Matman vs BruceTron
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matman
Engage in fast-paced pixelated wrestling matches without training. Choose from unique heroes with special abilities and battle in various locations to become the ultimate wrestling champion.
- Fast-paced combat
- Unlockable heroes
- Unique character abilities
- Multiple fighting locations
- Pixel art graphics
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No time to explain, no time to train - just get into the ring and show’em who’s the Wrestling King! Be lightning-fast as Zeus, lethal as Deadly Knight, icy as Yetii or fatally loveable as Bell. Fight in different locations, unlock all heroes with unique abilities and become the speediest puncher of all time!
BruceTron
Engage in a thrilling arcade-style challenge where you must evade waves of robots and rescue citizens. Utilize intuitive twin touch controls for movement and firing. Unlock the full experience to design your own levels and access all game modes.
- Dodge robot waves
- Twin touch controls
- Rescue citizens
- Level design
- Multiple game types
- Practice mode
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BruceTron challenges you to dodge robot waves, fire with twin touch controls, and rescue the citizens left in the arena. Works with iPhone Duo. In the partly folded laptop layout, the complete arena spans the upper pane, with separate Move and Fire joysticks below the hinge. Play on the outside display or open flat with familiar on-screen controls. Choose from different robot challenges and game types, practice a level, and set your starting lives. The free version includes two levels in selected games. Unlock the full game to design levels and play all games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BruceTron at none against Matman's shown. BruceTron also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 26 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Matman sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and BruceTron sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Matman against 5.0 for BruceTron. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Matman ships an update every 26 months, BruceTron every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matman | BruceTron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Happymagenta UAB | Rob Rightmyer |
Customer experience
Matman
BruceTron
In-app purchases
Matman
- Hero bell$0.99
- Coins$0.99
- Remove all ads$1.99
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- Unlock all heroes$2.99
- Unlock all heroes & remove ads$3.99
BruceTron
- Unlock All Levels - All Games$0.99
