CHU vs Monocular Enemy Avoid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CHU
Engage in a simple, one-tap shooting game with six distinct modes, including real-time battles and boss fights. Customize your character with collected costumes and compete for high scores globally. Experience addictive gameplay with a focus on timing and precision.
- One-tap gameplay
- Six game modes
- Real-time battles
- Boss fights
- Character costume customization
- Global leaderboards
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■Massive Update: All Modes Revamped! (August 2024) ･ Added a mode for real-time battles ･ Added a mode featuring exciting boss fights ･ Added a feature to customize your character's costume ...and more! Experience a super easy-to-play shooting game with just one tap on the screen! It's simple but addictive. Enjoy six different exciting modes, including a MATCH Mode for real-time battles and a QUEST Mode with intense boss fights! Collect coins to get costumes that allow you to customize your character. Collect your favorite costumes! ■How to Play Aim at the square target and fire the needle with perfect timing. If you manage to hit the center, a beautiful "CHU" will be completed. Try to create the best "CHU" and aim for a high score. ■Mode Overview SHORT The most standard mode where you clear 10 stages in one playthrough. Compete for the highest score across 10 stages. QUEST Clear the pre-set levels one by one. Aim to achieve the target score within the specified number of shots. Special "Boss Levels" with unique rules also appear. TIME A mode where you compete for the shortest time to reach a score of 100. Quick decision-making is essential. MATCH An online mode where you compete for scores against other players. You can also battle friends using a "passphrase". SURVIVAL A mode where you are matched with up to 100 players to compete for the highest score. Aim to be the champion! CONTINUE You can only progress to the next stage if you achieve a "NICE CHU" or higher rating. A highly intense mode. *Note: Except for QUEST Mode, all modes feature a ranking system where you can compete with players worldwide. *Note: In SURVIVAL Mode, you compete against past play data rather than in real-time matches.
Monocular Enemy Avoid
Embark on a side-scrolling adventure to defeat bosses and restore peace. This retro-style action game features no waiting times or payment elements, allowing free play to the end. Enjoy seamless gameplay with autosave and intuitive controls.
- Side-scrolling 2D action
- Boss battles
- Trap avoidance
- Autosave support
- Free to play until the end
- Air dash mechanic
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Monocular Enemy is a side-scrolling 2D action game. Advance through the stages while avoiding traps and defeat bosses to restore peace to the world. This game has no boring waiting time or payment elements. You can play for free until the ending. Game saves support autosave. ■How to operate Lkey: Move left Rkey: Move right Akey: Jump Akey + Akey: Air dash
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monocular Enemy Avoid at none against CHU's 4. Monocular Enemy Avoid also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). CHU's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. CHU sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Monocular Enemy Avoid asks for nothing beyond the download.
CHU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monocular Enemy Avoid has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CHU ships an update every 3 weeks, Monocular Enemy Avoid every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CHU | Monocular Enemy Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Archi Studio Inc. | YUSEI MIYOSHI |
Customer experience
CHU
Monocular Enemy Avoid
In-app purchases
CHU
- Sponsor registration$4.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
- Bonus Boost$6.99
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- 1.5x Coins$9.99
Monocular Enemy Avoid
No in-app purchases
