Comparison

Level Up! vs Loca Deserta

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

Head to head
About

Level Up!

Embark on an epic adventure as a lone adventurer fighting through an evil forest. Collect weapons, spells, and armor, battle numerous enemies across diverse worlds, and gain power by leveling up and learning new skills. This role-playing game offers extensive dungeon crawling and quick play sessions.

Highlights
  • Dungeon crawling across 1700+ floors
  • Over 100 unique enemies
  • Collect over 100 items (weapons, armor, spells)
  • Explore 23 distinct zones
  • Character leveling and skill acquisition
  • Quick and easy to learn gameplay
Features
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Level Up! is a fun role playing game for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. You are a lone adventurer who wakes up to find himself stranded in an evil forest. You must fight your way to safety. Along the way you will collect new weapons, powerful spells, and sturdy armor. You will travel through many worlds and encounter countless enemies. Gain power as you level up and learn new skills. Your fate is in your hands! Level Up! RPG features: - Over 1700 floors of dungeon crawling goodness - Over 100 deadly enemies to fight and defeat - Over 100 items including weapons, armor, shields, and spells - 23 unique zones to battle your way through Level Up RPG is made to be quick and easy to learn. It is designed so that you can either play for hours or just play for a few minutes on the bus. The v1.5 update of Level Up RPG adds some awesome new content that you wont want to miss. A crater has opened up somewhere in the dreaded Caves of Doom. Drop down to the brutal Shores of the Underworld and battle deadly new enemies. Along the way you will find brand new weapons, shields, armor, and spells to help you fight the good fight. The best iOS role playing game just got better! I plan on adding much more content to Level Up, including new worlds, weapons, spells, and enemies. If you have suggestions on content that I can add, or ways that the app can be improved, please e-mail me or leave a comment!

About

Loca Deserta

Embark on an interactive historical adventure through Ukraine's past. Play as a Cossack whose soul travels through time to aid heroes in crucial battles. Make decisive choices to influence the outcome of these pivotal moments.

Highlights
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Historical Ukrainian events
  • Cossack protagonist
  • Time travel gameplay
  • Decision-based actions
  • Soul embodiment mechanic
Features
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Loca Deserta is an interactive game based on storytelling. All the stories are dedicated to historical events that happened in Ukraine from the Middle Ages until modern day.w The main hero is a Cossack. He agrees to sacrifice his life during the withdrawal of Khmelnytsky’s troops at the Battle of Berestechko. Along with a small group of soldiers manning boats, the protagonist fires at the advancing Polish forces, slowing their progress and saving the lives of countless Cossacks. At the end, he alone survives as his fellow brothers in arms perish one by one. Realizing what awaits him in Polish captivity, he decides to commit suicide. Loading his rifle, he jumps off the boat and shoots at his head. However, the rifle misfires, and the Cossack is carried away by the swift current of the river. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself on the shores of a mysterious place – Khortytsia Island. This island exists in Warp, from which it’s possible to travel to different places in time, helping warriors protect Ukraine. The island gathers the souls of warriors who couldn’t find peace neither in heaven nor hell. By committing suicide, the Cossack commits an unforgivable sin, but in his case, it is the only possible choice. As a result, his soul will live on the island forever. His soul, as well as the souls of other lost warriors, can settle into the bodies of Ukrainian heroes, helping them during crucial moments on the verge of life and death. Each such embodiment is a separate interactive story. The stories don’t contain detailed descriptions of nature or long dialogs. You just need to decide on the action: Hit, Kill, Cut, Fire. After the death or rescue of the embodied hero, the soul returns back to Khortytsia in Warp.

Screenshots

Level Up!3 screens
Loca Deserta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Loca Deserta at 5.0 against Level Up!'s 4.3. Loca Deserta also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Level Up!'s advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Level Up! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Loca Deserta asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loca Deserta holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Level Up! has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level Up! ships an update every 4 months, Loca Deserta every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Level Up! versus Loca Deserta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel Up!Loca Deserta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB58 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinDmytro Gladkyi

Customer experience

Level Up!

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative13.3%

Loca Deserta

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Level Up!

One-time1
  • Advertising Removal$3.99
None

Loca Deserta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Level Up! free?
Level Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loca Deserta free?
Loca Deserta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Level Up! or Loca Deserta?
Loca Deserta is rated higher. Level Up! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Loca Deserta averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Level Up! or Loca Deserta have ads?
Level Up! shows ads; Loca Deserta does not.
Which is updated more often, Level Up! or Loca Deserta?
Level Up! ships an update every 4 months, and Loca Deserta every 9 days. Most recently, Level Up! was updated on October 12, 2026 and Loca Deserta on October 14, 2026.

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