Sky Troops vs Line Tracer
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.
Line Tracer
Guide a ball through a dynamic obstacle course by switching lanes and collecting items. Progress through levels, unlock new balls, and aim for high scores in this fast-paced, one-tap control game.
- Collect balls
- Break the line
- Switch lanes
- Avoid obstacles
- Unlock new balls
- Hit high scores
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Collect the balls and break the line to switch the lane and avoid the obstacles. Play fast in order not to fall behind! Intuitive one tap control and dynamic gameplay Progress through the levels and hit high scores to unlock new unique balls. How far can your snake go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Line Tracer at none against Sky Troops's shown. Line Tracer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (102 vs 7). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Sky Troops sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Line Tracer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.3 for Line Tracer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Line Tracer has 102 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sky Troops ships an update every 11 months, Line Tracer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sky Troops | Line Tracer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (102 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — 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 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tang Cho man | ArmNomads LLC |
Customer experience
Sky Troops
Line Tracer
In-app purchases
Sky Troops
- 5 Bombs$0.99
- 100 Energy$1.99
- 200 Energy$2.99
Line Tracer
- No Ads$1.99
