Comparison

Carve Quest vs Neon Wings

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

Head to head
About

Carve Quest

Embark on a relaxing idle arcade journey through history, starting with primitive tools. Chip away at materials, earn currency, and upgrade your equipment to unlock advanced machinery and automate production. Build a carving empire from humble beginnings to a futuristic workshop.

Highlights
  • Idle arcade gameplay
  • Upgrade tools and machinery
  • Hire automated workers
  • Progress through historical ages
  • Build a carving empire
  • Automate production
Features
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Carve your way through history in Carve Quest – the ultimate relaxing idle arcade game! Start in the Stone Age, armed with nothing but primitive tools. Chip away at wood, earn money, and upgrade your blades for sharper cuts, longer durability, and greater precision. Watch your carvings improve as you evolve through the ages.The more you upgrade, the faster your wealth and progress will grow. Hire skilled workers to keep the shavings flying, and invest in advanced carving machinery to automate your production. From chisels and mallets to laser cutters and robotic arms, your workshop will transform from a humble shack into a futuristic carving empire. Whether you’re actively managing your upgrades or letting your automated workers handle the load, there’s always something to do around here. Watch your workshop turn into a sprawling production empire, and your pockets fill with wealth as you become the ultimate master carver. Carve, upgrade, and automate your way to riches. Your woodworking legacy starts now!

About

Neon Wings

Pilot a customizable aircraft, strategically choosing skills to enhance its capabilities. Engage in challenging battles against formidable bosses, aiming to build the ultimate flying machine.

Highlights
  • Skill selection
  • Aircraft customization
  • Boss battles
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Plane building
Features
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Carefully select your skills, build the strongest plane and defeat bosses!

Screenshots

Carve Quest4 screens
Neon Wings4 screens

Verdict

The call

Carve Quest and Neon Wings are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Carve Quest sells 26 one-off in-app purchases and Neon Wings sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Carve Quest against 4.3 for Neon Wings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6K and 6.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of Carve Quest's written reviews are positive against 16% of Neon Wings's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carve Quest ships an update every 8 days, Neon Wings every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Carve Quest versus Neon Wings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarve QuestNeon Wings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6K ratings) — better4.3 (6.6K ratings)
Positive reviews11.2% of reviews15.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K6.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB554 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRollic GamesVoodoo

Customer experience

Carve Quest

All ratings6,043 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews893 reviews
Positive11.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative73.0%

Neon Wings

All ratings6,409 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews986 reviews
Positive15.5%
Neutral14.0%
Negative70.5%

User reviews

Carve Quest

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good potential
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Relaxing experience
  • 👍 Decent gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game broken and unplayable
  • 🐛 New update bricks game
  • 🐛 Major bugs with new update
  • 🐛 New update broke game
  • 🐛 Blade robot not working correctly

Neon Wings

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun game
  • 👍 Challenging but not too difficult
  • 🚀 Brings back good memories of 80's arcades

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Locked from progressing after update
  • 🐛 Ship nerfed after update
  • 🐛 Can't upgrade ship past certain level
  • 🐛 Occasional freezes and lags
  • 🐛 Enemy scaling too high after update

Bugs and requests

Carve Quest

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Prestige system issues
  • Impossible difficulty wood
  • Area shrinkage and button removal
  • No way to reset progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • Upgrade at every level
  • More diamond upgrades
  • Faster diamond replenishment

Neon Wings

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't beat first boss on level 280
  • Forced to equip module but none available
  • Data reset after update

Requested features

2 requests
  • Unlock level 13 upgrades
  • Explain what upgrades/abilities do

In-app purchases

26 purchases

Carve Quest

One-time26
  • Cash Pack 1$1.99
  • Gem Pack 1$2.99
  • Cash Pack 2$3.99
Show 23 more
  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Cash Pack 3$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Offer Bundle$5.99
  • No Ads$5.99
  • Energy Bundle$7.99
  • Energy Offer Package$7.99
  • Energy Offer$7.99
  • Energy Pack 3$7.99
  • No Ads Bundle$8.99
  • Carve Pass$9.99
  • Prestige Bundle$9.99
  • Pro Carver Bundle$9.99
  • Pro Carver Pack$9.99
  • Pro Carver Package$9.99
  • Prestige Offer$9.99
  • Offer Bundle$9.99
  • Gem Pack 3$9.99
  • Sphere Island Offer$12.99
  • Gem Pack 4$19.99
  • Gem Pack 5$39.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99
16 purchases

Neon Wings

One-time16
  • Revive Skip It Pack 1$0.99
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Saw Blade Pack$1.99
Show 13 more
  • Super Revive$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Revive Skip It Pack 2$2.49
  • No Forced Ads$2.99
  • Curve Laser Pack$3.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Drone Bundle #2$9.99
  • Premium Pack$14.99
  • Gem Pack 3$14.99
  • NO RV$24.99
  • Gem Pack 4$29.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is Carve Quest free?
Carve Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neon Wings free?
Neon Wings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carve Quest or Neon Wings?
Carve Quest is rated higher. Carve Quest averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while Neon Wings averages 4.3 from 6.6K ratings.
Do Carve Quest or Neon Wings have ads?
Both Carve Quest and Neon Wings show ads.
Which is updated more often, Carve Quest or Neon Wings?
Carve Quest ships an update every 8 days, and Neon Wings every 6 days. Most recently, Carve Quest was updated on October 26, 2026 and Neon Wings on October 26, 2026.

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