Comparison

FLONK vs Newtro

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

Head to head
About

FLONK

A vibrant, fast-paced arcade game featuring one-tap controls and procedurally generated levels. It's easy to pick up but challenging to master, with the ultimate goal of reaching the throne. Discover various characters and special items as you play.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated levels
  • One-tap controls
  • Various characters
  • Special items
  • Unique soundtrack
  • Challenging gameplay
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FLONK is a colourful fast-paced arcade game with one-tap controls and random generated levels. Easy to learn but hard to master - do not overestimate yourself - it's all about reaching the throne.. ◉ random generated levels ◉ various characters ◉ beautiful color patterns ◉ special items ◉ unique soundtrack ◉ lots of challenges

About

Newtro

Experience a minimalist, pixel-art brick breaker arcade game. Control bars with one hand to prevent balls from falling, destroy bricks, and complete levels within time limits and without losing lives. Offers a relaxing solo player experience with unique gameplay challenges.

Highlights
  • Minimalist pixel-art graphics
  • One-handed gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Multiple levels with varied gameplay
  • Time-based challenges
  • Achievement system
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Re discover the brick breaker like you never did ! Minimalist, made with some crispy pixels, this arcade game will test your skills without stress, enjoy ! Newtro - Brick Breaker is a non competitive, solo player mobile game. With the help of a finger, you will be able to control one or more bars simultaneously, not only to prevent the ball from going out, but to overcome the four challenges that all the levels will include. Once you have mastered the direction of the balls, you will have the opportunity to complete the levels in the allocated time and without losing a life. This will give you the chance to complete the difficult versions of each level. You have two ways to discover this arcade game: - Go through all the levels, explore the original gameplays and relax with Ludmila Postel's Sound Design! - Take the challenge and try to completely destroy the level wall! How to play the game? - The balls are launched after a first touch of the screen. - Destroy all the bricks. - Get 4 achievements from each level. Successes: - finish the level with at least one life - finish a level without losing a life. - finish a level within the time limit. - finish the level in difficult version Features : - Free to play - Many levels with varied gameplay - Easy to play, designed to be played with one hand - Offline, no conection required - Tablet not supported - Leaderboard not supported The game is initially released with 48 different levels but many updates are planned: - the addition of many more levels - the addition of graphic and musical themes - the addition of collectables in case of complete success of a level group

Screenshots

FLONK4 screens
Newtro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FLONK at 100% against Newtro's 38%. FLONK also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Newtro's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

FLONK is free to download; Newtro costs $1.99 up front. FLONK sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Newtro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FLONK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newtro has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FLONK's written reviews are positive against 38% of Newtro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FLONK ships an update every 3 days, Newtro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FLONK versus Newtro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFLONKNewtro
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings245 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB234 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFranz BenthinEVB Studio

Customer experience

FLONK

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Newtro

All ratings45 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FLONK

One-time3
  • Playground Pack$0.99
  • Adventurer Pack$2.99
  • Gold Digger Pack$3.99
3 purchases

Newtro

One-time3
  • Dark Knight Color Palette$0.99
  • GameBoy Color Theme$0.99
  • Ads remover$1.99

Questions

Is FLONK free?
FLONK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Newtro free?
Newtro costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FLONK or Newtro?
FLONK is rated higher. FLONK averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Newtro averages 4.0 from 45 ratings.
Do FLONK or Newtro have ads?
Neither FLONK nor Newtro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FLONK or Newtro?
FLONK ships an update every 3 days, and Newtro fortnightly. Most recently, FLONK was updated on September 16, 2026 and Newtro on June 9, 2026.

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