Nekosan vs Monocular Enemy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nekosan
Guide a cat through challenging dungeons to retrieve stolen stars. Utilize one-finger controls for running, sliding, wall jumping, and flying across numerous levels. Embark on an adventure to reclaim what the mice have taken.
- Run, slide, wall jump, and fly mechanics
- Dozens of challenging levels
- One-finger control gameplay
- Retrieve stolen stars
- Infiltrate mouse dungeons
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Oh no… The mice stole all the stars :’( Only a cat can infiltrate their dungeons to get them back! Help Nekosan and his friends to run, slide, wall jump, and fly through dozens of devilish levels. And all of this with one finger! Are you up to the challenge? :3
Monocular Enemy
Embark on a retro 2D side-scrolling adventure as a robot fighting to save the world from monsters. Navigate traps, defeat enemies, and overcome bosses to restore peace. This free game offers a complete experience without waiting or billing elements, featuring auto-save functionality.
- 2D side-scrolling gameplay
- Robot protagonist
- Monster and boss battles
- Trap avoidance
- Auto-save functionality
- Free to play
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Monocular enemy is a 2D action game of side scrolling. A robot got up to save the world dominated by monsters. Defeat enemies, avoid traps, defeat the boss and regain peace to the world. This game has no boring waiting time or billing elements. You can play free of charge until the ending. It supports auto save. ■ Operation method Lkey: move left Rkey: move right Akey: Jump ■ Attack method Akey + Akey Pressing Akey while jumping attacks. Falling + Akey Pressing Akey while falling will attack. BGM: Pocket sound depeloper twitter: YUSEI MIYOSHI
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monocular Enemy at none against Nekosan's 5. Nekosan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (869 vs 93). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Nekosan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Monocular Enemy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Nekosan against 4.6 for Monocular Enemy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nekosan has 869 ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 83% positive.
Nekosan ships an update every 2 months, Monocular Enemy every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nekosan | Monocular Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (869 ratings) | 4.6 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 869 — better | 93 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 1Button SARL | YUSEI MIYOSHI |
Customer experience
Nekosan
Monocular Enemy
Bugs and requests
Nekosan
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch after recent update
- Inability to exit video ads without watching them
- Progress not saved after exiting the game
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better tutorial and control explanation
- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Restart button for quick retries
Monocular Enemy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nekosan
- Pack of 9 Lives$0.99
- Key$0.99
- Maurice$0.99
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- Skip a Stage$0.99
- Remove All Ads$2.99
Monocular Enemy
No in-app purchases
