Monocular Enemy vs Bad Dog!
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
Bad Dog!
Cause delightful destruction as a mischievous dog in this hilarious game. Earn points by collecting bones, knocking over trash cans, and scaring locals. Avoid the drone to prevent a game over.
- Play as a mischievous dog
- Cause delightful destruction
- Collect bones
- Knock over trash cans
- Scare locals
- Avoid the dog-catching drone
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Play as a mischievous dog and earn points by causing chaos in this hilarious destruction-based game! Collect bones, knock over trash cans, rip up newspapers, scare the locals and much more! Gain points by causing delightful destruction as a mischievous mutt in this light-hearted game that's a tail-wagging good time. Chew, dig, and chase your way to victory but make sure to avoid the dog-catching drone, otherwise its game over!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monocular Enemy at 4.6 against Bad Dog!'s 4.2. Monocular Enemy also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Bad Dog!'s advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 15 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monocular Enemy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monocular Enemy has 93 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Monocular Enemy's written reviews are positive against 80% of Bad Dog!'s.
Monocular Enemy ships an update every 15 months, Bad Dog! daily. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Monocular Enemy | Bad Dog! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (93 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Daily — 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 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | YUSEI MIYOSHI | Moonbit Ltd. |
Customer experience
Monocular Enemy
Bad Dog!
In-app purchases
Monocular Enemy
No in-app purchases
Bad Dog!
No in-app purchases
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