Comparison

Blast Rush vs Project Neon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Blast Rush

Experience an action-packed shooter where unlimited bombs are your primary weapon. Blast through waves of enemies and escape overwhelming situations with screen-clearing explosives. Enjoy intense levels, diverse ships, and retro-style graphics.

Highlights
  • Unlimited screen-clearing explosives
  • 40 intense levels
  • Randomized onslaught survival mode
  • Three distinct fighter ships
  • Three distinct bomb types
  • One-thumb control
  • Share gameplay and scores
Features
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Ever played a shooter game and wanted more bombs to escape tight spots? Blast Rush gives you as many as you want... and more! The core of the enemy mothership is destroyed and reinforcements are approaching fast, but your guns are overheated and weak. You can't shoot your way out, but you can BLAST your way out! Feel empowered with unlimited screen-clearing explosives, then take on increasingly complex waves of enemy drones and RUSH to victory! • Fly through 40 intense levels or survive a randomized onslaught • Three distinct fighter ships and bomb types • One-thumb control keeps you blasting • Share your gameplay and scores • Screamin' 16-bit-style graphics and sound

About

Project Neon

Embark on a top-secret mission in this 16-bit shoot 'em up adventure. Navigate the cosmos to retrieve a recluse from Mars and dismantle his interplanetary defenses to save Earth from ecological collapse.

Highlights
  • Interplanetary defense dismantling
  • Boss battles
  • Intense 16-bit arcade action
  • Cosmic navigation
  • Shoot 'em up gameplay
Features
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PROJECT NEON is a retro arcade space shooter, built as a brand new game for the Neo Geo. It runs on original MVS and AES arcade hardware, on a cartridge we build ourselves, and players around the world play it on real cabinets today. This is that same game, now on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. BUY IT ONCE, OWN IT One price, the complete game. No ads, no in-app purchases, no timers, no account. Everything is in the box, just like an arcade cartridge. One purchase covers every Apple device you own. A REAL ARCADE SHMUP • Hand-drawn 16-bit pixel art, made inside the limits of the original hardware • A soundtrack composed for the Neo Geo sound chip • Fierce bosses guarding four planets on the way to Mars • Built for high-score chasing • Touch controls, game controller support and haptics Ready to fly to Mars and save Earth?

Screenshots

Blast Rush4 screens
Project Neon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Blast Rush at 64 against Project Neon's 3. Blast Rush also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Project Neon's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Blast Rush costs $2.99 and Project Neon $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blast Rush against 5.0 for Project Neon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blast Rush has 64 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blast Rush ships an update every 2 months, Project Neon every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blast Rush versus Project Neon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlast RushProject Neon
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (64 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings64 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB15 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBipedal DogFULLSET

Customer experience

Blast Rush

All ratings64 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Project Neon

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blast Rush

No in-app purchases

None

Project Neon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blast Rush free?
Blast Rush costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Project Neon free?
Project Neon costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blast Rush or Project Neon?
Blast Rush and Project Neon are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 64 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Blast Rush or Project Neon have ads?
Neither Blast Rush nor Project Neon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blast Rush or Project Neon?
Blast Rush ships an update every 2 months, and Project Neon every 5 weeks. Most recently, Blast Rush was updated on October 15, 2026 and Project Neon on October 11, 2026.

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