Comparison

Flat Machine vs Legend Angler

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

Head to head
About

Flat Machine

Control a limbless robot tasked with defending a settlement in a post-apocalyptic world. Engage in simple, timing-based battles against various threats and make choices that influence the game's multiple endings. Discover the mystery of your own identity.

Highlights
  • Simple, timing-based battles
  • Item combination system
  • Respond to various visitors
  • Multiple endings based on choices
  • Daily events and encounters
Features
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■ Story In the not-so-distant future, a world on the brink of ruin. Awakening in the wasteland is a single robot—with no limbs and no memories. You become the settlement's "gatekeeper," fending off the strange visitors who arrive day after day. Can you protect the settlement through its final days? And what is the true nature of the Flat Machine...? ■ Features [1] Easy, satisfying defense battles—just tap! Tap with the right timing to repel the enemies closing in. Simple to play, yet endlessly strategic through gear and item combinations. Build your own ultimate defense style. [2] Your "choices" change the future—multiple endings Not everyone at the gate is an enemy. Help a struggling mutant, or coldly turn it away? Your decisions steer the story to its ending in this rich sci-fi adventure. [3] Charming pixel art and a wistful apocalyptic world Lovable yet lonely characters brought to life in beautiful retro pixel art. An original atmosphere, deepened by a carefully crafted soundtrack. ■ Perfect for players who love - Pixel-art (retro) games - Dystopian, sci-fi, and apocalyptic worlds - Story-driven indie games - Quick, pick-up-and-play sessions - Tower defense, idle games, and RPGs - Playing free to the end, at your own pace, with no stamina Step into the "everyday apocalypse" woven by an amnesiac gatekeeper robot and the inhabitants of a dying world.

About

Legend Angler

Features
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From a quiet old pond to the lightless deep sea, a lake above the clouds, and the border between this world and the next. At the end of your line, a myth is waiting. ■ Every cast counts Tap to stop the power gauge and cast. When the float sinks and "!" appears, set the hook within a second. Then the fight begins: your reel only turns while you hold the button. Reel too hard and the line snaps; go slack and the hook slips. When the fish runs, all you can do is hold on. ■ Read the waves The water is either calm or swelling. When a big swell rises, monsters start moving — and you are guaranteed to land at least one before it settles. Some fish, like the blue whale, only bite when the sea is rough. ■ 62 species, 7 legends Crucian carp and koi to start with, then great white sharks, giant squid and oarfish. And the guardians of each water: the Pond Master, Nessie, the Kappa, the Kraken, Leviathan, the Yinglong dragon and Jormungandr. Everything you land is recorded in the field guide, along with your largest catch. ■ Catch, sell, get stronger Your catch goes into the creel first; you sell it yourself at the counter. Spend the money on nine tiers of rods and seven kinds of bait. Better tackle takes you deeper. ■ Ten fishing grounds Quiet Pond → Misty Lake → Great River → Rough Sea → The Abyss → Sky Lake → The Dark Sea. Land the legend of each place to open the next. Once you have caught everything, three endless challenge grounds open up — the Golden Spring, the Adamant Deep and Rainbow's End — where the legends return clad in gold, crystal and rainbow. ■ Made to be comfortable - Fully offline. No connection required - No ads, no in-app purchases - Progress saves automatically - Morning, noon, dusk and night change what bites. Night is the best time One rod, one piece of bait. That is all it takes to land a myth. (The game is played in Japanese.)

Screenshots

Flat Machine4 screens
Legend Angler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Legend Angler at none against Flat Machine's 4. Legend Angler also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Flat Machine's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Flat Machine sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Legend Angler asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flat Machine ships an update every 5 days, Legend Angler daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flat Machine versus Legend Angler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlat MachineLegend Angler
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (68 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerzxima.LLCHotabi Yamada

Bugs and requests

Flat Machine

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads redirect to app store and prevent item rewards
  • Ad BGM continues playing after ad ends
  • Ad BGM persists even after restarting app
  • Agoda ads prevent continuing the game

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Chinese translation
  • Add Vietnamese translation
  • Add Spanish translation
  • Option for one-time purchase to remove ads
  • More interactions with certain characters (e.g., training robot)
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  • Consider adding taxi or bakery characters in future works

Legend Angler

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Flat Machine

One-time4
  • AD removal$2.99
  • Donation(S)$3.99
  • Donation(M)$14.99
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  • Donation(L)$34.99
None

Legend Angler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flat Machine free?
Flat Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Legend Angler free?
Legend Angler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flat Machine or Legend Angler have ads?
Flat Machine shows ads; Legend Angler does not.
Which is updated more often, Flat Machine or Legend Angler?
Flat Machine ships an update every 5 days, and Legend Angler daily. Most recently, Flat Machine was updated on October 11, 2026 and Legend Angler on October 4, 2026.

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