Comparison

Nextbots Online vs ST Battle

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

Head to head
About

Nextbots Online

Experience a thrilling chase game where you're hunted by terrifying monsters. Explore diverse maps, play solo or with friends in multiplayer, and even create your own levels in a sandbox mode.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer chase game
  • Single player mode
  • Custom map editor
  • Voice and text chat
  • Diverse maps (Backrooms, Construct)
  • Community-created maps
Features
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Nextbots Online is both a scary and fun game, Nextbot is a monster that will hunt you down. The game has many different modes and maps where you can play in single player mode or together with friends in multiplayer. There are such popular maps as Backrooms, Construct, as well as many custom maps created by the community. In "Map Editor" (Sandbox) you can create your own map and share it with your friends. This mode is similar to "Garry's Mod" (often abbreviated as "gmod"). You will be haunted by such Nextbots as: Obunga, Gigachad, Armstrong and many others. In multiplayer, there is voice and text chat for communication. Run away, survive, have fun, build, I'm sure you'll find something to do in this diverse game!

About

ST Battle

Engage in a simple yet fun game where you control a character to catch monsters. Navigate the game world and collect all the creatures.

Highlights
  • Character control
  • Monster catching
  • Simple gameplay
  • Clean interface
Features
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Simple, fun and clean! Control the character move to catch the monsters.

Screenshots

Nextbots Online4 screens
ST Battle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nextbots Online at 75% against ST Battle's 32%. Nextbots Online also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (776 vs 56). ST Battle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Nextbots Online sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. ST Battle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nextbots Online holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nextbots Online has 776 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Nextbots Online's written reviews are positive against 32% of ST Battle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextbots Online ships an update monthly, ST Battle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nextbots Online versus ST Battle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextbots OnlineST Battle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (776 ratings) — better2.1 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better32.0% of reviews
Number of ratings776 — better56
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size481 MB216 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMAKSIM NAZARENKOQuoc An Nguyen

Customer experience

Nextbots Online

All ratings776 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.9%
Negative14.1%

ST Battle

All ratings46 ratings
Positive26.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative71.7%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative66.0%

User reviews

Nextbots Online

From 776 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and entertaining game
  • 🚀 Great multiplayer experience
  • 💡 Ability to create custom Nextbots
  • 👍 Good graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches in the game
  • 📢 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔧 Difficulty in uploading custom Nextbot audio
  • 🚧 Limited map selection

ST Battle

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Life-changing experience
  • 👍 Entertaining gameplay
  • 💯 Highly recommended
  • 🌟 Very good game
  • 🔥 Actual fire game

Room to improve

  • ❌ Overwhelming ads
  • 💀 Unplayable due to ads
  • 👎 Scam and misleading
  • 😠 Frustrating difficulty
  • 🗑️ Waste of time

Bugs and requests

Nextbots Online

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Nextbots getting stuck in objects
  • Inability to save custom Nextbot creations
  • Multiplayer matchmaking issues and connection problems
  • Game freezing or crashing during play

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more Nextbot characters and skins
  • Improve the map editor with more customization options
  • Implement a way to share custom Nextbots with other players
  • Add new game modes like survival or cooperative play
  • Reduce the frequency of ads or allow players to disable them

ST Battle

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cannot move after reviving
  • Game doesn't work
  • Ads prevent gameplay
  • Inconsistent with ads
  • Malware reported

Requested features

4 requests
  • Make it a game where speaker man fights toilets
  • Remove ads
  • Add updates
  • Make it more like GMOD

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Nextbots Online

One-time16
  • 1000 Gold$0.99
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • VIP - 1 week$1.99
Show 13 more
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 5000 Gold$3.99
  • 500 Gems$3.99
  • VIP - 1 month$4.99
  • Premium season pass$4.99
  • Golden skin$4.99
  • 10000 Gold$7.99
  • 1000 Gems$7.99
  • All items pack$9.99
  • VIP$29.99
  • 5000 Gems$34.99
  • 50000 Gold$36.99
  • 10000 Gems$59.99
None

ST Battle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextbots Online free?
Nextbots Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ST Battle free?
ST Battle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nextbots Online or ST Battle?
Nextbots Online is rated higher. Nextbots Online averages 4.2 out of 5 from 776 ratings, while ST Battle averages 2.1 from 56 ratings.
Do Nextbots Online or ST Battle have ads?
Both Nextbots Online and ST Battle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextbots Online or ST Battle?
Nextbots Online ships an update monthly, and ST Battle every 4 days. Most recently, Nextbots Online was updated on October 27, 2026 and ST Battle on October 30, 2026.

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