Comparison

Max Mannheimer vs Neon Orbit Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Max Mannheimer

Explore the life story of a Holocaust survivor through an interactive visual novel. Delve into his childhood, persecution, and post-war life by solving challenges and collecting memories. Hear his testimony once his story is complete.

Highlights
  • Interactive visual novel
  • Explore survivor's life story
  • Solve challenges
  • Collect memories
  • Hear survivor's testimony
  • Historical context
Features
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We stand in Max Mannheimer’s studio. From here we can delve into the chapters of his life via his pictures: his childhood in Nový Jičín in Czechoslovakia, the time of the commencing persecution and deportation by the national socialists, the imprisonment in different concentration camps and his life after the Second World War in Germany. In engaging images the visual novel tells his life story interactively. The players can comprehend his decisions, solve small challenges to advance and collect memories on the way which lead to further information. Once his whole life has been played the contemporary witness Max Mannheimer can be actually heard. The game was developed and realised by the Max Mannheimer Study Centre in Dachau together with the renowned game studio paintbucket games and the cartoon artist Greta von Richthofen. The project was funded by the foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ Foundation) as part of the line of funding [re]create digital history within the funding programme Young People Remember International, financed with resources from the German Foreign Office.

About

Neon Orbit Arcade

Features
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Neon Orbit is an immersive journey through space, where you must maintain your orbit in an ever-changing, neon-lit world. Key features: Intuitive “one-tap” controls. Dynamic retro-neon graphics. Increasing difficulty. Download Neon Orbit and see how long you can survive in this neon challenge! The game works offline. Perfect for the plane.

Screenshots

Max Mannheimer4 screens
Neon Orbit Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Max Mannheimer at none against Neon Orbit Arcade's 1. Max Mannheimer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Neon Orbit Arcade's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neon Orbit Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Max Mannheimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Max Mannheimer ships an update every 2 months, Neon Orbit Arcade weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Max Mannheimer versus Neon Orbit Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMax MannheimerNeon Orbit Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size887 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPaintbucket Games UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Slawomir Linek

In-app purchases

None

Max Mannheimer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Neon Orbit Arcade

One-time1
  • Neon Orbit Premium$1.99

Questions

Is Max Mannheimer free?
Max Mannheimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Orbit Arcade free?
Neon Orbit Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Max Mannheimer or Neon Orbit Arcade have ads?
Neon Orbit Arcade shows ads; Max Mannheimer does not.
Which is updated more often, Max Mannheimer or Neon Orbit Arcade?
Max Mannheimer ships an update every 2 months, and Neon Orbit Arcade weekly. Most recently, Max Mannheimer was updated on November 8, 2026 and Neon Orbit Arcade on October 31, 2026.

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