Last Fish vs Shuttle Defense
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...
Shuttle Defense
Defend your shuttle through challenging space environments with various weapons. Navigate asteroid fields and battle enemy crafts across 40 levels. Enjoy fast graphics, haptic feedback, and a captivating soundtrack.
- 40 levels across 3 stages
- Multiple weapon types
- Keyboard controls
- Haptic feedback
- Speech guidance
- Cross-device play
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40 Levels in 3 stages and bosses. Play it on iPhone, iPad, iPhone touch, Apple TV - and on your Mac (sold separately! If you have a keyboard attached: Fully controllable with keys! Shuttle Defense is a full featured space game. Use your weapons against the perils of space. Navigate through meteors and asteroid fields and fight against tough enemy space crafts. Features: • No ads! • Fast graphics • Haptic feedback on iPhone • Very easy to learn - difficult to master! • Fantastic music and sounds • Many different weapons • Speech - to guide you through the game (can be turned off) • Suitable for all ages • Play on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod touch • Made with Xcode, Swift, Spritekit and supports Catalyst CREDITS I like to thank others for their great work and contributions: • Background images by NASA http://hubblesite.org • http://www.brianadvent.com • https://www.raywenderlich.com • https://kenney.nl • https://www.dl-sounds.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Last Fish at Free against Shuttle Defense's $2.99. Last Fish also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Shuttle Defense's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Last Fish is free to download; Shuttle Defense costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shuttle Defense holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Last Fish's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shuttle Defense's.
Last Fish ships an update every 4 months, Shuttle Defense every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Last Fish | Shuttle Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (22 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 465 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Pyrosphere, Lda | Markus Malik |
Customer experience
Last Fish
Shuttle Defense
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
Shuttle Defense
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Last Fish
No in-app purchases
Shuttle Defense
No in-app purchases
Questions
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