Comparison

Sonny vs Lowlife

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

Head to head
About

Sonny

Engage in strategic, turn-based combat against mutant zombies and techno-beasts. Uncover a compelling story as you master new skills to save the world. Features stunning artwork and an original score.

Highlights
  • Turn-based combat
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Skill mastery
  • Zombie survival
  • Engrossing story
  • Stunning artwork
Features
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Sonny goes free for everyone with minimal ad support, with support for the iPhone X! RPG Sonny brings challenging turn-based combat that requires strategy and mastery of each new skill to survive. When Sonny rises from the dead with his mind intact and his memories missing, his search for the truth will lead him and his allies to save the world or die trying against rampaging mutant zombies, monstrous techno-beasts, and much more. Reinventing the classic played by millions, Sonny is designed for cunning and creativity with an emphasis on strategy and difficulty as the gameplay evolves. Featuring stunning artwork by Jet Kimchrea and an engrossing original score by David Orr. SUPPORTED DEVICES iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, , iPhone X, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 2, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 4, iPad Pro, iPod Touch 6

About

Lowlife

Control a healer in a dystopian future, focusing on keeping your party alive against villains. Collect and upgrade healing scripts, trade items, and specialize your healer through skill trees. Compete on global leaderboards and team up for raid bosses.

Highlights
  • Heal party members in battle
  • Collect and upgrade healing scripts
  • Trade and shop for scripts
  • Specialize healer with skill trees
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Team up for raid bosses
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All you gotta do is heal. Take control of Lowlife and heal your downloaded Scripts as you scour a corrupt, dystopian future. Your goal is not to hurt the countless Villains you will face spanning across several Simulations and Raids, it is to keep your party alive so they can do the hurting - by any means necessary. Throughout the Healing Simulations, you will incept Memories which can be used to trade for new Scripts - or if you have downloaded Scripts with their own god-rolled skills, level them up with Memories or by taking them with you! Sell your extra Scripts in the Auction House for extra Memories to spend. Also shop for other worldwide players' listed Scripts to use for your own. There are 35 uniquely skilled subclasses of Scripts to be found, including Tanks and Melee DPS to place on your front line, Mages and Ranged DPS for your back line, and Shamans - a wildcard class that can be placed anywhere in your party setup. Lowlife places you in battle with a variety of weak and powerful Villains, equipped with only a variety of healing spells to keep everyone (and yourself!) alive. Spend your gained Parameter Points to build the perfect healer and fit your play style. Sprinkle a little of your personal playstyle on top by spending Node Points in one of three skill trees to build your perfect healer specialization. You'll need it to get the highest scores on the Global Leaderboards. Complete Quests and level up to gain access to a variety of Simulations with Bosses and challenges that await you. When you feel confident enough, team up online to take down a Raid Boss or two. Lowlife is free to play, unlimited, with no commercial breaks. Also works with no WiFi or internet connection (Auction House, Leaderboards, and Raids not available with no internet).

Screenshots

Sonny4 screens
Lowlife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sonny at none against Lowlife's 5. Sonny also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). Lowlife's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Lowlife sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Sonny asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sonny against 4.7 for Lowlife. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Sonny's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lowlife's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonny ships an update every 5 months, Lowlife every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sonny versus Lowlife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonnyLowlife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings)4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews75.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB32 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperArmor Games Studios IncCoast Media House LLC

Customer experience

Sonny

All ratings2,290 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews499 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative19.6%

Lowlife

All ratings1,390 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral10.4%
Negative14.2%

Bugs and requests

Sonny

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lowlife

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game overheating issues
  • Progression and save data not working properly
  • Auction house and marketplace bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to view skill descriptions outside of combat
  • More detailed stats and information about scripts
  • Improved marketplace functionality and responsiveness
  • Option to reset game progress

In-app purchases

None

Sonny

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Lowlife

One-time5
  • 5,000 Memories$0.99
  • 15,000 Memories$1.99
  • VIP Ticket$2.99
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  • 50,000 Memories$4.99
  • 100,000 Memories$7.99

Questions

Is Sonny free?
Sonny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lowlife free?
Lowlife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sonny or Lowlife?
Lowlife is rated higher. Sonny averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Lowlife averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Sonny or Lowlife have ads?
Neither Sonny nor Lowlife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonny or Lowlife?
Sonny ships an update every 5 months, and Lowlife every 6 days. Most recently, Sonny was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lowlife on October 21, 2026.

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