Comparison

Brutal.io vs Cells Arena

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

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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

Cells Arena

Features
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One tiny cell. One giant dish. Cells Arena drops you into a glowing petri dish with 149 other cells. Eat what is smaller than you, run from what is bigger, and grow until you are at the top of the board. TAP PLAY, YOU ARE IN No sign-up, no queue, no waiting. One tap and you are in the dish within seconds. EAT. SPLIT. GROW. • Graze on pellets and swallow smaller cells to grow. • Split to lunge at prey that is getting away, then merge back together. • Eject mass to feed a burr until it fires at whoever is in front of it. • The bigger you get, the slower you crawl. Everybody is somebody's lunch. BURRS BITE THE BIG ONES Spiked burrs burst any cell big enough to swallow them. Shelter behind one while you are small, and give them room once you are not. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Amoeba, the ambusher: the longest lunge, quick to pull itself back together, a slow cruise. • Ciliate, the grazer: fast, with a wide mouth, but it bleeds mass. • Plasma, the gunner: cheap, far-flying ejects, and a bad time on a burr. • Jelly, the tank: holds its mass, shrugs off burrs, lunges short. Come back as a different one after every life. A DISH THAT IS ALWAYS FULL Every dish holds 150 cells. Real players share it in real time, and computer-controlled cells take every empty seat, some timid, some hunting, so there is always something to chase and something to run from. MADE FOR THE HAND • One thumb steers. Two buttons do the rest. • Portrait or landscape, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. • A live top 10, your rank always on screen, and a report on every life: best rank, peak mass, and who got you. • Haptics on iPhone for every bite, split and burst. • No ads. No purchases. No account. GOOD TO KNOW Cells Arena is online only and needs an internet connection.

Screenshots

Brutal.io4 screens
Cells Arena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cells Arena at none against Brutal.io's shown. Brutal.io's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brutal.io versus Cells Arena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrutal.ioCells Arena
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (5.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThink Alike, LdaCOMMIT APPS, SRL

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

Cells Arena

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brutal.io

No in-app purchases

None

Cells Arena

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brutal.io free?
Brutal.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cells Arena free?
Cells Arena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brutal.io or Cells Arena have ads?
Brutal.io shows ads; Cells Arena does not.

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