Sky Troops vs The Lost Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sky Troops
Pilot a steampunk plane in this cartoon-style scrolling shooter. Engage in intense aerial combat, dodge enemy attacks, and unleash bombs to defeat waves of foes. Upgrade your aircraft or unlock new planes with collected energy to face challenging bosses and enjoy thrilling gameplay.
- Control steampunk planes
- Fight waves of enemies
- Upgrade and unlock planes
- Six distinctive fighter choices
- Multiple upgrade levels per fighter
- Challenging boss battles
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Welcome to a great cartoon-art scrolling shooter game! You as a player can control the steampunk plane and fight with waves of enemies flying at you. Avoid their attack! Shoot and drop the bomb to kill the enemy as many as you can. Gather enough energy so that you can upgrade your plane, or unlock more powerful new planes. Drag the plane to move, double-click, or press the bomb icon to use the bombs. Game Features: 1. Six distinctive fighters for your choice. 2. Each fighter has three levels that keep you constantly strong. 3. Rich levels make you unable to stop. 3. Different styles of boss waiting for your challenge. 4. Extremely cool barrage stimulates your nerves.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sky Troops at Free against The Lost Shield's $1.99. The Lost Shield's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (29 vs 7). On rating, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Sky Troops is free to download; The Lost Shield costs $1.99 up front. Sky Troops sells 3 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Sky Troops against 4.4 for The Lost Shield. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 29 respectively.
Sky Troops ships an update every 11 months, The Lost Shield every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Troops | The Lost Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 64.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tang Cho man | GUAN LING WU |
Customer experience
Sky Troops
The Lost Shield
In-app purchases
Sky Troops
- 5 Bombs$0.99
- 100 Energy$1.99
- 200 Energy$2.99
The Lost Shield
- 1000G$0.99
- 3000G$1.99
- 10000G$4.99
Questions
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