Side Scroller Game vs Warper Zax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Side Scroller Game
Embark on a retro adventure in this pixel art platformer. Run, jump, and shoot through desert levels filled with monsters and traps. Upgrade weapons and abilities to conquer challenges and find buried treasure.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Ten desert levels
- Five upgradable weapons
- Character upgrades
- Explorable world map
- Touch controls for landscape play
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Barney is a retro side scroller in the spirit of the 16-bit era: run, jump and shoot your way through ten hand-built desert levels full of traps, monsters and buried treasure. Five weapons, each with its own feel: * Slime Gun * Rail Gun * Rocket Gun * Auto Rocket Gun * Grenade Gun Collect coins and XP, then spend them in Barney's shop to upgrade your jump, your attack and your defence, or to unlock faster reloads and extra bombs. FEATURES * Ten levels laid out on an explorable world map * Five upgradable weapons * Hand-drawn pixel art, animated frame by frame * Coins, XP points and a full upgrade shop * Checkpoints, so one mistake never costs you the level * Touch controls designed for landscape play * Universal: iPhone, iPad and Mac No timers, no waiting, no interruptions. Just a platformer that plays like the ones you grew up with.
Warper Zax
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Enter a colorful universe crafted in pixel art, and learn to master Zax's teleportation powers to solve the puzzles that lie ahead. The game features 50 levels, all of them original.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Warper Zax at none against Side Scroller Game's shown. Warper Zax also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, Warper Zax every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Side Scroller Game | Warper Zax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien meyer | Remy Sainsard |
In-app purchases
Side Scroller Game
No in-app purchases
Warper Zax
No in-app purchases
Questions
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