Cell Game vs Brutal.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cell Game
Engage in intense cell-based combat where survival depends on consuming smaller cells and avoiding larger ones. Employ strategies like feeding, splitting, and teamwork to dominate the arena. Play solo against AI or challenge players globally.
- Consume smaller cells to grow
- Split into two cells for tactical advantage
- Attract targets with ejected cells
- Offline play against AI
- Online multiplayer battles
- Team up with other players
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In the most unbalanced field, combat starts everywhere. All cells have to observe and obey the jungle law: bigger cells prey upon smaller ones, big cells eat little cells. The law of the fang is never repealed, yet we have evolved to different strategies: 1) Feed, eject a small cell to attract your targets, or help your mates grow up; 2) Split, split into two same half cells, homed in on your target. You can play offline with computer AIs, or online with players world wide. Name you differently or you may be the target easily. Find your mates or you will lose it soon.
Brutal.io
Engage in real-time 2D physics battles in an online arena. Control a car with a flail, outmaneuver opponents, and use strategic physics-based tactics to win. Avoid sentinels that steal energy.
- Real-time online battles
- 2D physics gameplay
- Car and flail control
- Strategic combat
- Global multiplayer
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Welcome to Brutal.io, the thrilling online game created by the mind behind Wings.io! Dive into the action-packed world of this 2D physics game, where you'll join millions of players from around the globe in real-time battles. Master the art of controlling your car and wielding your flail to outmaneuver opponents. Easy to pick up, yet challenging to master, click to release your flail and click again to call it back. Beware of the green sentinels that will steal energy if you lose focus. Brutal.io's gameplay is driven by pure 2D physics, allowing you to develop ingenious strategies to outwit your foes. Crush them against walls, lie in ambush at the central area's entrance, or surprise them in the midst of your car and flail. Craft your path to victory in this intense online arena.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cell Game at 5.0 against Brutal.io's 3.9. Brutal.io's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 43 months) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cell Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brutal.io has 5.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Cell Game's written reviews are positive against 58% of Brutal.io's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cell Game ships an update every 43 months, Brutal.io every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cell Game | Brutal.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.9 (5.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 57.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CronlyGames Inc. | Think Alike, Lda |
Customer experience
Cell Game
Brutal.io
Bugs and requests
Cell Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brutal.io
Reported bugs
4 issues- Flail glitching and causing unintended deaths
- Invisible players and objects
- Freezing and unresponsive controls
- Inconsistent collision detection
Requested features
5 requests- Offline mode with bots
- Different game modes (team, battle royale)
- Ability to customize character/flail
- Leaderboard and achievements
- Improved matchmaking/skill-based pairing
In-app purchases
Cell Game
No in-app purchases
Brutal.io
No in-app purchases
