Comparison

Netrunner Drop vs Skybeard

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

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About

Netrunner Drop

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You're a netrunner. Your target: a megacorp's mainframe. Your weapon: precision and timing. DROP. BREACH. ESCAPE. Netrunner Drop is a cyberpunk physics game where you hack corporate servers by dropping data packets through a grid of security nodes. Every drop matters. Every bounce counts. ▸ BREACH 7 SERVERS Start at the PUBLIC_GATEWAY and work your way through increasingly defended systems. Crack the FINANCE_RECORDS. Infiltrate R&D_ARCHIVES. Breach the BLACK_SITE. Your ultimate goal: THE_VAULT. ▸ DESTROY SECURITY NODES Each node you hit scores breach points: - EXPLOIT nodes deal heavy damage - VIRUS nodes spread bonus points - GLITCH nodes trigger critical hits - CHARGE nodes power your abilities - Avoid FIREWALLS that reset your combo ▸ SURVIVE THE COUNTERMEASURES Enemy security will damage your system integrity. Take too many hits and you're TRACED - game over. Find PATCH nodes to restore health and stay in the fight. ▸ BUILD MASSIVE COMBOS Chain hits together for multipliers up to 3x. Avoid obstacles or watch your combo shatter. Risk vs reward: low health triggers DANGER MODE with 1.5x points - if you survive. ▸ DEPLOY ROOTKITS Land in the JACKPOT bucket to unlock powerful abilities: - ALPHA_STRIKE: Destroy an entire row instantly - GHOST_PROTOCOL: Restore health and clear firewalls - PHASE_SHIFT: Pass through obstacles for 3 drops ▸ ACTIVATE POWERUPS - SLOW: More time to plan your shots - SHIELD: Block the next damage hit - MULTIBALL: Drop 3 packets at once - PHASE: Ignore obstacles for one drop ▸ FEATURES - Pure skill-based physics gameplay - 7 unique servers to breach - 7 node types with different effects - Combo system with escalating rewards - 4 unlockable powerups - 3 ROOTKIT abilities - Cyberpunk aesthetic with synthwave vibes - No energy systems or wait timers - Play offline anytime The corps won't protect themselves. Jack in. --- Free to play. Optional purchase to remove ads and double credits.

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Skybeard

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Professor Skybeard has a long white beard, a workshop full of ideas and eleven flying machines that are just waiting for their test pilot: you. You fly every machine with just one finger – and every one completely differently. The Zeppelin climbs at a leisurely pace for as long as you hold. The Spaceship gives thrust, the Magnet Capsule follows your finger, the Pogo Spring wants to be wound up, and the Balloon heats up with a delay. You've barely mastered one machine before you have to feel your way into the next. FIVE WORLDS, 50 LEVELS From Hill Country through the Coast with its gusts and caves, the Desert with its heat fields and the Night Sky with beacons and shooting stars, all the way into the Thunderstorm – with lightning, tailwinds and electric shocks that swap up and down. THREE ROUNDS PER LEVEL Explore with checkpoints, Trial with five stars, Master Flight with no safety net. And behind the third star, every level hides a secret star – for the brave only. RELAYS AND THE GRANDE FINALE In relay levels the machine changes in mid-flight. In the Grande Finale you fly all eleven in a row: 99 gates straight through every world. HARD, BUT FAIR A computer pilot has flown every level with room to spare. So it can always be done – you just have to be able to do it. After a crash you're back in the air at once, no waiting. THE WORKSHOP With the gears from every flight you build new machines, paint them in chrome and gold, and give the Professor a beard, hat and flight trail to your taste. LANDSCAPE ON iPad AND iPhone Duo On big screens, Skybeard becomes the inventor’s book: the Professor’s notebook on the left, the level on the right – or close the notebook and fly across the full width. Half-folded, iPhone Duo turns into a handheld console: the game on top, the control desk below. Your finger never covers the machine again. ALSO INCLUDED • Test Field with flight school for every machine • Endless mode for every world, each with its own record • Bonus Party for every world with all 30 stars • The Professor's diary • Leaderboards and achievements in Game Center • In 12 languages Skybeard is free to play. Ads only appear between levels or voluntarily in return for a reward, and can be switched off with a one-time purchase. No purchase is needed – you can fly everything without one.

Screenshots

Netrunner Drop4 screens
Skybeard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Netrunner Drop at none against Skybeard's 4. Netrunner Drop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Skybeard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Netrunner Drop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 4 level
Netrunner Drop versus Skybeard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetrunner DropSkybeard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJesse BartonMichael Rademacher

In-app purchases

None

Netrunner Drop

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Skybeard

One-time4
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Gear Crate$1.99
  • Gold Pack$3.99
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  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Netrunner Drop free?
Netrunner Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skybeard free?
Skybeard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Netrunner Drop or Skybeard have ads?
Skybeard shows ads; Netrunner Drop does not.

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