Comparison

Side Scroller Game vs aazz

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 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.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Ten desert levels
  • Five upgradable weapons
  • Character upgrades
  • Explorable world map
  • Touch controls for landscape play
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

aazz

Tap to insert balls and prevent them from colliding. This simple yet addictive game offers endless fun and challenges players to reach high levels. Compete with friends globally for the top score.

Highlights
  • Tap to play
  • Prevent ball collision
  • Endless gameplay
  • Global leaderboards
  • Challenge high levels
Features
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Aazz is a very simple game which with spell that cannot stop playing. tap to insert ball, don't let the small balls collision. It's as simple as that. The game features: Tap to play - don't let the small balls collision Can you challenge to level 1000 ? Let's compete with friends all over the world

Screenshots

Side Scroller Game4 screens
aazz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: aazz at none against Side Scroller Game's shown. aazz also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Side Scroller Game's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

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, aazz every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Side Scroller Game versus aazz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSide Scroller Gameaazz
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (596 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews70.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—596 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS158.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien meyerKIDBEAR

Customer experience

Side Scroller Game

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

aazz

All ratings597 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Side Scroller Game

No in-app purchases

None

aazz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Side Scroller Game free?
Side Scroller Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is aazz free?
aazz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Side Scroller Game or aazz have ads?
Side Scroller Game shows ads; aazz does not.
Which is updated more often, Side Scroller Game or aazz?
Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, and aazz every 6 weeks. Most recently, Side Scroller Game was updated on November 2, 2026 and aazz on November 6, 2026.

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