Comparison

Synthwave Escape vs Neon Beats

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

Head to head
About

Synthwave Escape

Embark on a retro rhythm puzzle platformer adventure with an 80s synthwave aesthetic. Guide a team of robots with unique physics to escape a neon bunker and defeat an antagonist. Solve challenges through 60 stages with an original soundtrack and a humorous storyline.

Highlights
  • 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages
  • 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks
  • 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics
  • Robot Storyline
  • Dad Jokes
Features
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Synthwave Escape is a Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer game with an 80s inspired Synthwave Soundtrack & Aesthetic. Join Doc Grits' team of robots as they attempt to escape the Neon Bunker and defeat the heinously infamous Red Hawk. Use the Escape Bots' skills together to overcome challenges and make it safely to safety! Features • 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages • 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks • 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics • 1 Most Triumphant Robot Storyline • A Plethora of Dad Jokes Oh, you're still reading! Alright, I'll continue. Here's the situation: this dude Grits is locked away in a Neon Bunker by this other bogus dude named Red Hawk. Grits is forced to make deadly contraptions, but manages to build a robot team to help him escape. They almost make it, but then they get caught. Then they get away. Yada, yada - just play the game already! If you enjoy the game please consider leaving a review. And if you really, really enjoy it, tell a friend. Then next time you see that friend, the two of you can do a jumping high five. Thanks for playing! Your Friend, Nick Culbertson Moby Pixel http://www.mobypixel.com

About

Neon Beats

Experience a vibrant 2D platformer where your movements are synchronized with a catchy soundtrack. Navigate challenging levels filled with neon lights and abstract environments, aiming to beat your high scores and uncover hidden collectibles. The game offers responsive controls and an escalating difficulty that tests your reflexes and rhythm.

Highlights
  • Rhythm-based gameplay
  • 9 unique levels with distinct music
  • Smooth and responsive character controls
  • Challenging level elements
  • Hidden collectibles that alter music
  • Score system based on time, collectibles, and deaths
Features
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Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels! You just entered an abstract world and embody a cube moving on a white line. A relaxing and catchy music starts to play along with colourful shining neon lights all around. Your first jump, not so difficult, is followed by a swing above sharp spikes and a slide down to the depth. Deeper you progress in the levels, harder the challenges become. Quickly, the rhythm is accelerating. Your superlanding on the ground triggers an exciting music drop, and a killing wall starts chasing you. The only way to survive is to run. A boost makes your speed increase drastically and the finish line is only a few jumps away. You dodge a first spike, get bumped over a second, and perform the perfect jump to the end. The trajectory seems to be ideal, until you fall down into killing spikes... Now, you can restart. And restart again. Until you get the world record! In Neon Beats, you will find: • 9 different levels with its own music • Rhythm based gameplay • A character with smooth and responsive controls • Simple and elegant neon ambiance • Several challenging level elements • Hidden collectibles adding instruments to the music • A score system based on your time, collectibles and deaths

Screenshots

Synthwave Escape4 screens
Neon Beats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Synthwave Escape at Free against Neon Beats's $2.99. Synthwave Escape also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (219 vs 39). Neon Beats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment and iOS requirement 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

Synthwave Escape is free to download; Neon Beats costs $2.99 up front. Synthwave Escape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Neon Beats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Synthwave Escape holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synthwave Escape has 219 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Synthwave Escape's written reviews are positive against 85% of Neon Beats's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Synthwave Escape versus Neon Beats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynthwave EscapeNeon Beats
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (219 ratings) — better4.3 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings219 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#21 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB231 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMoby PixelPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Synthwave Escape

All ratings219 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

Neon Beats

All ratings39 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

User reviews

Synthwave Escape

From 219 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Amazing music/songs
  • 🎨 Great graphics/visual aesthetic
  • 🧠 Challenging/mind-bending gameplay
  • 🤩 Fun and enjoyable experience
  • ✨ Impressive novelty/innovative

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Level 18 is too hard
  • 💥 No invincibility frames
  • ⏳ Stressful timer
  • 💰 Needs more coins
  • 🐛 Audio option bug

Neon Beats

From 39 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Amazing music and soundtrack
  • 🎮 Addictive gameplay
  • ✨ Great game design
  • 👍 Minimalist presentation
  • 💯 Well-put-together game

Room to improve

  • ⏳ Too short, not enough levels
  • 😕 Some levels are too hard
  • 💸 Perceived as short for the price

Bugs and requests

Synthwave Escape

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Audio option doesn't work
  • No invincibility stage after getting hit
  • Game won't download

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer game or sequel
  • More levels
  • New music
  • PC version
  • More cutscenes

Neon Beats

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Invisible walls causing falls
  • Controls sometimes send player in opposite direction
  • Mechanics are a little buggy
  • Tap doesn't always register jump
  • Cannons sometimes don't work until level restart
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  • Bug where dragging too far sends player opposite direction

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Level editor like Geometry Dash
  • Difficulty rating for levels
  • Level creator and download system
  • 3D version of the game
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  • Cloud saves
  • Switch jump from right to left
  • Level progress tracking and update announcements
  • Darker electronic music option

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Synthwave Escape

One-time4
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • 50 Coins$1.99
  • Unlimited Coins$4.99
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  • Unlimited Coins Deal$4.99
None

Neon Beats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Synthwave Escape free?
Synthwave Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neon Beats free?
Neon Beats costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Synthwave Escape or Neon Beats?
Synthwave Escape is rated higher. Synthwave Escape averages 4.6 out of 5 from 219 ratings, while Neon Beats averages 4.3 from 39 ratings.
Do Synthwave Escape or Neon Beats have ads?
Synthwave Escape shows ads; Neon Beats does not.

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