Comparison

Hyperforma vs Newtro

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

Head to head
About

Hyperforma

Explore a vast, empty cyberspace left by a vanished civilization. Hack secured forms, communicate with ancient interfaces, and uncover hidden secrets in this premium sci-fi adventure game.

Highlights
  • Explore ancient cyberspace
  • Uncover secrets of vanished civilization
  • Hack secured forms
  • Communicate with interfaces
  • Dynamic sci-fi story
  • Great atmosphere
Features
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FACE THE FUTURE The civilization of the past vanishes, leaving behind only the Ancient Network. 256 years later, an anonymous explorer descends into its cold depths. Venture into a journey through the endless empty cyberspace, inspired by the works of William Gibson, Dan Simmons and Peter Watts. Immerse into the Ancient Network and uncover the secrets of the vanished civilization. Communicate with the Titanic Interfaces and hack their secured Forms. Secrets hidden in the Network are waiting for you. Hyperforma is a premium game without ads and in-app purchases. Enjoy an exciting sci-fi story with dynamic gameplay and a great atmosphere. AWARDS - Best Mobile Game (Casual Connect London 2018) - Indie Prize Grand Prix (GTP Indie Cup 2018) - Best Mobile Game (GTP Indie Cup 2018) - Best Unity Game (Games Gathering 2017) - Best Mobile Game (DevGAMM 2017) - Excellence In Visual Art (DevGAMM 2017) - Best Game Design (White Nights 2017)

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

Hyperforma4 screens
Newtro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hyperforma at Free against Newtro's $1.99. Hyperforma also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (60% vs 38%). Newtro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On 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

Hyperforma is free to download; Newtro costs $1.99 up front. Hyperforma sells 7 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

Hyperforma holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyperforma has 1.4K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Hyperforma's written reviews are positive against 38% of Newtro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hyperforma ships an update every 6 months, Newtro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Hyperforma versus Newtro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyperformaNewtro
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better4.0 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better45
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size915 MB234 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHeroCraft Ltd.EVB Studio

Customer experience

Hyperforma

All ratings1,370 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative32.8%

Newtro

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

Bugs and requests

Hyperforma

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes on certain devices
  • Certain levels or boss fights have issues
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add difficulty settings or a hard mode
  • Provide more backstory and lore for the bosses
  • Implement an option to disable sound/music

Newtro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Hyperforma

One-time7
  • Premium version$0.99
  • Premium version$1.99
  • Premium version$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Premium version$3.99
  • Premium version$4.99
  • Premium version$5.99
  • Premium version$6.99
3 purchases

Newtro

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

Questions

Is Hyperforma free?
Hyperforma 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, Hyperforma or Newtro?
Hyperforma is rated higher. Hyperforma averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Newtro averages 4.0 from 45 ratings.
Do Hyperforma or Newtro have ads?
Hyperforma shows ads; Newtro does not.
Which is updated more often, Hyperforma or Newtro?
Hyperforma ships an update every 6 months, and Newtro fortnightly. Most recently, Hyperforma was updated on September 20, 2026 and Newtro on June 9, 2026.

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