Monocular Enemy vs Mini Blaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monocular Enemy
Embark on a retro 2D side-scrolling adventure as a robot fighting to save the world from monsters. Navigate traps, defeat enemies, and overcome bosses to restore peace. This free game offers a complete experience without waiting or billing elements, featuring auto-save functionality.
- 2D side-scrolling gameplay
- Robot protagonist
- Monster and boss battles
- Trap avoidance
- Auto-save functionality
- Free to play
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Monocular enemy is a 2D action game of side scrolling. A robot got up to save the world dominated by monsters. Defeat enemies, avoid traps, defeat the boss and regain peace to the world. This game has no boring waiting time or billing elements. You can play free of charge until the ending. It supports auto save. ■ Operation method Lkey: move left Rkey: move right Akey: Jump ■ Attack method Akey + Akey Pressing Akey while jumping attacks. Falling + Akey Pressing Akey while falling will attack. BGM: Pocket sound depeloper twitter: YUSEI MIYOSHI
Mini Blaster
Engage in a minimalist arcade shooter where you control your ship with one hand. Automatically attack enemies, collect gems to level up, and choose powerful upgrades to strengthen your vessel. Unlock new color palettes and styles to customize your gameplay experience.
- One-handed controls
- Automatic attacking
- Leveling and upgrades
- Gem collection
- Unlockable palettes
- Unlockable styles
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Mini Blaster is an arcade shooter with minimal graphics. Raise the level and get upgrade, strengthen your ship and defeat the approaching enemies. ■ Game System The operation is only movement, you can play with one hand. Automatically attack enemies within range. No need to aim in detail! Defeat enemies, collect gems and level up. Choose a upgrade and get stronger and stronger. ■ Many Upgrades You can get various kinds of upgrades for each level up. If you combine them, they will be even more powerful. Let's defeat the enemy with the strengthened your machine. ■ Various Palettes and Styles Unlock new palettes and styles with the gems you've collected. The palette can change the color scheme of the screen. Aim for a high score with a new color. Style affects the upgrades that appear. Find your favorite style.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Blaster at every 4 days against Monocular Enemy's every 15 months. Mini Blaster also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Monocular Enemy against 4.5 for Mini Blaster. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 171 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Monocular Enemy's written reviews are positive against 77% of Mini Blaster's.
Monocular Enemy ships an update every 15 months, Mini Blaster every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monocular Enemy | Mini Blaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (93 ratings) — better | 4.5 (171 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 76.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93 | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YUSEI MIYOSHI | Masamichi Nakada |
Customer experience
Monocular Enemy
Mini Blaster
In-app purchases
Monocular Enemy
No in-app purchases
Mini Blaster
No in-app purchases
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