Last Fish vs Shaft1
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...
Shaft1
A simple and enjoyable game where players drag a shaft to an axle. The core mechanic is straightforward, making it easy to pick up and play.
- Easy drag-and-drop gameplay
- Simple puzzle mechanics
- Fun and engaging experience
- Intuitive controls
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Easy and Fun Drag shaft to axle That's all you need to do
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shaft1 at 5.0 against Last Fish's 3.9. Shaft1 also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Last Fish's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shaft1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Last Fish's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shaft1's.
| Parameter | Last Fish | Shaft1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pyrosphere, Lda | 文立 宋 |
Customer experience
Last Fish
Shaft1
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
Shaft1
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Last Fish
No in-app purchases
Shaft1
No in-app purchases
