Comparison

BrassBlitz vs Last Squadron

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

Head to head
About

BrassBlitz

Pilot a steam-powered vessel through a procedurally generated industrial canal, managing boiler pressure for both fuel and weaponry. Dodge obstacles, outmaneuver mechanical enemies, and earn upgrades through gameplay achievements. Compete globally on leaderboards in this unique steampunk arcade shooter.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated canal
  • Boiler pressure management
  • Diverse enemy types
  • Unlockable upgrades
  • Global leaderboards
  • Rewarded optional ads
Features
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Your boiler pressure is fuel, weapon, and lifeline — all in one gauge. Pilot a brass steam launch through a collapsing industrial canal, dodge factory walls, and outlast the machines hunting you. Every run is different. Every run ends eventually. NAVIGATE. SHOOT. SURVIVE. The canal generates ahead of you, never the same twice — sometimes wide and forgiving, sometimes a narrow gauntlet between factory walls and hostile machinery. Shoot through false walls and you might find a hidden fuel cache or bonus points. ONE GAUGE, EVERY DECISION Boiler pressure is your fuel and your ammo reserve — the same number covers both. Run over coal crates to top it up, or burn it firing your heavy cannon and hope the next crate shows up in time. Every shot you take is a shot off your tank. ENEMIES BUILT FOR THE AGE OF STEAM • Automaton Sentries — stationary turrets that track and fire • Clockwork Wasps — fast swarms that close in from every side • Ironclad Skiffs — armored enemy boats that shoot back • Pressure Gates — timed obstacles that demand precise steering EARN YOUR UPGRADES, NEVER BUY THEM Reinforced hull. Twin cannons. Bigger boiler. Every upgrade is unlocked by distance and score milestones — none of it is for sale. No pay-to-win, ever. ONE MORE RUN Blown up mid-run? One optional rewarded ad gives you a single second chance to pick up right where you fell — fully restored and recentered, no instant-death do-over. No paywall, no pressure, just an opt-in if you want it. COMPETE GLOBALLY Game Center leaderboards track how deep into the canal you can push. Every upgrade, every close call with the bank, every narrowly-dodged gate is in service of one number: how far you got. Hand-built steampunk art, a procedurally generated canal, and a run that's never quite the same twice. Free to play. Infrequent ads. No pay-to-win purchases, ever.

About

Last Squadron

Defend Earth region by region against an alien invasion in this wave-driven aerial combat game. Pilot ten unique aircraft with customizable weapon patterns across diverse global and interplanetary locations. Upgrade your pilot and prepare for challenging missions with dynamic difficulty.

Highlights
  • Wave-driven missions
  • 320 operation insignia objectives
  • Ten aircraft with unique weapon patterns
  • Four difficulty tiers
  • Pilot skill upgrades
  • Global and interplanetary locations
  • Dynamic weather effects
Features
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12 March 2034. A signal from beyond the Kuiper Belt went unsolved for three days. On the fourth day it answered: the sky split and the Hive fleet settled into Earth orbit. Satellites fell within the hour. Massed armies became targets and command chains broke. All that held were scattered airbases. Earth is defended region by region now — and in this phase four nations' fighters fly. You are the last squadron. — WAVE-DRIVEN MISSIONS — The boss does not arrive on a timer. Each mission is built from waves, and a wave ends only when enough enemies fall. Mission length follows your performance. — 320 OPERATION INSIGNIA — Every mission has four objectives on every difficulty: Operation Complete, Full Sweep, Steel Wing, Untouched. Higher difficulty tiers unlock with the insignia you earn. — TEN AIRCRAFT, TEN WEAPON PATTERNS — Four national fighters plus six hangar aircraft. Each has its own firing pattern. Pattern crates collected in flight let you switch between them — the power never changes, only your style of fighting. — FOUR DIFFICULTY TIERS — Easy, Hard, Very Hard, Impossible. Higher tiers mean enemies fire more often and arrive in greater numbers — not bloated health bars. — HEADQUARTERS — Spend credits to raise your pilot's intellect, endurance, agility and fire rate. Buy new aircraft from the hangar and prepare consumables before a sortie. — FROM ANATOLIA TO ORBIT — It begins over Anatolia; passes the Bosphorus, Ankara, Mecca, Dubai and Agra; and ends on Mars and the plasma worlds. Nobody knows what waits beyond the rift. — WEATHER — Fog narrows your sight, crosswind pushes the airframe, extreme heat wears it down. Find the calm-air corridor and fly it. Playable in five languages: Turkish, English, Arabic, Hindi, Korean. The story, characters and events are entirely fictional.

Screenshots

BrassBlitz4 screens
Last Squadron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrassBlitz at none against Last Squadron's 7. Last Squadron's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Last Squadron sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. BrassBlitz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BrassBlitz against 5.0 for Last Squadron. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrassBlitz ships an update monthly, Last Squadron every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
BrassBlitz versus Last Squadron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrassBlitzLast Squadron
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB35 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAlexandre CarnavalVolkan Alanya

In-app purchases

None

BrassBlitz

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Last Squadron

One-time7
  • 80 Tokens$0.99
  • Welcome Pack$0.99
  • 500 Tokens$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Remove Ads & Premium$4.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • 1,200 Tokens$9.99
  • 3,000 Tokens$19.99

Questions

Is BrassBlitz free?
BrassBlitz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Last Squadron free?
Last Squadron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BrassBlitz or Last Squadron?
BrassBlitz and Last Squadron are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BrassBlitz or Last Squadron have ads?
Both BrassBlitz and Last Squadron show ads.
Which is updated more often, BrassBlitz or Last Squadron?
BrassBlitz ships an update monthly, and Last Squadron every 10 days. Most recently, BrassBlitz was updated on October 31, 2026 and Last Squadron on October 31, 2026.

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