Comparison

Dune Surfer vs Neon On!

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

Head to head
About

Dune Surfer

Draw paths to guide a stickman surfer through treacherous dunes. Avoid deadly obstacles like rolling stones and sharks by drawing precise lines. Navigate a colorful world filled with unique challenges and dangers.

Highlights
  • Draw paths to navigate dunes
  • Avoid rolling stones, sharks, and alligators
  • Survive lethal white obstacles
  • Utilize speed bumps for protection
  • Guide a stickman surfer
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Draw your way out of the dunes, surfer dude! You’re just a poor stickman surfer, lost in the colorful, yet lethal dunes. Watch out for rolling stones, darts, sharks, alligators, and more. Touching white obstacles will kill you instantly. Other colored obstacles? Touch them and see. (Worst case = death.) Speed bumps will protect you. But only so much. As you surf, draw perfect lines that will save you from sinking into the infinite depths of the dune despair. Good luck… you’ll need it. To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit our Privacy Policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

About

Neon On!

Untangle neon cables and connect them to light sources to create vibrant neon masterpieces. This electrifying puzzle game challenges your logic with increasingly complex knot-filled mazes. Think strategically to solve each level and reveal stunning neon art.

Highlights
  • Untangle neon cables
  • Connect to light sources
  • Create neon masterpieces
  • Solve knot-filled mazes
  • Increasingly difficult levels
  • Strategic puzzle solving
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Wanna see something amazing? Like, really electrifying? The ultimate neon puzzle game is here! Get your neon cables out of knots and connect them to the right light sources to create amazing neon masterpieces! Love puzzles and hate knots? Well, this neon maze gets harder as you go, so think before you connect your neon light cables or you may end up with quite the puzzle full of neon knots. To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit the settings page within this app. For more information visit our privacy policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

Screenshots

Dune Surfer4 screens
Neon On!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dune Surfer at none against Neon On!'s 10. Dune Surfer also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 40%). Neon On!'s advantage is ratings volume (39K vs 6.1K). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neon On! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dune Surfer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dune Surfer against 4.7 for Neon On!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neon On! has 39K ratings behind it against 6.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Dune Surfer's written reviews are positive against 40% of Neon On!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dune Surfer ships an update every 2 weeks, Neon On! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dune Surfer versus Neon On!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDune SurferNeon On!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.1K ratings)4.7 (39K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews — better39.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6.1K39K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB269 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCrazy LabsCrazy Labs

Customer experience

Dune Surfer

All ratings6,089 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral9.6%
Negative30.1%

Neon On!

All ratings39,297 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative49.7%

User reviews

Dune Surfer

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 💡 Interesting level designs
  • 😊 Genuinely challenging but rewarding

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • ⚠️ Difficulty spikes in some levels
  • 💤 Can become repetitive over time

Neon On!

From 39K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Satisfying gameplay
  • 🎨 Visually appealing
  • 🎨 Relaxing experience
  • ⏱️ Fast loading

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive levels
  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Glitchy cable mechanics
  • 🔌 Sound issues

Bugs and requests

Dune Surfer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels resetting after watching ads
  • Screen freezing/black blobs appearing
  • Inconsistent difficulty across levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety
  • Customizable skins/characters
  • Option to disable ads
  • Improved camera/screen panning

Neon On!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cables glitching off-screen
  • Game freezing/crashing
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More challenging levels
  • Ability to replay levels
  • Option to remove ads
  • Background customization

In-app purchases

None

Dune Surfer

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Neon On!

One-time10
  • Coins Pack Small$0.99
  • Springy - Unique Skin$1.99
  • Trucked - Unique Skin$1.99
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  • Coins Pack Medium$2.99
  • No Forced Ads Offer$3.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Treasure - Unique Skin$4.99
  • Bubbly - Unique Skin$4.99
  • Jeweled - Unique Skin$9.99
  • Smokey - Unique Skin$9.99

Questions

Is Dune Surfer free?
Dune Surfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon On! free?
Neon On! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dune Surfer or Neon On!?
Neon On! is rated higher. Dune Surfer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Neon On! averages 4.7 from 39K ratings.
Do Dune Surfer or Neon On! have ads?
Both Dune Surfer and Neon On! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dune Surfer or Neon On!?
Dune Surfer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Neon On! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dune Surfer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Neon On! on November 9, 2026.

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