Comparison

Catch the Soft Serve vs Monocular Enemy

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

Head to head
About

Catch the Soft Serve

A simple and fun game where players catch falling soft serve ice cream with a cone. Aim to make the perfect soft serve by skillfully timing your catches. Enjoy a delightful ice cream-making experience.

Highlights
  • Catch falling soft serve
  • Use a cone to catch
  • Make perfect soft serve
  • Simple gameplay
  • Ice cream making theme
Features
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Let's make soft serve ice cream. Catch the falling soft serve with a cone!

About

Monocular Enemy

Embark on a retro 2D side-scrolling adventure as a robot fighting to save the world from monsters. Navigate traps, defeat enemies, and overcome bosses to restore peace. This free game offers a complete experience without waiting or billing elements, featuring auto-save functionality.

Highlights
  • 2D side-scrolling gameplay
  • Robot protagonist
  • Monster and boss battles
  • Trap avoidance
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Free to play
Features
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Monocular enemy is a 2D action game of side scrolling. A robot got up to save the world dominated by monsters. Defeat enemies, avoid traps, defeat the boss and regain peace to the world. This game has no boring waiting time or billing elements. You can play free of charge until the ending. It supports auto save. ■ Operation method Lkey: move left Rkey: move right Akey: Jump ■ Attack method Akey + Akey Pressing Akey while jumping attacks. Falling + Akey Pressing Akey while falling will attack. BGM: Pocket sound depeloper twitter: YUSEI MIYOSHI

Screenshots

Catch the Soft Serve4 screens
Monocular Enemy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Monocular Enemy at 4.6 against Catch the Soft Serve's 4.0. Monocular Enemy also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 19) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Catch the Soft Serve's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monocular Enemy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 93 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Catch the Soft Serve's written reviews are positive against 83% of Monocular Enemy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch the Soft Serve ships an update every 3 months, Monocular Enemy every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Catch the Soft Serve versus Monocular Enemy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch the Soft ServeMonocular Enemy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (19 ratings)4.6 (93 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1993 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB44 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNinicodeYUSEI MIYOSHI

Customer experience

Catch the Soft Serve

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.4%

Monocular Enemy

All ratings93 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Catch the Soft Serve

No in-app purchases

None

Monocular Enemy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catch the Soft Serve free?
Catch the Soft Serve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monocular Enemy free?
Monocular Enemy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Catch the Soft Serve or Monocular Enemy?
Monocular Enemy is rated higher. Catch the Soft Serve averages 4.0 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Monocular Enemy averages 4.6 from 93 ratings.
Do Catch the Soft Serve or Monocular Enemy have ads?
Both Catch the Soft Serve and Monocular Enemy show ads.
Which is updated more often, Catch the Soft Serve or Monocular Enemy?
Catch the Soft Serve ships an update every 3 months, and Monocular Enemy every 15 months. Most recently, Catch the Soft Serve was updated on September 21, 2026 and Monocular Enemy on July 5, 2026.

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