Comparison

Save Area 51 vs Nextbots Online

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

Head to head
About

Save Area 51

Defend a secret military base from waves of increasingly challenging invaders. Strategize your defenses, upgrade your tanks, and manage ammunition to survive as long as possible against unique enemy types.

Highlights
  • Defend against waves of enemies
  • Upgrade tanks
  • Manage ammunition
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Unique enemy types
Features
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You've seen the stories about Area 51 on the news and internet, now it's your turn to save it from being invaded! Each wave of Karens, Naruto Runners and Rock Throwers get's stronger each time! It's down to your skill, strategy and focus to protect the base as long as possible!!! Don't forget to upgrade your tanks after each wave, and make sure they always have enough ammo.

About

Nextbots Online

Experience a thrilling chase game where you're hunted by terrifying monsters. Explore diverse maps, play solo or with friends in multiplayer, and even create your own levels in a sandbox mode.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer chase game
  • Single player mode
  • Custom map editor
  • Voice and text chat
  • Diverse maps (Backrooms, Construct)
  • Community-created maps
Features
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Nextbots Online is both a scary and fun game, Nextbot is a monster that will hunt you down. The game has many different modes and maps where you can play in single player mode or together with friends in multiplayer. There are such popular maps as Backrooms, Construct, as well as many custom maps created by the community. In "Map Editor" (Sandbox) you can create your own map and share it with your friends. This mode is similar to "Garry's Mod" (often abbreviated as "gmod"). You will be haunted by such Nextbots as: Obunga, Gigachad, Armstrong and many others. In multiplayer, there is voice and text chat for communication. Run away, survive, have fun, build, I'm sure you'll find something to do in this diverse game!

Screenshots

Save Area 513 screens
Nextbots Online4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nextbots Online at 4.2 against Save Area 51's 3.0. Nextbots Online also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 45%) and ratings volume (776 vs 11). Save Area 51's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Nextbots Online sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Save Area 51 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nextbots Online holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nextbots Online has 776 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Save Area 51's written reviews are positive against 75% of Nextbots Online's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Save Area 51 versus Nextbots Online: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave Area 51Nextbots Online
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (11 ratings)4.2 (776 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11776 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB481 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMagenta Data Services LimitedMAKSIM NAZARENKO

Customer experience

Save Area 51

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

Nextbots Online

All ratings776 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

Save Area 51

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nextbots Online

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Nextbots getting stuck in objects
  • Inability to save custom Nextbot creations
  • Multiplayer matchmaking issues and connection problems
  • Game freezing or crashing during play

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more Nextbot characters and skins
  • Improve the map editor with more customization options
  • Implement a way to share custom Nextbots with other players
  • Add new game modes like survival or cooperative play
  • Reduce the frequency of ads or allow players to disable them

In-app purchases

None

Save Area 51

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Nextbots Online

One-time16
  • 1000 Gold$0.99
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • VIP - 1 week$1.99
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  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 5000 Gold$3.99
  • 500 Gems$3.99
  • VIP - 1 month$4.99
  • Premium season pass$4.99
  • Golden skin$4.99
  • 10000 Gold$7.99
  • 1000 Gems$7.99
  • All items pack$9.99
  • VIP$29.99
  • 5000 Gems$34.99
  • 50000 Gold$36.99
  • 10000 Gems$59.99

Questions

Is Save Area 51 free?
Save Area 51 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nextbots Online free?
Nextbots Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Save Area 51 or Nextbots Online?
Nextbots Online is rated higher. Save Area 51 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Nextbots Online averages 4.2 from 776 ratings.
Do Save Area 51 or Nextbots Online have ads?
Nextbots Online shows ads; Save Area 51 does not.

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