Comparison

Rocketboat vs Monocular Enemy 2

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

Head to head
About

Rocketboat

Embark on an action-adventure platformer with a unique visual style blending pixel art and 3D. Experience a humorous story filled with nostalgic nods, sci-fi tropes, and conspiracy themes, all set to a retro soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Unique graphic style
  • Humorous story
  • Nostalgic gaming and sci-fi nods
  • Retro 8-bit soundtrack
  • Touch controls or gamepad support
  • Unlockable Challenge Mode
Features
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Rocketboat - Pilot is an action/adventure platformer which features a unique graphic style that mixes classic minimalist pixel art with modern 3D rendering techniques. The game tells a humorous story with memorable characters while giving nods to nostalgic gaming and sci-fi clichés, conspiracy culture, the Illuminati, and even the hacktivist group Anonymous. Tying it all together is an 8-bit retro soundtrack influenced by the band’s music. * Use touch controls or a gamepad (recommended!) * Turn on shadows via Options > Display! * Find hidden music notes to unlock jukebox featuring original Rocketboat recordings and chiptune remakes. * Collect all planet points to unlock Challenge Mode! * Please rate and review! STORY: Far beyond the reaches of the Milky Way, a great darkness is looming. A clandestine force using powerful social manipulation techniques is controlling the resources of star systems throughout the universe. Their only existential threat appears to be a rock band from the planet Earth. Meanwhile on Earth, while experimenting with new ways to promote their music, the band Rocketboat is about to find itself on a life-changing adventure.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Side-scrolling 2D action
  • Robot protagonist
  • Defeat enemies and bosses
  • Avoid traps
  • No waiting or billing
  • Auto save
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Rocketboat4 screens
Monocular Enemy 24 screens

Verdict

The call

Rocketboat and Monocular Enemy 2 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Monocular Enemy 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rocketboat's. Monocular Enemy 2 also leads on ratings volume (143 vs 7). Rocketboat's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. 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 — 4.7 for Rocketboat against 4.7 for Monocular Enemy 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monocular Enemy 2 has 143 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Rocketboat's written reviews are positive against 73% of Monocular Enemy 2's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rocketboat versus Monocular Enemy 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocketboatMonocular Enemy 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings)4.7 (143 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7143 — better
Update frequency—Every 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB57 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPresent Day Media LLCYUSEI MIYOSHI

Customer experience

Rocketboat

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Monocular Enemy 2

All ratings143 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

None

Rocketboat

No in-app purchases

None

Monocular Enemy 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rocketboat free?
Rocketboat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monocular Enemy 2 free?
Monocular Enemy 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rocketboat or Monocular Enemy 2?
Monocular Enemy 2 is rated higher. Rocketboat averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Monocular Enemy 2 averages 4.7 from 143 ratings.
Do Rocketboat or Monocular Enemy 2 have ads?
Monocular Enemy 2 shows ads; Rocketboat does not.

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