Comparison

Super Waves vs The Lost Shield

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

Head to head
About

Super Waves

Test your retro gaming skills in this arcade action classic. Jump and smash to survive against hordes of sea creatures with your boat and paddle. Collect gold, recruit mermaids, and upgrade your abilities for an endless challenge.

Highlights
  • Boat and paddle combat
  • Classic platformer controls
  • Collect gold and treasures
  • Recruit mermaids
  • Upgrade health and super moves
  • Procedurally generated waves
  • Game Center achievements and leaderboards
Features
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BATTLE THE WAVES. SURVIVE THE OCEAN. Super Waves is a hardcore endless action-platformer played across an ocean that never stands still. Paddle across moving waves, time your jumps and fight off relentless sea creatures while staying ahead of the hungry shark. Collect coins and valuable items, upgrade Johnny and unleash your Super Beam when the battle becomes overwhelming. The ocean is always moving. The enemies keep coming. How long can you survive? MASTER THE MOVING WAVES The ocean is your platform. Paddle across its constantly changing surface, leap over danger and adapt your timing and attacks as the waves rise and fall beneath you. FIGHT THROUGH ENEMY WAVES Battle sea creatures with your paddle, defeat them by landing on them and use powerful Super Shots to escape dangerous situations. FIRE THE SUPER BEAM When enemies close in, unleash a powerful laser to turn the fight in your favor. Upgrade the beam’s size and duration, and increase the number of Super Shots you can carry. CLAIM MERMAID REWARDS Carolina the mermaid is there to help—but you still need the skill to reach her. Defeat sea creatures and collect coins to earn opportunities for valuable items and extra health. Carolina delivers the rewards, but retrieving them safely is up to you. COLLECT, SELL AND UPGRADE Collect coins and valuable items during each run. Sell your treasure and use your earnings to upgrade Johnny’s maximum health, strengthen the Super Beam and carry more Super Shots into battle. Every gameplay upgrade can be unlocked by playing. SMASH THROUGH BONUS ROUNDS Break open treasure and collect additional coins between enemy waves to power your next upgrades. ESCAPE THE HUNGRY SHARK Keep paddling and keep fighting. Fall too far behind and the shark will claim its next meal. CHASE YOUR HIGHEST SCORE Improve with every attempt, earn Game Center achievements and climb the leaderboards. Discover hidden interactions and unexpected ways to boost your score. Built for players who love old-school arcade action, demanding platforming, beat ’em up combat and games that reward genuine mastery. Originally launched for iPhone 3G as Waves: Survivor in 2010 and remade as Super Waves Survivor in 2014, this HD rebuild is the definitive version for modern devices—preserving its uncompromising arcade spirit with support for 60 FPS and 120 FPS ProMotion displays. PADDLE. JUMP. FIGHT. UPGRADE. SURVIVE.

About

The Lost Shield

Embark on an epic brick-breaking adventure as a hero tasked with returning a magical shield. Explore diverse areas, battle numerous enemies and bosses, and rescue allies with unique skills to aid your quest. Upgrade your hero and unlock new modes to save the world.

Highlights
  • Brick break gameplay with magic balls
  • Explore 6 areas with 54 stages
  • Battle 20+ enemies and 6 bosses
  • Rescue and upgrade followers
  • Unlock Arcade Mode for high scores
  • Collect achievements and treasure
Features
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The Lost Shield is a brick break/adventure game. You play as a hero who must return a powerful but dangerous magic shield to the place it belongs. Features - Fun gameplay where you destroy enemies with powerful magic balls - 6 areas with 54 stages to explore, each with different enemies, traps and secrets. - 20+ enemies and 6 bosses want to stop your journey. - 20 achievements to master - Find bonus stages and loot treasure in every stage. - Rescue followers with unique abilities and add them to your party. - Upgrade your hero to save the world. - Unlock Arcade Mode and challenge the high score of other players around the world. ----------------------------------------------------------- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TowerofFortune Game Trailer https://youtu.be/KeAyy5PVMuk

Screenshots

Super Waves4 screens
The Lost Shield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Super Waves at Free against The Lost Shield's $1.99. Super Waves also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 65%). The Lost Shield's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 68 months). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Super Waves is free to download; The Lost Shield costs $1.99 up front. Super Waves sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Lost Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Lost Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 29 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Super Waves's written reviews are positive against 65% of The Lost Shield's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Waves ships an update every 68 months, The Lost Shield every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Super Waves versus The Lost Shield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper WavesThe Lost Shield
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (15 ratings)4.4 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better64.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1529 — better
Update frequencyEvery 68 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRenown EntertainmentGame Stew

Customer experience

Super Waves

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral26.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

The Lost Shield

All ratings29 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative25.9%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Super Waves

One-time10
  • Handful of 2,500 Coins$0.99
  • Coin Multiplier$0.99
  • Bucket of 6,000 Coins$1.99
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  • Upgrade Pack$1.99
  • Chest of 14,000 Coins$2.99
  • Auto Reload Supers$4.99
  • Boatload of 31,000 Coins$4.99
  • Maximum Johnny$4.99
  • Maximum Supers$6.99
  • King of the Seven Seas$14.99
3 purchases

The Lost Shield

One-time3
  • 1000G$0.99
  • 3000G$1.99
  • 10000G$4.99

Questions

Is Super Waves free?
Super Waves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Lost Shield free?
The Lost Shield costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Super Waves or The Lost Shield?
The Lost Shield is rated higher. Super Waves averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while The Lost Shield averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do Super Waves or The Lost Shield have ads?
Super Waves shows ads; The Lost Shield does not.
Which is updated more often, Super Waves or The Lost Shield?
Super Waves ships an update every 68 months, and The Lost Shield every 7 months. Most recently, Super Waves was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Lost Shield on October 21, 2026.

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