Comparison

Final Guard vs Spells Arena

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Retro shooting gameplay
  • Robot cop heroes
  • Ride robot form battle planes
  • Multiple weapon options
  • Defend Earth from aliens
  • Two-player support on iPad
Features
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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

About

Spells Arena

Engage in real-time spell-casting duels by drawing magical signs. Challenge friends or a sophisticated AI with over 30 unique spells and physics-based gameplay. Experience stunning graphics and a compelling story.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer combat
  • AI opponents with varying difficulty
  • Gesture and swipe spell drawing controls
  • Physics-based spell simulation
  • Over 30 unique spells
  • Story mode and leaderboards
Features
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iFanzine: "... is an interesting concept, reminding me heavily of later incarnations of Lazer Tag." ***½ AppPicker: "The app features stunning and high-tech graphics" A-Maze: Candidate for Berlin Game Awards ---- Challenge the Gods and fight drawing spell signs. Spells Arena invites players to fight against their friends in realtime or fight against a tough AI that has 20 different opponents of various difficulties and personalities that await you! - Game Mechanics: Every player has 3 gems. Each gem has its unique spells. To activate the spells the player draws the signs. The gems you saved light up the portal stars and unlock new spell signs - 2 Gesture Controls Mode: Swipe or Gesture Sign Draw - Fun to Play: use plasma balls, shields, barrier, different types of traps that are created by the spells. Guide better the plasma balls using the aiming trajectory. LiquidFun engine is used to simulate the spells plasma. - Enjoy the story of the origins - Physics based gameplay - More than 30 spells gems await you - Multiplayer : Peer to Peer and Game Center - Enjoy the 3 characters to play: Inzana, Lahai, Sish - 3 levels of proficiency: apprentice ,sorcerer and warlock. On apprentice level the player is guided through a tutorial and competing against a difficultless AI, on the sorcerer and warlock levels the action is more and more frenetic and the AI becomes tougher to compete - Soundtrack by Craze Music Productions - Leaderboards Scores Spells Arena uses advanced graphics techniques to delight the eyes of the gamer. The light is computed in real time, the Gems and the Portals likewise and the fluid follows the physics laws of Boltzmann. Available only on iOS in following languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Romanian. It’s compatible with: - iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus. 7, 7 Plus - iPod touch 5th generation - iPad 2, 3rd, 4th generations. - iPad Mini, Mini 2, Mini 3 - iPad Air, Air 2 For best experience play with - iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus. 7, 7 Plus, 5S, 5C, iPhone 5, - iPad Air, Air 2, Mini 2, Mini 3, iPad 3rd, 4th generations. Some effects are disabled or downgraded on older generations.

Screenshots

Final Guard4 screens
Spells Arena4 screens

Verdict

The call

Final Guard and Spells Arena both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Spells Arena's written reviews are positive against 50% of Final Guard's. Spells Arena also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Final Guard sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Spells Arena asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spells Arena holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Final Guard's written reviews are positive against 86% of Spells Arena's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Final Guard ships an update every 4 months, Spells Arena every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Final Guard versus Spells Arena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinal GuardSpells Arena
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB54 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTang Cho man2 THINK DI CAPUANO ROBERTO E MAIER ELISABETA LOANA SNC

Customer experience

Final Guard

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Spells Arena

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral11.4%
Negative2.9%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Final Guard

One-time8
  • Stage 2 Unlock$0.99
  • Stage 3 Unlock$0.99
  • Stage 4 Unlock$0.99
Show 5 more
  • 10 credits$0.99
  • Stage 5 Unlock$1.99
  • Stage 6 Unlock$1.99
  • Unlock All Stages$1.99
  • Stage 7 Unlock$2.99
None

Spells Arena

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Final Guard free?
Final Guard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spells Arena free?
Spells Arena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Final Guard or Spells Arena?
Spells Arena is rated higher. Final Guard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Spells Arena averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Final Guard or Spells Arena have ads?
Final Guard shows ads; Spells Arena does not.
Which is updated more often, Final Guard or Spells Arena?
Final Guard ships an update every 4 months, and Spells Arena every 5 weeks. Most recently, Final Guard was updated on November 1, 2026 and Spells Arena on November 1, 2026.

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