Comparison

Crashlands vs Lifeline

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

Head to head
About

Crashlands

Embark on an outlandish, story-driven crafting RPG adventure. Explore a vast alien planet, craft over 500 items, and battle enemies with skill-based combat. Build bases, tame creatures, and uncover ancient secrets in a quest to deliver packages and overcome a nefarious plot.

Highlights
  • Expansive crafting system with over 500 items
  • Self-managing, infinite inventory
  • RPG-style character progression
  • Skill-based combat with craftable gadgets
  • Intuitive base building
  • Tameable creatures for combat sidekicks
  • Effortless cloud saving
Features
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"...a design masterpiece." 5/5 - TouchArcade 2016 Game of the Year - TouchArcade, Gamezebo Time's Top 10 Games / Top 50 Apps of 2016 Craft, battle, and quest your way through Crashlands, an outlandish, story-driven Crafting RPG overflowing with sass! Become Flux Dabes, a galactic trucker whose latest shipment gets derailed by a chin-strapped alien menace named Hewgodooko, leaving you stranded on an alien planet. As you hustle to retrieve your packages you’ll become enmeshed in a nefarious plot of world domination, which will require all of your wits and both of your glutes to overcome. Learn recipes from the local sentient life, make new friends, uncover ancient secrets and deadly bosses, tame everything and build yourself a home-away-from-home as you learn to thrive on planet Woanope. ▼▼ Key Features ▼▼ -● Expansive Crafting System ●- Unlock over 500 craftable items as you explore the world and learn its secrets! -● Self-managing, Infinite Inventory ●- In Crashlands, your inventory is infinite, manages itself, and retrieves your tools when you need them, so you can focus on adventuring, questing, and building. You'll never have to dig through your bag or return to your base to free up inventory space! -● RPG-Style Character Progression ●- Become more powerful through creating ever-more-amazing items! As you grow in power, you can venture to new regions of the world, meet strange characters, discover new stories, and encounter new and interesting enemies. -● Skill-Based Combat ●- Learn the attacks of the enemies you encounter, and use your skill, agility, and wits to defeat them! You can even augment your fighting prowess with the power of the dozens of gadgets you can craft. Set your enemies on fire, stun them, slow down time, and more! -● Intuitive Base Building ●- Building a base in Crashlands is so simple it feels like fingerpainting. You can create beautiful, sprawling bases in minutes! -● Tameable Creatures ●- Every creature in Crashlands can become a trusty combat sidekick. Find an egg, incubate it, and hatch your very own adorable or hideous bundle of joy. You can even craft special items to grow and empower them! -● Huge World... with Huge Problems ●- Four sentient races, three continents, an epic bid for the future of the planet, and you - trapped in the middle, trying to deliver your freakin' packages. Take your time to dive into the side stories of the characters you meet or just rush headlong into making that special delivery. With hundreds upon hundreds of quests, there's a lot to do and discover on planet Woanope! -● Effortless Cloud Saving ●- Just because your battery died or you accidentally dropped your device into a bottomless chasm, doesn't mean your save has to die with it. With Rumpus, you can easily store and retrieve your save from the cloud, and move it between your devices! -● Controller Support ●- Tired of rubbing your sweaty hands all over your beautiful touchscreen? No problem! We've got support for most mobile-compatible controllers, so you can rub your sweaty hands on some joysticks instead!

About

Lifeline

An interactive horror game where your choices determine a woman's survival in a mysterious facility. Guide her through dark hallways and make critical decisions to help her escape an unknown threat.

Highlights
  • Interactive horror experience
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Real-time heart-rate monitor feedback
  • Multi-platform play (phone, Apple Watch)
  • Multiple language support
Features
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The Lifeline series takes a terrifying turn in this interactive horror experience. Every decision you make could help Wynn to safety, or lead her to an untimely end. Something has gone horribly wrong... Venture deep into a mysterious scientific facility, where a woman named Wynn has just woken up strapped to a hospital bed. She doesn't remember what happened to her - all she knows right now is that she has to get out of this place. And her only link to the outside world... is YOU! Help Wynn navigate creepy darkened hallways as the shrieks of something inhuman get closer... In this thrilling interactive horror experience, your choices shape the story and ultimately decide Wynn's fate! • A truly immersive horror experience! • The Green Series continues with a terrifying twist! • Written by award-winning author Daryl Gregory. • Norman Fairbanks returns with an original bone-chilling score. • Wynn’s heart-rate monitor gives real-time feedback as you make decisions in the story. • Interact with the story on your phone, Apple Watch, or through notifications! • Play in English, German, French, Japanese, Russian, or Chinese at launch! WATCH US: http://www.youtube.com/c/LifelineGame Praise for Lifeline: “I’ve played many games that I find engrossing, but Lifeline may be one of the first that changed the way I thought about my daily routine, which leapt off the screen and became a part of my lived experience.” - Eli Cymet, Gamezebo “For a few brief hours I cared – really cared – about the fate of a completely fictional character. I don’t think any other game I’ve played has made me feel that way before.” - Matt Thrower, PocketGamer

Screenshots

Crashlands4 screens
Lifeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crashlands at 4.8 against Lifeline's 4.3. Crashlands also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 67%) and chart position (#113 vs unranked). Lifeline's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and price ($2.99 vs $6.99). On 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

Crashlands costs $6.99 and Lifeline $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crashlands holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 351 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Crashlands's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lifeline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crashlands ships an update every 2 months, Lifeline weekly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Crashlands versus Lifeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrashlandsLifeline
Price$6.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better4.3 (351 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better67.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better351
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.08.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB142 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.3 Minute Games, Inc.

Customer experience

Crashlands

All ratings1,159 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews785 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.6%

Lifeline

All ratings351 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral18.4%
Negative14.1%

User reviews

Crashlands

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Lots of content and gameplay
  • 💡 Funny and engaging story
  • 👍 Addictive and enjoyable
  • 👍 Excellent crafting and progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
  • 🐛 Glitchy audio
  • 🐛 Quests can be confusing
  • 🐛 Repetitive at times
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes can be frustrating

Lifeline

From 351 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging story
  • 👍 Immersive experience
  • 🔒 Ties into larger Lifeline universe
  • 💡 Innovative use of heart rate monitoring

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Frequent long pauses in gameplay
  • 👎 Protagonist Wynn can be frustrating or unlikable
  • 🐛 Inconsistencies between dialogue options and actual responses

Bugs and requests

Crashlands

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on map opening
  • Inventory management issues
  • Enemies regaining full health on respawn

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More character customization options
  • Ability to control pet companions
  • Clearer quest tracking and objectives

Lifeline

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Website links in-game no longer working
  • Game restarting from the beginning unexpectedly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to skip long pauses
  • More impactful choices that affect the story
  • Ability to revisit past decisions

In-app purchases

None

Crashlands

No in-app purchases

None

Lifeline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crashlands free?
Crashlands costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lifeline free?
Lifeline costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crashlands or Lifeline?
Crashlands is rated higher. Crashlands averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Lifeline averages 4.3 from 351 ratings.
Do Crashlands or Lifeline have ads?
Neither Crashlands nor Lifeline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crashlands or Lifeline?
Crashlands ships an update every 2 months, and Lifeline weekly. Most recently, Crashlands was updated on November 11, 2026 and Lifeline on November 11, 2026.

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