Comparison

Gargoyles vs Alpine Lines

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

Head to head
About

Gargoyles

Command a strategic army of gargoyles to defend against attacking automatons and predators. Evolve your gargoyles through unique trees, harvest pixies, and follow a compelling story to uncover the source of the attacks. Features include diverse enemies, randomly assigned gargoyle perks, and in-game achievements.

Highlights
  • Strategic gargoyle army placement
  • Pixie harvesting and resource management
  • Gargoyle evolution with multiple trees
  • Defeat diverse enemies and automatons
  • Engaging story campaign
  • Randomly assigned gargoyle perks
  • 22 in-game achievements
Features
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Lulu ported a gargoyle from the Between. She had last seen a gargoyle when she was ten. Her grandmother had brought her to the forest, and helped her feed a pixie to the strange unmoving creature. This gargoyle, too, ate a pixie from Lulu’s careful hand. It sang a pure note of pleasure. Then it spoke into Lulu’s mind. At that moment the automatons attacked. Place your gargoyle army strategically to harvest pixies and defeat the hordes of attacking automatons and predators. Level your gargoyles, evolving them into more-powerful forms in three different evolution trees. Try a tanky Boulder for defense and a Black Mage for ranged vapor-type damage—or maybe experiment with the Lure ability of the multirow Manticore. In the main campaign, follow Lulu and her companion gargoyle Poe to discover the source of the automatons and how to stop them. Your gargoyle army stays with you as you proceed through each battle of the campaign. With your favorite evolutions and best battle tactics, you might make it to victory. FEATURES • 24 distinct enemies including vaporwolves, tetrapods, and lightbats • every gargoyle pup is different because of its randomly assigned perks (some rare!) • 22 in-game achievements • pause the combat at any time • save and load the game at any time • tutorial, game tips, and an “easy” difficulty setting are available if wanted • optional story mode • original music by Joel Roston • no in-app purchases or ads

About

Alpine Lines

A minimalist puzzle and strategy game where you build and manage a ski resort network. Connect mountain peaks, route gondolas, and solve relaxing brain teasers in a serene winter environment. Enjoy strategic planning and offline play with a clean aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Build and manage ski resort networks
  • Design efficient gondola routes
  • Solve strategic logic puzzles
  • Minimalist topographic map design
  • Offline play supported
  • Zero advertisements
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Welcome to Alpine Lines, a minimalist puzzle and strategy game where you build, manage, and expand your very own ski resort network. Connect mountain peaks, route gondolas, and solve relaxing brain teasers in the snow! If you enjoy clean design, management simulators, and relaxing problem-solving, this game is for you. You start with a quiet, snowy mountain represented by a sleek topographic map and a few disconnected ski stations at different elevations. Your goal is to activate the slopes and connect these points, setting up gondola lines to safely transport skiers across the mountain. As your winter resort expands and new peaks open up, the puzzles get harder. You will need to manage multiple colored routes, prevent crowd bottlenecks at the stations, and figure out the most strategic way to keep your gondolas flowing smoothly. What to expect: - Build & Manage: Activate slopes, draw efficient gondola routes, and untangle overlapping lines to keep your ski network moving. - Minimalist Aesthetics: Enjoy clean, easy-to-read topographic map designs with a soothing winter atmosphere. - Strategic Puzzles: Test your logic and planning skills as the mountain grows and passenger demand increases. - Play Offline: Completely playable offline, making it the perfect puzzle game for your commute or your next flight. - Zero Ads: Enjoy the peace of the mountain without a single intrusive pop-up or forced ad. Alpine Lines is a solo indie project. I wanted to make a satisfying game about organizing ski networks on a mountain. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Screenshots

Gargoyles4 screens
Alpine Lines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alpine Lines at Free against Gargoyles's $1.99. Alpine Lines also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Alpine Lines is free to download; Gargoyles costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gargoyles against 5.0 for Alpine Lines. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gargoyles ships an update every 8 months, Alpine Lines every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gargoyles versus Alpine Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGargoylesAlpine Lines
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB44 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKarl VoskuilNicolo Casonato

Customer experience

Gargoyles

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alpine Lines

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gargoyles

No in-app purchases

None

Alpine Lines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gargoyles free?
Gargoyles costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alpine Lines free?
Alpine Lines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gargoyles or Alpine Lines?
Gargoyles and Alpine Lines are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Gargoyles or Alpine Lines have ads?
Neither Gargoyles nor Alpine Lines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gargoyles or Alpine Lines?
Gargoyles ships an update every 8 months, and Alpine Lines every 3 days. Most recently, Gargoyles was updated on October 8, 2026 and Alpine Lines on October 12, 2026.

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