Comparison

NPJ vs PULSE

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

Head to head
About

NPJ

Embark on a daily survival challenge through July, facing unique enemies and bosses with a variety of humorous weapons. Customize your character with skins and collect upgrades to enhance your abilities. Can you help OkCron overcome the month's trials?

Highlights
  • 31 unique daily levels
  • Diverse enemies and bosses
  • Upgradable weapons
  • Customizable skins
  • Daily challenges
Features
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Every day in July brings a new level packed with unique enemies, fiery maps, and crazy bosses. Your mission? Help OkCron survive each day of July without any problems! Face daily challenges armed with a variety of hilarious and powerful weapons. Use the Rizz Bow to break your enemies’ hearts, or the Stained Briefs for some messy fun. Customize OkCron with an array of awesome skins and collect upgrades to boost your stats. Remember, this is all in good fun – No Problem July is a challenge within the game, not real life! So, suit up, get ready, and join OkCron on his unforgettable journey through the most exciting month of the year. Can you make it through July without a single mishap? Features: • 31 unique levels, one for each day of July • Diverse enemies and daily bosses • A variety of upgradable weapons • Customizable and special skins Play the official NPJ game now and see if you have what it takes to conquer the most unique survival game ever!

About

PULSE

Features
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One brake. Perfect timing. Keep moving. PULSE: Traffic Run is a quick arcade driving game about choosing the right moment to cross busy streets. Your car moves forward automatically: hold the brake to wait, then release it to find your gap. The helicopter is closing in, so every decision counts. EXPLORE SIX 2D WORLDS Drive through sunny courtyards, spring gardens, an autumn old town, snowy streets, a glowing neon city and the new waterfront Harbor Run. Each setting brings its own atmosphere and weather. FIND THE GOLDEN GAP Slip between two yellow cars to earn bonus points and crystals. Build your score in Endless mode, try three difficulty levels and chase your personal best. TAKE THE JOURNEY Complete 50 routes and earn up to three stars on each. Replay completed routes to earn spendable stars, then buy individual paint designs for your cars. Spending stars keeps your best Journey results and route progress intact. BUILD YOUR GARAGE Choose from ten vehicles, each with its own engine sound and paint designs. Earn crystals through play to unlock more cars, including Green Hypercar, White GT and Black & Blue. The Tank is available as an optional in-app purchase. PLAY YOUR WAY Enjoy guest play without an account. Take on daily missions, track your best runs, and optionally join the world and country leaderboards. The game includes ads; an optional in-app purchase removes them. How far can you go before the next crossing catches you out?

Screenshots

NPJ4 screens
PULSE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NPJ at every 2 days against PULSE's weekly. NPJ also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. NPJ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PULSE sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NPJ ships an update every 2 days, PULSE weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NPJ versus PULSE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNPJPULSE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size281 MB56 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKramer Media GmbHBertalan Nagy

Bugs and requests

NPJ

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Disappearing in-game items/progress
  • Inability to claim pre-order bonus

Requested features

3 requests
  • Less ads
  • Ability to claim pre-order bonus
  • Improved gameplay and difficulty balancing

PULSE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NPJ

One-time3
  • Gem Pack$0.99
  • Limited Time Premium NPJ$1.99
  • Premium NPJ$4.99
2 purchases

PULSE

One-time2
  • Tank Unlock$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is NPJ free?
NPJ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PULSE free?
PULSE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NPJ or PULSE have ads?
Both NPJ and PULSE show ads.
Which is updated more often, NPJ or PULSE?
NPJ ships an update every 2 days, and PULSE weekly. Most recently, NPJ was updated on November 4, 2026 and PULSE on October 31, 2026.

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