. The fish also loses more health as time passes. Then appears the shadowfish. Survive, until the inevitable end...
Axel Arcade
Test your reflexes in this action-packed game where you control an avatar using tilt controls. Dodge a variety of enemy types, collect powerups, and customize your character with unique skins. Compete with friends on leaderboards and complete daily missions for rewards.
- Revolutionary tilt controls
- Collect and upgrade powerups
- Over 30 different skins
- Daily and Bonus Missions
- Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements
- Retro-style graphics
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Do you even tilt? Axel Arcade is THE game that puts your tilting skills to the test! Control your avatar as waves of hollow enemies are sent to eliminate your spherical force. Avoid the Blue Boxers and Silver Pulsars that aim to destroy you in numbers. Stop the Green Attractor from stealing your gold and stay close to the Purple Repeller, but not too close! Flee from the Red Exploder and the enemies that will be blasted in your direction, beware of the devastatingly quick Indigo Shaker that will pounce when you least expect it and watch out for the Super Giant that destroys everything in its path! FEATURES: * Revolutionary tilt controls - play from any position, whether lying in bed or standing in a moving train! * Collect and upgrade powerups to help you survive and destroy your enemies! * Choose from over 30 different Skins to play with! * Complete Daily Missions and Bonus Missions and cash in on big rewards. * Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements to compete with your friends. * Beautiful retro-style/Deus-Ex inspired graphics and swipeable menus. * Incredibly fun, fast and frantic action, endless game play!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Last Fish at none against Axel Arcade's 3. Last Fish also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1). Axel Arcade's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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. Axel Arcade sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Last Fish asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Last Fish against 4.0 for Axel Arcade. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Last Fish has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Last Fish ships an update every 4 months, Axel Arcade every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Last Fish | Axel Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (22 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 290 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pyrosphere, Lda | Don Demetrius |
Customer experience
Last Fish
Axel Arcade
Bugs and requests
Last Fish
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when connecting Sphero
- Cannot find option to cancel free trial
- Sphero connection issues leading to crashes
- Calibration is off
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- Controls are effed up
Requested features
11 requests- Option to buy individual game subscriptions
- Keep screen from auto-locking
- Add more variations to levels
- Recreate app icon
- Add a hint of color to indicate toxic water stages
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- Add a story/explanation
- More types of dangers and enemies
- More unique levels and modes
- Add new enemies of different colors
- Animate the fish
- Better soundtrack
Axel Arcade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Last Fish
No in-app purchases
Axel Arcade
- Bag of Chips$0.99
- Box of Chips$1.99
- Chest of Chips$2.99
Questions
Is Last Fish free?
Is Axel Arcade free?
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