Comparison

Brutal.io vs Gons.io

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Gons.io

Engage in a survival game where you transform from a triangle into a circle by collecting edges. Shoot other players to grow your shape and dominate the map in this fast-paced polygonal world.

Highlights
  • Polygonal graphics
  • Collect edges to grow
  • Shoot other players
  • Evolve shapes
  • Multiplayer survival
Features
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Gons.io throws you into a map where you must shoot to survive. Collect edges and shoot other players to gain more edges as you approach circular perfection. Here's how it (basically) goes: You materialize into a strange world as a humble triangle. You realize you are not constrained - but you can move! You find yourself to be in a small room, yet you feel the urge to explore. Look, a passage! You decide to enter. You travel around a corner and see something in the distance - what appears to be a spinning line segment. You approach it carefully. It doesn't seem harmful. You touch it and are immediately transformed into a square! It feels so good. You need to find more. You see what you think is another segment just obscured by a wall. You resume motion to check. Wait, that's not a segment - but another polygon! "Hello!" you exclaim, "Do you by any chance know where I could find some more of these line segments?" He doesn't answer and begins approaching you. Suddenly an edge is projected straight out of him. He is not giving you this - he is trying to kill you. You frantically dart sideways as the segment whizzes past your lower vertices. You scramble into rooms and down passages in an attempt to evade the assailant. This world is not what you thought it was. Those edges you want - everyone else wants them too - and they will do anything to get them. As you attempt to gather your thoughts, something amazing happens. You witness the miracle of spawn. A living, moving triangle - out of nowhere! After a brief state of awe, you remember where you are, and what you must do. "I'm so sorry," you mutter as an edge emerges from your polygonal body.

Screenshots

Brutal.io4 screens
Gons.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gons.io at none against Brutal.io's shown. Gons.io also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). Brutal.io's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 88) and review sentiment (58% vs 48%). 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 — 3.9 for Brutal.io against 3.9 for Gons.io. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brutal.io has 5.1K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Brutal.io's written reviews are positive against 48% of Gons.io's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Brutal.io versus Gons.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrutal.ioGons.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (5.1K ratings)3.9 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews — better48.4% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K — better88
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Alike, LdaSam Hogan

Customer experience

Brutal.io

All ratings5,065 ratings
Positive72.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews506 reviews
Positive57.5%
Neutral9.7%
Negative32.8%

Gons.io

All ratings88 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral15.6%
Negative35.9%

Bugs and 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

Gons.io

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brutal.io

No in-app purchases

None

Gons.io

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brutal.io free?
Brutal.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gons.io free?
Gons.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brutal.io or Gons.io?
Gons.io is rated higher. Brutal.io averages 3.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Gons.io averages 3.9 from 88 ratings.
Do Brutal.io or Gons.io have ads?
Brutal.io shows ads; Gons.io does not.

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