LinkOut vs ASCII Gunship
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LinkOut
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LinkOut is the ultimate easy-to-learn, hard-to-master puzzle game! Watch vibrant blocks fill the screen, then tap any group of 2 or more matching blocks to clear them all at once. Bigger groups mean bigger scores and even more satisfaction! How to Play: • Look for 2 or more same-color blocks touching horizontally or vertically • Tap to clear them in a single move • Blocks above fall down, and columns slide left to fill the gaps • Try to clear the whole board for a bonus! Why You’ll Love LinkOut: • Super Simple Controls: Just tap! Anyone can play, anytime. • Satisfying Visuals: Each clear pops with colorful effects and smooth animation. • No Complicated Rules: No timers, no pressure—just relaxing, pure fun. • Perfect for Quick Breaks: Enjoy in short bursts or aim for a high score marathon. • Global Leaderboards: Compete with friends and players worldwide—can you reach the top? • Ad-free Upgrade: Enjoy a clean experience anytime. Whether you want to relax or challenge your mind, LinkOut is designed to delight. The more blocks you clear at once, the better your score—so think ahead and make every tap count! Download LinkOut now and experience the thrill of clearing blocks in a single tap. Your new favorite puzzle awaits!
ASCII Gunship
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Your gunship is made of characters. So is everything trying to kill it. ASCII GUNSHIP is an arcade vertical shoot-em-up rendered entirely as a live terminal character grid — every ship, bullet, boss, and explosion is a glyph in a bright ANSI palette, wrapped in optional CRT scanlines. Drag to fly. Your cannons never stop. Tap the bomb when the screen fills with fire. Clear a wave, pick 1 of 3 upgrade cards — fire rate, orbiting drones, chain lightning levels, tail guns — and build a different gunship every run. Every fifth wave a multi-part ASCII boss fills the top of the terminal: shoot off its turrets, survive three escalating gun phases, salvage the credits. Spend salvage in the hangar on 8 gunships, each with its own passive and starting weapon — from the reliable RAPTOR to the drone-carrying PALADIN. Fight through 5 sectors with distinct procedural backdrops and enemy rosters, then loop them at MK-2 ferocity. FEATURES - Everything is text: a real-time character-grid renderer, zero sprite art - 8 weapons: VULCAN, SPREAD, LASER, HOMING MSL, WAVE CANNON, RIPPLE, TESLA ARC, PLASMA SNAKE - 18 upgrade cards, pick 1 of 3 between waves - 5 multi-part bosses with destructible parts and 3-phase patterns - 8 buyable glyph gunships with real passives - 5 sectors + endless MK tiers, chain multiplier up to x9 - CADET / VETERAN / ACE difficulty, CRT scanline toggle - Offline, private, no accounts, no tracking - No ads, no paywalls — every ship earnable in-game (optional tip jar) Fly. Fire. Pick a card. Beat your best.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ASCII Gunship at none against LinkOut's shown. LinkOut's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. LinkOut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ASCII Gunship sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | LinkOut | ASCII Gunship |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shunsuke Fukui | Anguished LLC |
In-app purchases
LinkOut
- NoAds$2.99
ASCII Gunship
- Small Tip$0.99
- Unlock All Ships$4.99
- Big Tip$4.99









