Comparison

Pulsar vs Nitelore

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

Head to head
About

Pulsar

A minimalist arcade game where players must orbit a planet without crashing. Each completed orbit spawns a faster moon, increasing the challenge. Test your reflexes and timing in this gravity-based challenge.

Highlights
  • Orbit planets
  • Avoid collisions
  • Increasing moon speed
  • Gravity mechanics
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Pulsar (or PSR B1257+12) is a tiny game where you play as a lone moon orbiting one of three available planets. Try to rotate around the planet as many times as you can without crashing into it or leaving the orbit. Every time you complete a turn around the orbit, the planet creates a new moon that will follow the same path as the one you took. Each consecutive moon will be faster. The planet has its own gravity, so you move faster as you get closer to the planet - the same goes for other moons. Created in 48h for Slavic Game Jam 2018 which took place on July 20-22nd 2018 in Warsaw, Poland. Made by: Luke Spierewka (@Spierek), Weronika Grabowska (wrrnk @ FB), Kamila Rusiecka, Elie Abraham (@ElieAbraham64) and Paweł Laskowski (@AlterKot). Fonts used: Potra, Nasalization Special thanks: Katarzyna Kruszyńska

About

Nitelore

Experience extreme anti-gravity racing with explosive combat across diverse and spectacular tracks. Conquer Grand Prix seasons, master time trials, survive brutal eliminations, and destroy opponents in high-speed death races. Build and upgrade your fleet of ships to dominate the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Anti-gravity racing
  • Explosive combat
  • Multiple game modes (Grand Prix, Time Attack, Elimination, Death Race)
  • Spectacular and diverse tracks
  • Ship customization and upgrades
  • Daily challenges
  • Online leaderboards and challenges
Features
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Race at impossible speeds across cities, volcanoes, alien worlds and the depths of space. Nitelore is extreme anti-gravity racing with explosive combat, rival pilots and constantly escalating challenges. Conquer Grand Prix seasons, chase the perfect lap, survive brutal eliminations and destroy your opponents in all-out death races. ENDLESS RACING - Compete across multiple cups, zones and full Grand Prix seasons. - Rise through the leagues and race for the championship. - Master every track, upgrade your ships and keep pushing for faster times. MULTIPLE GAME MODES - Grand Prix - Battle through complete seasons and claim the title. - Time Attack - Race against your personal-best ghost and shave every possible second from your time. - Elimination - Every 20 seconds, the last vehicle explodes. Stay ahead or be destroyed. - Death Race - Anything goes. Attack your rivals and be the last ship standing. ONLINE MULTIPLAYER - Race against friends or strangers online across all your tracks and game modes - Quick race to jump right in to the action - Invite your friends and have a group race - New Time Duel mode to compete for the record - Build your online rating and compete with others for medals & achievements SPECTACULAR TRACKS - Race through futuristic cities, volcanic plains, lunar landscapes, raging oceans and even a colossal star. - Discover alternate routes, dangerous obstacles and unique surprises on every track. - More tracks being added all the time! BUILD YOUR FLEET - Unlock a range of ships, each with its own handling and performance characteristics. - Upgrade and customise your ships to match your racing style or fury DAILY CHALLENGES - Take on a new challenge every day, from precision time trials to explosive combat. - Every attempt earns progress and coins toward new ships and upgrades, even if you don’t win. CHALLENGE OTHER PLAYERS - Compete with friends and rivals through Game Center. - Take part in a different weekly challenge and fight for the top position. - Climb worldwide, weekly and daily leaderboards. PLAY YOUR WAY - Choose tilt, touch or game controller input (+ keyboard on Mac & iPad if you wish). - Chase, tight or cockpit view (plus furry dice if you like) - Unlock achievements and prove yourself across every racing mode. - Pacifist mode for Grand Prix if you just want to race and avoid being blowed up! MORE - Play mini races on your Apple Watch - Cross-play and race on your Apple TV - It's a whole menagerie out there! There is fast and there is ultraspeed. How far are you willing to go?!

Screenshots

Pulsar4 screens
Nitelore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulsar at none against Nitelore's 6. Pulsar also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Nitelore's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 83%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nitelore sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pulsar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pulsar against 4.9 for Nitelore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Pulsar's written reviews are positive against 95% of Nitelore's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pulsar versus Nitelore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsarNitelore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings)4.9 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1130 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB28 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAfterburn Lukasz SpierewkaCrabware

Customer experience

Pulsar

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Nitelore

All ratings30 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pulsar

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Nitelore

One-time6
  • Offworld$1.99
  • Coin Cache - 6,000 Coins$1.99
  • Unlock Nitelore$2.99
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  • Coin Vault - 18,000 Coins$4.99
  • Coin Hoard - 40,000 Coins$9.99
  • Motherlode - 90,000 Coins$19.99

Questions

Is Pulsar free?
Pulsar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nitelore free?
Nitelore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pulsar or Nitelore?
Pulsar and Nitelore are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 30 ratings respectively.
Do Pulsar or Nitelore have ads?
Neither Pulsar nor Nitelore shows ads.

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