Comparison

Lanecraft vs Pixelords

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

Head to head
About

Lanecraft

Build bases, spawn armies, and battle for supremacy in this free real-time strategy game. Choose from 9 unique races, each with distinct units and abilities, and engage in multiplayer battles or face challenging AI opponents. Upgrade your units and manage resources to dominate the battlefield.

Highlights
  • 9 unique playable races
  • Branching unit upgrade trees
  • 1v1 to 4v4 multiplayer modes
  • AI opponents with 4 difficulty levels
  • Online multiplayer via party codes
  • Status effects and unit combos
  • Resource management (gold, wood, meat)
Features
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Lanecraft is completely free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no paywalls, and nothing to buy. Build towers, train armies, and fight across lanes in real time. Each of the nine races has its own heroes, units, racial abilities and economy, and branching upgrade paths change how units fight and how they look. Nine campaigns, ninety missions. Every race has a full story: voiced briefings, events that fire mid-battle, and named villains who take the field as real heroes. Hunt them down or raze their keep, pick your loadout at the war table, and claim a victory plaque with your bonus objectives on it. Play online in co-op or PvP, create a lobby, and invite friends with a party code. You can also play the full game offline against AI with no internet connection. Features: • 9 races: Crown, Horde, Goblins, Oozlings, Demon, Deep, Wild, Geists, and Tenders • 9 campaigns, 90 missions, all of them voiced • 3 heroes and 21 units per race • 52 maps, from duels to six-team free-for-alls • Ground that fights back: clan halls, tunnels, river fords, curse obelisks, bunkers, powder barrels, meteor strikes and rising floods • Online co-op and PvP with lobbies and party codes • Full offline play against AI • 4 AI difficulties, Easy through Nightmare • Towers you can build and upgrade • Branching unit upgrades that change abilities and appearance • 21 status effects and 4 combos, each one explained in the gallery • Pings and quick chat for team coordination • Player profiles, stats, achievements, and unlockable avatars Lanecraft is a complete strategy game built for playing alone, with friends, or against other players.

About

Pixelords

Features
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One placement can secure victory. One mistake can cost the battle. Pixelords is a pixel-art auto battler where strategy matters more than reflexes. Read your opponent’s composition, combine units and spells, and dominate the battlefield. Every battle offers a new strategy to master and a new victory to claim. [Strategic Unit Placement] Command 35 units across 10 different elements. In Pixelords, there are no fixed tiles on the battlefield. You can place units anywhere you want, and every position becomes part of your strategy. Frontline units hold the line, Rangers attack from the rear, and Guardians protect key allies. The flow of battle changes completely depending on how you arrange your formation. • 3 Roles — Attacker, Ranger, Guardian Each role behaves differently in combat. • 3 Cost Tiers Stronger units require more resources. Managing your coins is also a key part of strategy. [Various Game Modes] • Arena — Real-time 1v1 ranked battles Read your opponent’s composition, outplay them with positioning, and climb to higher tiers. • Expedition — A PvE mode with 5 chapters and 11 stages each Earn up to 3 stars on every stage, where unit management and coin economy are the keys to victory. • Trials — A 1–4 player co-op endless survival mode A shared battlefield, separate economies, and blessings granted on each floor create a new strategy every run. [4-Player Co-op] In Trials, up to 4 players fight together on a single battlefield. Cover each other’s weaknesses, coordinate your builds, and see how far you can survive together. Bosses appear every 10 floors to test your teamwork. [SPELLS] You can bring up to 3 spells into battle. Healing, shields, stuns, and direct damage — use them at the right moment to turn the tide. But spells use the same coins as unit placement. Every choice comes at a cost. [COLLECTION] Your one-stop guide to everything in the game — units, spells, elements, skins, and more. See what you've uncovered and track down what's still waiting to be found.

Screenshots

Lanecraft4 screens
Pixelords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lanecraft at every 3 days against Pixelords's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lanecraft ships an update every 3 days, Pixelords every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Lanecraft versus Pixelords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanecraftPixelords
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB383 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKenny PrestonWOOHYEON JIN

In-app purchases

None

Lanecraft

No in-app purchases

None

Pixelords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lanecraft free?
Lanecraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixelords free?
Pixelords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lanecraft or Pixelords have ads?
Neither Lanecraft nor Pixelords shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lanecraft or Pixelords?
Lanecraft ships an update every 3 days, and Pixelords every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lanecraft was updated on August 20, 2026 and Pixelords on September 20, 2026.

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