Iztar Survivor vs Lower Layers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iztar Survivor
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Pilot your ship into the unknown and see how long you can survive. Iztar Survivor is a roguelike space-survival shooter. Every run throws endless enemy swarms at you, and every level-up asks you to choose: which upgrade card makes your build stronger right now? Collect pickups, chain upgrades, beat the boss, and push your best survival time a little further each run. Easy to pick up, hard to master - and free to play. The game contains ads and optional in-app purchases. HOW A RUN WORKS • Survive swarms of enemies closing in from every side • Level up and pick upgrade cards to shape your build • Grab health packs, shields and treasure boxes - off-screen markers show you where they are • Face bosses that drop treasure boxes packed with several upgrade cards • Need to stop? Surrender a run early and keep everything you collected WEAPONS & SKILLS • Attack Drones orbit your ship and fire on their own • Dash out of danger, or use Super Dash when you're surrounded • Unleash your Ultimate to turn a losing fight around • Boosters and upgrades stack up into a different build every run PLAY YOUR WAY • Difficulty slider - relaxed runs or a real challenge • New map environments to survive in • Start with a free starter ship and upgrade it as you progress LATEST UPDATE (2.3.6) • Four new secondary weapons: Star Piercer, Star Mine, Beam Funnel and Vortex Blade • Five new evolved weapons: Blade Barrier, Hive Barrage, Absolute Zero Aura, Homing Nova and Toxic Minefield • New players are now guided through their first run • Treasure boxes and weapon visuals have been polished, with new sound effects throughout • Minibosses now have their own colours • Fewer crashes, lower memory use and smoother performance • Various fixes to resuming runs, the HUD and touch controls JOIN THE COMMUNITY Report bugs, share your best runs, join weekly events and help shape the next update on our Discord: https://discord.gg/zpKejMN45w Support: hi@iztar.io How long can you survive? Download Iztar Survivor and start your first run now.
Lower Layers
Engage in real-time PvP card battles with deep strategy and hundreds of build variations. Compete in single-player, multiplayer races, territory battles, or duels. Master the game's balanced environment and influence card balance yourself.
- Real-time action card battles
- Deep strategy and build variations
- Single player mode
- Multiplayer races
- Territory battle (PvE/PvP)
- Duel mode (PvP)
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Lower Layers is an "easy to learn, hard to master" game with deep content that features a BALANCED environment for PVP fans across the world. Players compete in a real-time action card game where setup, strategy and reaction matters. Hundreds of different build variations and strategies tamed with balance! YOU decide which of your opponent's cards should be nerfed!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Iztar Survivor at none against Lower Layers's 7. Lower Layers's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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
Both are free to download. Lower Layers sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Iztar Survivor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Iztar Survivor ships an update every 3 months, Lower Layers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Iztar Survivor | Lower Layers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PT. MAUJU TEKNOLOGI INOVASI | Oobe Games Llc |
In-app purchases
Iztar Survivor
No in-app purchases
Lower Layers
- 5000 Crystals$0.99
- 5000 Crystals$2.99
- 18000 Crystals$2.99
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- Infinity Chip Supply Lifetime$4.99
- 18000 Crystals$8.99
- 50000 Crystals$8.99
- 50000 Crystals$26.99









