Comparison

Mad Merx vs Impulse One

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

Head to head
About

Mad Merx

Engage in fast-paced, tactical multiplayer shooter combat. Choose from four unique classes and a variety of weapons across multiple environments. Experience furious PvP action with friends and foes.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer mayhem
  • Four unique classes
  • Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch
  • Three environments
  • 30 different guns
  • Tactical team combat
Features
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About

Impulse One

Pilot a spaceship to rescue stranded employees from a chaotic company. Navigate challenging environments with high gravity, timed conditions, and combat.

Highlights
  • Rescue stranded employees
  • Impulse-driven spaceship piloting
  • High gravity challenges
  • Timed conditions
  • Combat with incoming fire
Features
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The soda fountains are on overload. Coffee service has been suspended. A technical state of panic exists. The employees are terrified by arbitrary design decision changes. Rescue stranded employees of the PLBM Games company and return them safely to home in your impulse-driven spaceship. This game is challenging... Can you land the spaceship safely? In high gravity? Under stressful timed conditions? In combat? With real bullets coming back at you?

Screenshots

Mad Merx4 screens
Impulse One3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Impulse One at 100% against Mad Merx's 60%. Impulse One also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Mad Merx's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (313 vs 2). 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. Mad Merx sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Impulse One asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Impulse One holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mad Merx has 313 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Mad Merx's written reviews are positive against 100% of Impulse One's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mad Merx ships an update every 3 weeks, Impulse One every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mad Merx versus Impulse One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMad MerxImpulse One
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (313 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings313 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB301 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTriniti Interactive LimitedKurt Dekker

Customer experience

Mad Merx

All ratings314 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews453 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral10.6%
Negative29.6%

Impulse One

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mad Merx

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Losing progress and purchases
  • Weapons/gear not unlocking properly
  • Spawning issues and getting killed instantly
  • Shooting through walls/objects

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update to latest iOS versions
  • Add more maps and game modes
  • Improve matchmaking and balancing
  • Implement offline/single player mode
  • Add social features like friend system

Impulse One

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mad Merx

One-time10
  • Newbie Pack I$0.99
  • 9k credit Pack$0.99
  • 50 tCrystal Pack$1.99
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  • 20k credit Pack$1.99
  • 150 tCrystal Pack$4.99
  • 60k credit Pack$4.99
  • 350 tCrystal Pack$9.99
  • DISCOUNT PACK I (800 tCrystals)$11.99
  • 800 tCrystal Pack$19.99
  • 2500 tCrystal Pack$49.99
None

Impulse One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mad Merx free?
Mad Merx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Impulse One free?
Impulse One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mad Merx or Impulse One?
Impulse One is rated higher. Mad Merx averages 4.5 out of 5 from 313 ratings, while Impulse One averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mad Merx or Impulse One have ads?
Neither Mad Merx nor Impulse One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mad Merx or Impulse One?
Mad Merx ships an update every 3 weeks, and Impulse One every 11 months. Most recently, Mad Merx was updated on October 21, 2026 and Impulse One on October 7, 2026.

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