Comparison

Notebook Artillery vs Maze Sweeper

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

Head to head
About

Notebook Artillery

Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Adjust firing angle and powder
  • Account for wind and stage layouts
  • Solo target practice mode
  • CPU opponent
  • Local multiplayer vs mode
  • Hand-drawn game art
  • Unlockable stickers
Features
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.

About

Maze Sweeper

Features
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Let's conquer the labyrinth cleaning quest! When adventurers leave labyrinths and dungeons behind, trash is scattered everywhere. Control the Labyrinth Cleaner and clean up the trash in the labyrinth. Labyrinth cleaning quests come in a variety of difficulty levels. To overcome more difficult labyrinth cleaning quests, you can power up your labyrinth cleaners and make full use of your skills. Power up your labyrinth cleaners with "cleaning points"! Cleaning points can be earned by clearing labyrinth cleaning quests and picking up trash. Use skill elements to create skills! Skills can be created and used by consuming skill elements.

Screenshots

Notebook Artillery4 screens
Maze Sweeper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maze Sweeper at Free against Notebook Artillery's $0.99. Notebook Artillery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#42 vs unranked). On 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

Maze Sweeper is free to download; Notebook Artillery costs $0.99 up front. Maze Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notebook Artillery asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Notebook Artillery versus Maze Sweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebook ArtilleryMaze Sweeper
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (149 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings149 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#42 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin IvansmithTakahiro Momotani

Bugs and requests

Notebook Artillery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
  • Inconsistent animation speeds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Campaign mode with objectives
  • Weapon/tower upgrades
  • Customization options
  • Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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  • Ability to save and continue games
  • Detailed badge/achievement system

Maze Sweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Notebook Artillery

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Maze Sweeper

One-time1
  • Skill Element$0.49

Questions

Is Notebook Artillery free?
Notebook Artillery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maze Sweeper free?
Maze Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notebook Artillery or Maze Sweeper have ads?
Both Notebook Artillery and Maze Sweeper show ads.

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