Word Boxing vs Newtro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Boxing
This game merges word puzzles with boxing mechanics to enhance reaction speed and general knowledge. Engage in a unique challenge that tests both your vocabulary and reflexes.
- Combines word puzzles and boxing
- Improves reaction speed
- Enhances basic knowledge
- Unique gameplay mechanics
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Improve your reaction speed and basic knowledge! A game combining WORD-PUZZLES and BOXING.
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.
- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Word Boxing at 100% against Newtro's 40%. Word Boxing also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.9 vs 4.0). Newtro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months). On ratings volume 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
Word Boxing is free to download; Newtro costs $1.99 up front. Newtro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Word Boxing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Word Boxing holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Word Boxing's written reviews are positive against 40% of Newtro's.
Word Boxing ships an update every 23 months, Newtro fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Word Boxing | Newtro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better | 4.0 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tim Kretz | EVB Studio |
Customer experience
Word Boxing
Newtro
In-app purchases
Word Boxing
No in-app purchases
Newtro
- Dark Knight Color Palette$0.99
- GameBoy Color Theme$0.99
- Ads remover$1.99









