Train Bandit vs Line Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Bandit
Engage in a fast-paced score attack game where you defend yourself from attackers on a train. React quickly by tapping in the correct direction to kick your opponents and survive.
- Score attack gameplay
- React quickly to attacks
- Unlock new characters
- Battle elite officers
- Become the Most Wanted
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THE LAW!! Looks to be a showdown atop a train. This will be your last fight. Good luck, Train Bandit. WHAT IS THIS GAME? Train Bandit is a simple score attack game. The Law will attack you from both sides. Your weapon is your thumbs. You'll use them to kick the living crap out of the law. React quickly by attacking the correct direction. React...or you're dead. THE FEATURES - Unlock new bandits - Become the Most Wanted? - Battle elite officers - Kick the law's butt
Line Defense
Defend Earth from an alien invasion with fast-paced, retro-inspired arcade action. Utilize simple one-finger controls to deploy defenses, collect upgrades, and battle bosses across diverse maps. Enjoy challenging gameplay with a variety of modes and achievements.
- One-finger swipe control
- Unique power-ups and bosses
- Collect crystals for upgrades
- 20 colorful maps and Survival mode
- Mini games with rewards
- Game Center Leaderboards
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Inspired from old school retro games, Line Defense offers a fast paced challenging experience with simple controls and frenzy action. Mayday! Alien Invasion: New York, Paris, Moscow, London, Kairo, Beijing, Athens, Dubai. The alien menace strikes without remorse. Starting from major cities of the world, they will reach yours as well. Missiles, bombs, asteroids, alien ships, motherships and more! You are in a position, just with your finger, to protect the earth in this very simple, yet fun and addictive game! Line Defense offers a simple but extremely challenging arcade game experience, mixing mechanics from classic games like Breakout and Missile Command along with mobile game design innovations. The game is designed both for casual and hardcore players. Features: • Simple one finger swipe control. • Unique power-ups, bosses & Motherships. • Collect crystals and get special upgrades for your line (cannons, radar, shield etc.). • 20 colorful maps & Survival mode. • Mini Games for fun and rewards with surprising twists to the basic game-play. • Amazing original soundtrack with dynamic in-game music. • Easy to play - no tutorial needed. • Includes 30+ achievements. • Game Center Leaderboards Support. The game was featured by Apple under "New Games We Love" and "Games We Play Today".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Line Defense at Free against Train Bandit's $0.99. Line Defense also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Train Bandit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (85% vs 63%). On ads 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
Line Defense is free to download; Train Bandit costs $0.99 up front. Line Defense sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Train Bandit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Line Defense holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Train Bandit has 138 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Train Bandit's written reviews are positive against 63% of Line Defense's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Train Bandit ships an update every 3 months, Line Defense monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Bandit | Line Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (138 ratings) | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 63.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rusty Moyher | Legal Radiation Team |
Customer experience
Train Bandit
Line Defense
Bugs and requests
Train Bandit
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes
- Gets boring after a while
Requested features
15 requests- More skins
- More boss levels
- New characters
- New places to fight
- Online multiplayer mode
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- Perks/currency system
- Day and night system
- Millisecond timer for reaction time
- Gun skins
- Levels and more attacks
- Music from other apps while playing
- More work done to the game
- Decorations
- Online mode option
- Semi-transparent UI
Line Defense
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Train Bandit
No in-app purchases
Line Defense
- 50 Crystals$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 125 Crystals$1.99
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- 250 Crystals$2.99









