Hop Swap vs Monocular Enemy 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hop Swap
Navigate a unique platformer where the ground and sky can be swapped. Solve puzzles by jumping between two worlds simultaneously. Features addictive gameplay, retro graphics, and gem collection.
- World swapping mechanic
- Platform puzzling
- Intuitive swipe controls
- Retro pixel graphics
- Gem collection
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Is the sky blue and the ground yellow? Or is the ground blue and the sky yellow? Hop and then swap - to jump through the ground which now becomes the sky! Journey through two worlds at the same time and swap between them to solve puzzles. • Addictive platform puzzling! • A unique world bending twist! • Swipe left, right, up, & down is all you need to move around • Cutting edge retro pixel graphics! • Can you find all the gems? -Important information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion for other nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.
Monocular Enemy 2
Embark on a side-scrolling adventure as a robot fighting to save the world from monsters. Overcome enemies, navigate traps, and defeat powerful bosses to restore peace. This action-packed game offers free play with no waiting or billing, featuring auto-save functionality.
- Side-scrolling 2D action
- Robot protagonist
- Defeat enemies and bosses
- Avoid traps
- No waiting or billing
- Auto save
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Monocular Enemy is a side-scrolling 2D action game. A robot stood up to save the world dominated by monsters. Defeat your enemies, avoid traps, defeat bosses and restore peace to the world. This game has no tedious waiting times or billing elements. You can play for free until the ending. It supports auto save. ■ Operation method Lkey: Move left Rkey: Move right Akey: Dash Bkey: Jump Bkey + Bkey: Attack ■ Attack method Press Bkey while jumping to attack. Attack by pressing Bkey while falling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monocular Enemy 2 at none against Hop Swap's 1. Monocular Enemy 2 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Hop Swap's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Hop Swap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monocular Enemy 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monocular Enemy 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 163 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Hop Swap's written reviews are positive against 73% of Monocular Enemy 2's.
Hop Swap ships an update monthly, Monocular Enemy 2 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hop Swap | Monocular Enemy 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (142 ratings) | 4.7 (163 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 142 | 163 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | YUSEI MIYOSHI |
Customer experience
Hop Swap
Monocular Enemy 2
In-app purchases
Hop Swap
- Remove Ads$3.99
Monocular Enemy 2
No in-app purchases
