Comparison

Newtro vs The Head Slam

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

Head to head
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
Features
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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

About

The Head Slam

Features
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As the world progressed so did the universe. Moles are not only digging in your garden anymore but appearing everywhere across many dimensions and in many forms. Relieve your stress by slamming the heads of many different creatures and show them who is the boss. Score based game with eight different theme options to choose from. By tapping the heads as fast as you can, try to get the highest score. Accuracy and speed are key and be careful because missing them will cost you precious time.

Screenshots

Newtro4 screens
The Head Slam3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Head Slam at Free against Newtro's $1.99. The Head Slam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Newtro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). On 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

The Head Slam is free to download; Newtro costs $1.99 up front. Newtro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. The Head Slam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Newtro ships an update fortnightly, The Head Slam every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Newtro versus The Head Slam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewtroThe Head Slam
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB34 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEVB StudioSafak Yalcinkaya

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Newtro

One-time3
  • Dark Knight Color Palette$0.99
  • GameBoy Color Theme$0.99
  • Ads remover$1.99
None

The Head Slam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Newtro free?
Newtro costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is The Head Slam free?
The Head Slam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Newtro or The Head Slam have ads?
The Head Slam shows ads; Newtro does not.
Which is updated more often, Newtro or The Head Slam?
Newtro ships an update fortnightly, and The Head Slam every 16 months. Most recently, Newtro was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Head Slam on November 7, 2026.

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