Newtro vs The Head Slam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
The Head Slam
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Newtro | The Head Slam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (45 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EVB Studio | Safak Yalcinkaya |
In-app purchases
Newtro
- Dark Knight Color Palette$0.99
- GameBoy Color Theme$0.99
- Ads remover$1.99
The Head Slam
No in-app purchases









