Comparison

Blimps vs Neon Knight

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

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About

Blimps

Embark on an open-world survival RPG adventure aboard an electric airship. Deliver cargo, loot rivals, and battle foes in a world filled with cannons and robots. Can you escape this enchanting, multiplying world?

Highlights
  • Open-world survival RPG
  • Airship cargo delivery
  • Water, fire, and ice cannons
  • Hangar robots
  • Crafting and resource gathering
  • 77 primary missions
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Blimps is a top-down, multi-vehicular sandbox RPG and roguelite "escape room" built for solo captains and local couch co-op duos. The surface world is running out of resources. Your ultimate objective is simple but monumental: find a way to escape it. To survive, you must master a steep learning curve, piece together a massive mechanical puzzle, and optimize your strategy across multiple play sessions. Every time you leave your Hangar, you lose power, pollution clouds spread, and rival pirate blimps multiply across the sky. Time is ticking. Can you solve the world of Blimps before you are completely overwhelmed? ▶ THE THREE PHASES OF THE SKY Your journey to escape is broken into a dynamic, shifting campaign where every second matters (10 real-world seconds equals 15 minutes of game time): - The Opening Game: The Billionaire Space Race (Days 1–3): Race against ruthless corporate competitors—Space Y, Nile X, and Sir Space—to reach the Moon. Recruit 10 VIP crew members and secure 10 Golden Cargo crates to launch a rocket to the Moon (and maybe even a hidden silo to Mars) to locate the mythical Moon Crystal. Secure first place within 3 game days to claim a $1,000,000 reward! - The Middle Game: The Sandbox Expansion: With the timed space race settled, the world expands into a building and survival playground. Establish solar and fusion towns, fight to become the King of the Seven Kingdoms, and take on arcade mini-games to boost your ultimate score. - The End Game: The Earth Drill Escape: Use the Moon Crystal to power your Earth Drill beneath your Hangar. Educate and train your crew, board your drill, and plunge to the center of the Earth paradise before the surface collapses. ▶ ARCADE MINI-GAMES & MULTI-VEHICLE MASTERY Break away from the cockpit to complete tasks that grant game-changing score bonuses, gold, and ship upgrades: - Tactical Dogfights: Engage rivals in fast-paced twin-stick shooting or close-quarters, elemental "Rock-Paper-Scissors" combat (Water douses Fire, Fire melts Ice, Ice freezes Water). - 4-Floor Dungeon Crawler: Descend in a mini earth drill to extinguish flames with your water gun to harvest fire ammo, and smash rocks with your shovel plow to extract raw gold. Battle Shiska Bob, a giant flame boss, on the bottom floor! Smelt the gold into bars after each run, then use them to upgrade your Blimp's "Air class," boosting its size and specs. - Side-Scrolling Gauntlet: Jump and shoot through a 2D platformer highway. Pop hot-air balloons to steal gold bars, shoot down cyberplane minions, and battle The Dogcatcher—a pirate blimp captained by an annoying barking dog. - 2D Top-Down Cyberpunk Motorcycle Race: Switch gears entirely and drop onto a neon-drenched track. Race solo or with a partner through a dark cyberpunk setting to gather 8 glowing crystals. Deposit them into 8 active turret towers to win 8 precious gemstones, then secure them at the Gemstone Greenhouse to claim your race winnings! - Multi-Vehicular Mastery: Take control of submarines, earth-drilling machines, hot-air balloons, motorcycles, and even a funicular! ▶ NATIVE iOS & APPLE HARDWARE FEATURES - Premium Indie Experience: 100% Ad-Free with no microtransactions or paywalls. - Full WiFi & Bluetooth Controller Support: Connect your Xbox or PlayStation controller to turn your mobile device into a portable console. - Universal Play: Built to scale perfectly across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Mac desktops. - Replayable Roguelite Challenge: Use your in-game Captain's Log to track complex missions and the in-game HELP computer for reference advice. Finish the entire gauntlet in under 60 minutes without using console cheat codes to secure a high-score bonus! Try before you buy! Search for "Blimps Limited" on the App Store to download our free, unrestricted 13-minute version and test your planning skills today.

About

Neon Knight

This pixel-art roguelite challenges you to roll dice, form powerful combos, and defeat enemies. Build your run with unique characters, hire mercenaries, and upgrade chips to conquer increasingly difficult challenges. Play offline with no timers or forced ads.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling and combo system
  • Pixel-art roguelite gameplay
  • Character progression and upgrades
  • Mercenary hiring and crew building
  • Multiple playable rigs with unique styles
  • Offline play and no timers
Features
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ROLL. HOLD. RUN. Neon Knight is a pixel-art dice roguelite. You throw the dice, hold what you want, reroll the rest, then hit RUN. Every combo your final roll shows fires at once and stacks into ONE big hit. THE DICE ARE YOUR WEAPON - 11 combo rows: pairs, runs, full house, four and five of a kind. - Slot a chip into each row. Level it up. Watch the count-up ledger add it all. - Three rows of one kind light up? The top one fires twice. - Special dice with their own faces. Wild dice. A loaded die. Hot and cool boss dice. THE GANG THROWS FIRST - Every foe shows its move before you roll: a check if it lands, a cross if it misses. - Kill or stun it first and its move is cancelled. - Bosses bend the rules. Read the twist, then break it. BUILD YOUR RUN - A new street map every run: fights, elites, shops, bars, street events. - Hire mercs for your crew. Each brings a chip and a dice rule. Pairs unlock synergies. - Shop for chips, special dice and gear. FIVE RIGS, FIVE PLAYSTYLES - Street Samurai: loves sixes. Free for the whole game. - Chrome Runner, Combat Medic, Signal Jammer, Siege Titan: each with its own die, starting rows and house rule. One purchase unlocks all four. COME BACK FOR MORE - A Heat ladder per rig: 8 levels of harder rules. - A Daily run: one seed, one twist, the same streets for everyone. - 48 feats that unlock new pieces. A codex of every chip, die, merc and foe. FAIR TO PLAY - No energy. No timers. No forced ads. - Optional rewarded ads: stand back up once per run, or take a shop bonus. - One $4.99 unlock: every rig, and every ad perk without the ad. - Plays offline. No account. Your save stays on your device. - Built for phones and tablets, played in landscape.

Screenshots

Blimps4 screens
Neon Knight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Neon Knight at Free against Blimps's $14.99. Neon Knight also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0). Blimps's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume and iOS requirement 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

Neon Knight is free to download; Blimps costs $14.99 up front. Neon Knight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blimps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neon Knight holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blimps versus Neon Knight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlimpsNeon Knight
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB119 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPAINT CAN GAMESDOMU Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Blimps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Neon Knight

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Blimps free?
Blimps costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Knight free?
Neon Knight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blimps or Neon Knight?
Neon Knight is rated higher. Blimps averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Neon Knight averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Blimps or Neon Knight have ads?
Neon Knight shows ads; Blimps does not.

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