Final Guard vs Line Tracer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Final Guard
Engage in a retro-style shooter defending Earth from alien invaders. Pilot robot planes, equip various weapons, and team up with a friend for two-player action.
- Retro shooting gameplay
- Robot cop heroes
- Ride robot form battle planes
- Multiple weapon options
- Defend Earth from aliens
- Two-player support on iPad
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Final Guard is a classic retro shooting game. The Heroes are robot cops and Ride the Robot Form Battle planes, Armed with many different Weapons and Options. to defend the Earth from the Outer space alien Invader. *Support two players in ipad
Line Tracer
Guide a ball through a dynamic obstacle course by switching lanes and collecting items. Progress through levels, unlock new balls, and aim for high scores in this fast-paced, one-tap control game.
- Collect balls
- Break the line
- Switch lanes
- Avoid obstacles
- Unlock new balls
- Hit high scores
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Collect the balls and break the line to switch the lane and avoid the obstacles. Play fast in order not to fall behind! Intuitive one tap control and dynamic gameplay Progress through the levels and hit high scores to unlock new unique balls. How far can your snake go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Final Guard at 50% against Line Tracer's 0%. Final Guard also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Line Tracer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Final Guard sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Line Tracer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Final Guard holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Line Tracer has 101 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Final Guard's written reviews are positive against 0% of Line Tracer's.
Final Guard ships an update every 4 months, Line Tracer fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Final Guard | Line Tracer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (101 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tang Cho man | ArmNomads LLC |
Customer experience
Final Guard
Line Tracer
In-app purchases
Final Guard
- Stage 2 Unlock$0.99
- Stage 3 Unlock$0.99
- Stage 4 Unlock$0.99
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- 10 credits$0.99
- Stage 5 Unlock$1.99
- Stage 6 Unlock$1.99
- Unlock All Stages$1.99
- Stage 7 Unlock$2.99
Line Tracer
- No Ads$1.99
