Bad Nerd vs Impulse One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bad Nerd
Engage in a modern action RPG where you play as a nerd fighting school bullies. Collect lunch money to purchase weapons and armor, and master over 30 unique combat moves. Explore diverse settings and complete numerous quests in this continuously evolving game.
- Modern action RPG gameplay
- Quest-based progression
- Weapon and armor collection
- Bully beating combat moves
- Inventory and shop system
- Visually stimulating characters
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Unleash The Nerd Rage! SPECTACULAR MODERN ACTION RPG! See a nerd unleash the nerd rage like never before! If you are a fan of modern action RPGs with lots of fighting then you will love Bad Nerd! Join Bad Nerd in his quest to rid the school of bullies! You will be fighting all sorts of bullies, taking their lunch money to upgrade yourself with a wide range of weapons and armor! Features: - Fresh new modern settings - Over 50 quests, and still growing - Loads of items such as weapons, armor, gadgets, etc.. - Simple inventory and shop system - Over 30 bully beating moves - Simple control system - Visually stimulating characters that you'd want to beat up - Continuously growing game, much more updates coming
Impulse One
Pilot a spaceship to rescue stranded employees from a chaotic company. Navigate challenging environments with high gravity, timed conditions, and combat.
- Rescue stranded employees
- Impulse-driven spaceship piloting
- High gravity challenges
- Timed conditions
- Combat with incoming fire
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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?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Impulse One at 5.0 against Bad Nerd's 4.0. Impulse One also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Bad Nerd's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (272 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
Both are free to download. Bad Nerd sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Impulse One asks for nothing beyond the download.
Impulse One holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bad Nerd has 272 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Bad Nerd's written reviews are positive against 100% of Impulse One's.
Bad Nerd ships an update every 3 weeks, Impulse One every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bad Nerd | Impulse One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (272 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 272 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 301 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | VNL Entertainment Ltd. | Kurt Dekker |
Customer experience
Bad Nerd
Impulse One
Bugs and requests
Bad Nerd
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saving issues
- Enemies with infinite stamina
- Glitches causing loss of progress
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Update to support newer iOS versions
- Add character customization options
- Expand the game world and story
- Improve online multiplayer experience
Impulse One
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bad Nerd
- Lunch Money $1500$0.99
Impulse One
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bad Nerd free?
Is Impulse One free?
Which has better reviews, Bad Nerd or Impulse One?
Do Bad Nerd or Impulse One have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bad Nerd or Impulse One?
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