Comparison

Robotek vs Lowlife

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

Head to head
About

Robotek

Engage in a strategic battle against a robot empire to reclaim the planet. This action-RPG offers over 200 levels, a deep skill system, and customizable combat options. Engage in thrilling duels and online multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Strategy, action, and RPG blend
  • Over 200 levels
  • Skill system with 30+ levels
  • 9 upgradable slot symbols
  • 4 special abilities
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Duel friends
Features
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The humanity had fallen. In the great robot uprising machines took the planet over. Empire of Machine is the new world order. It's time to take it back! One node at a time. ◉ Unique blend of strategy, action and RPG. ◉ More than 200 levels spread all around the world. ◉ Rewarding skill system with more than 30 levels. ◉ 9 upgradable slot symbols to fit your own style of play. ◉ 4 special abilities including the devastating Nuke. ◉ Play thrilling duels with your friends! ◉ Play online battles in free multiplayer! Rip through your enemies with lasers, electrocute them or fry them with microwaves. Deploy your own robots to fight for you or steal them from your enemy. Protect and upgrade your forces or throw them away in a ruthless wave of destruction. Get experience from every battle, level up, gain power and crush the Empire of Machine! Check out the Strategy Guide for additional tips and tricks: http://blog.hexage.net/2011/05/27/strategy-guide-to-robotek/ IN-APP PURCHASES Robotek is free to play supported only by optional in-app purchases. You can finish the entire game without re-charging your energy. Play it safe: Learn all of the symbols in tutorial. Do not challenge nodes tougher than you. Master the gameplay, level up and go against weaker nodes first! You can always reset the campaign in Options and start from scratch. However with any in-app purchase you get: • Power & Coins • gain access to RECHARGE NODE • better Power gains for every victory • unlock the DUEL mode to play with friends

About

Lowlife

Control a healer in a dystopian future, focusing on keeping your party alive against villains. Collect and upgrade healing scripts, trade items, and specialize your healer through skill trees. Compete on global leaderboards and team up for raid bosses.

Highlights
  • Heal party members in battle
  • Collect and upgrade healing scripts
  • Trade and shop for scripts
  • Specialize healer with skill trees
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Team up for raid bosses
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All you gotta do is heal. Take control of Lowlife and heal your downloaded Scripts as you scour a corrupt, dystopian future. Your goal is not to hurt the countless Villains you will face spanning across several Simulations and Raids, it is to keep your party alive so they can do the hurting - by any means necessary. Throughout the Healing Simulations, you will incept Memories which can be used to trade for new Scripts - or if you have downloaded Scripts with their own god-rolled skills, level them up with Memories or by taking them with you! Sell your extra Scripts in the Auction House for extra Memories to spend. Also shop for other worldwide players' listed Scripts to use for your own. There are 35 uniquely skilled subclasses of Scripts to be found, including Tanks and Melee DPS to place on your front line, Mages and Ranged DPS for your back line, and Shamans - a wildcard class that can be placed anywhere in your party setup. Lowlife places you in battle with a variety of weak and powerful Villains, equipped with only a variety of healing spells to keep everyone (and yourself!) alive. Spend your gained Parameter Points to build the perfect healer and fit your play style. Sprinkle a little of your personal playstyle on top by spending Node Points in one of three skill trees to build your perfect healer specialization. You'll need it to get the highest scores on the Global Leaderboards. Complete Quests and level up to gain access to a variety of Simulations with Bosses and challenges that await you. When you feel confident enough, team up online to take down a Raid Boss or two. Lowlife is free to play, unlimited, with no commercial breaks. Also works with no WiFi or internet connection (Auction House, Leaderboards, and Raids not available with no internet).

Screenshots

Robotek4 screens
Lowlife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lowlife at every 6 days against Robotek's every 3 months. Lowlife also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (75% vs 56%). Robotek's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Robotek sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Lowlife sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lowlife holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 443 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Robotek's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lowlife's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Robotek ships an update every 3 months, Lowlife every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Robotek versus Lowlife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRobotekLowlife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (443 ratings)4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews75.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4431.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB32 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDavid PeroutkaCoast Media House LLC

Customer experience

Robotek

All ratings443 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral13.9%
Negative30.5%

Lowlife

All ratings1,390 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral10.4%
Negative14.2%

Bugs and requests

Robotek

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lowlife

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game overheating issues
  • Progression and save data not working properly
  • Auction house and marketplace bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view skill descriptions outside of combat
  • More detailed stats and information about scripts
  • Improved marketplace functionality and responsiveness
  • Option to reset game progress

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Robotek

One-time8
  • Power Dosage$0.99
  • Captain Jones Costume$0.99
  • Lord Outfit$0.99
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  • Apocalypse Armor$0.99
  • XP Doubler$0.99
  • Recharger Node$0.99
  • Power Package$1.99
  • Power Hexage$2.99
5 purchases

Lowlife

One-time5
  • 5,000 Memories$0.99
  • 15,000 Memories$1.99
  • VIP Ticket$2.99
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  • 50,000 Memories$4.99
  • 100,000 Memories$7.99

Questions

Is Robotek free?
Robotek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lowlife free?
Lowlife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Robotek or Lowlife?
Lowlife is rated higher. Robotek averages 4.3 out of 5 from 443 ratings, while Lowlife averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Robotek or Lowlife have ads?
Neither Robotek nor Lowlife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Robotek or Lowlife?
Robotek ships an update every 3 months, and Lowlife every 6 days. Most recently, Robotek was updated on October 12, 2026 and Lowlife on September 29, 2026.

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