Comparison

Side Scroller Game vs Max

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

Head to head
About

Side Scroller Game

Embark on a retro side-scrolling adventure through desert levels filled with traps and monsters. Collect coins and XP to upgrade weapons, jump, and defense in a shop. Enjoy a classic platformer experience with no timers or interruptions.

Highlights
  • Ten desert levels
  • Five upgradable weapons
  • Hand-drawn pixel art
  • Upgrade shop for abilities
  • Landscape touch controls
  • Universal app support
Features
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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.

About

Max

A 2D pixel-art top-down shooter where you play as a retired agent fighting a ruthless regime. Experience intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative with an instant-death system that requires precision and speed.

Highlights
  • 2D pixel-art graphics
  • Top-down shooter gameplay
  • Strategic combat
  • Gripping narrative
  • Instant-death system
  • Challenging levels
Features
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Max: Countercoup is a 2D pixel-art top-down shooter that delivers intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative. Step into the shoes of a retired special operations agent, pulled back into the shadows by a thirst for justice as he faces a ruthless regime. Set against the backdrop of a brutal late 20th-century conflict, you’ll go up against a militarized dictatorship that seized power through a coup d'état, aiming to crush freedom and impose total control. Unravel their true motives and lead the fight to take back the nation in a high-stakes counter-coup! The gameplay is designed to test reflexes and strategic thinking, featuring a brutal instant-death system that demands precision and speed. Players must navigate challenging levels filled with ruthless enemies, adapting their tactics to engage in intense, full-scale firefights!

Screenshots

Side Scroller Game4 screens
Max4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Max at none against Side Scroller Game's shown. Max also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). Side Scroller Game's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, Max every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Side Scroller Game versus Max: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSide Scroller GameMax
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB140 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJulien meyerVladyslav Omelechko

Customer experience

Side Scroller Game

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Max

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Side Scroller Game

No in-app purchases

None

Max

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Side Scroller Game free?
Side Scroller Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Max free?
Max is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Side Scroller Game or Max have ads?
Side Scroller Game shows ads; Max does not.
Which is updated more often, Side Scroller Game or Max?
Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, and Max every 4 months. Most recently, Side Scroller Game was updated on November 1, 2026 and Max on October 24, 2026.

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