Comparison

Notebook Artillery vs Doodle Melon

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

Doodle Melon

Features
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Doodle Melon - Slap Them All! WHY IS A MELON SLAPPING MOSQUITOES? IS IT A MELON OR A WATERMELON? Who knows. What we do know is this: You're a green doodle buddy with arms and absolutely no chill. You've got two hands, endless vibes, and a serious mosquito problem. Walls? Yep, there are plenty. Smash through them like it's personal. Your mission? Slap those mosquitos and punch walls. That's it. Power up like a (water)melon possessed! Activate the thunder and show those mosquitoes who's boss. It's swatter o'clock and you've got electricity on your side. Doodle Madness: A world where nothing makes sense and everything's drawn like it's running on pure imagination. Sketchy lines, silly moves, and 100% doodle-powered chaos. Features: - Simple tap-to-slap action - Powerups that make no sense but feel so right - Sketchy (literally) graphics - Two hearts, one (water)melon, zero logic - Mosquitos. Too many of them. Way too many. - A scoreboard to flex your slappin' skills Perfect for when you're bored, slightly confused, or just really hate mosquitos. Download Doodle Melon and enter the slap zone!

Screenshots

Notebook Artillery4 screens
Doodle Melon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Doodle Melon at Free against Notebook Artillery's $0.99. Doodle Melon also leads on ads (none vs shown). Notebook Artillery's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#87 vs unranked). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Doodle Melon is free to download; Notebook Artillery costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook Artillery ships an update every 2 weeks, Doodle Melon every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Notebook Artillery versus Doodle Melon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebook ArtilleryDoodle Melon
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (148 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings148 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#87 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB433 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustin IvansmithDavide Regis

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

Doodle Melon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Notebook Artillery

No in-app purchases

None

Doodle Melon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notebook Artillery free?
Notebook Artillery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doodle Melon free?
Doodle Melon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notebook Artillery or Doodle Melon have ads?
Notebook Artillery shows ads; Doodle Melon does not.
Which is updated more often, Notebook Artillery or Doodle Melon?
Notebook Artillery ships an update every 2 weeks, and Doodle Melon every 4 months. Most recently, Notebook Artillery was updated on October 13, 2026 and Doodle Melon on October 13, 2026.

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