Outhold vs NeonVortex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outhold
A strategic incremental game combining tower defense with deep meta-progression. Experiment with various builds and discover powerful synergies to defend the last fires. Enjoy an addictive game loop with a deep upgrade tree where experimentation is rewarded.
- Incremental tower defense gameplay
- Deep meta-progression
- Build variety and synergies
- Addictive game loop
- Deep upgrade tree
- Free upgrade refunds
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[Incremental Tower Defense with Build Variety] Outhold is a short, strategic incremental game that blends tower defense with a deep meta-progression. Experiment with builds and find overpowered synergies to defend the dwindling fires of Outhold. [Addictive Game Loop] Start a run, see how far you get. Use your collected resources to buy upgrades and try again. Become powerful enough to obliterate everything coming against you. [Deep Upgrade Tree] Create unique builds that fit your playstyle. Experimentation is rewarded, and all upgrades can be refunded for free. [Strategize] Focus on upgrading just one specific tower, or find unique tower synergies. There are many ways to progress through Outhold, the choice is up to you.
NeonVortex
Experience a psychedelic arcade survival game with fast-paced action and high score challenges. Rotate the vortex to aim enemies, collect power-ups, and survive increasingly chaotic waves. Enjoy a unique visual and audio experience with a tracker soundtrack.
- Rotation-based arcade survival gameplay
- Psychedelic vector visuals
- Shape-shifting playfields
- Power-ups and bonus rounds
- Tracker soundtrack playback
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Controller-friendly
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Enter Neon Vortex, a psychedelic vector arcade survival game built for quick runs, high scores, and screen-filling chaos. Rotate the vortex to line enemies into your firing lane. Chain perfect shots, collect power-ups, survive bonus rounds, and push deeper as the geometry shifts around you. Every run ramps into faster waves, heavier projectiles, brighter explosions, and bigger score opportunities. Features: • Fast arcade survival built around rotation, timing, and positioning • Psychedelic vector visuals with shape-shifting playfields • MOD/XM/S3M tracker soundtrack playback • Audio-reactive music visualizer mode • Power-ups including slow-mo, rapid fire, nukes, shields, and twin sweeps • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • iPhone and Apple TV support • Controller-friendly gameplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NeonVortex at Free against Outhold's $3.99. NeonVortex also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Outhold's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days) and ratings volume (181 vs 12). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
NeonVortex is free to download; Outhold costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Outhold against 5.0 for NeonVortex. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Outhold has 181 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Outhold's written reviews are positive against 100% of NeonVortex's.
Outhold ships an update every 2 days, NeonVortex every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outhold | NeonVortex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (181 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #47 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MinMax Software AB | Jeff Curtis |
Customer experience
Outhold
NeonVortex
In-app purchases
Outhold
No in-app purchases
NeonVortex
No in-app purchases
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