Comparison

Aniimo vs Neon Knight

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

Head to head
About

Aniimo

Explore a vast open world, capture and collect unique creatures, and twine with them to gain new abilities. Engage in thrilling battles, customize your personal space, and embark on an epic journey of discovery and adventure.

Highlights
  • Open-world exploration
  • Creature capturing and collecting
  • Twine with creatures for abilities
  • Real-time battles (PvEVP)
  • Personal RV customization
  • Multiplayer interaction
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Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. On the vast continent of Idyll, you'll encounter countless unique creatures known as Aniimo. Twine with them and experience the beauty of this world from a completely new perspective and with new abilities. You can also travel to a metropolis floating in the sky, where you'll meet other Pathfinders, share stories, and engage in thrilling competitive battles. Choose your Aniimo and embark on an epic journey - one full of exploration, discovery, and adventure! Seize every chance to capture and collect Aniimo to your heart's desire! When embarking on an adventure on Idyll, anyone you meet can become a companion! Catch Aniimo using Aniipods, set traps and time your catch perfectly - enjoy the thrill and uncertainty of every moment! Unique Aniimo will appear according to the environment, weather, phenomena and time of day. Most Aniimo can evolve, making collecting and discovering Aniimo even more exciting. Twine with Aniimo to feel the world like they do On your journey of adventure you can Twine with Aniimo and essentially become any Aniimo that you collect. Use the Aniimo’s skills to solve puzzles, win battles and overcome challenges! Twine with Aniimo, to see the world from a brand new perspective. Jump into the adventure and enjoy exploring an expansive open world The continent of Idyll is expansive and alive with beauty and the perfect setting to capture, to Twine, to find answers and for the Aniimo to reach their full potential. Challenge, race, discover... immersive exploration ensures every step of the journey is engaging. Whether you're gliding, diving, burrowing... you can step foot anywhere. Join exciting real-time challenges with Aniimo In the vast world of Aniimo, every real-time challenge is full of unknowns and surprises. The PVEVP mode "Egg Heist" allows you to join a 3-player team anytime to engage in real-time searches and battles in the Lost Isles. Whether you're solo, multiplayer, adventuring, battling, or simply looking to quickly become stronger, here, every challenge is real and instantaneous! Enjoying camping and roadtrips with your friends Each Pathfinder now owns a personal RV on the vast continent of Idyll, parked at a campsite in this open world, where they can meet and interact with other players. When you return to Homeland with your RV, you can plant crops, build decorations, and freely arrange your space with Aniimo to transform the entire Homeland into a warm, fun, and interactive immersive paradise.

About

Neon Knight

This pixel-art roguelite challenges you to roll dice, form powerful combos, and defeat enemies. Build your run with unique characters, hire mercenaries, and upgrade chips to conquer increasingly difficult challenges. Play offline with no timers or forced ads.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling and combo system
  • Pixel-art roguelite gameplay
  • Character progression and upgrades
  • Mercenary hiring and crew building
  • Multiple playable rigs with unique styles
  • Offline play and no timers
Features
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ROLL. HOLD. RUN. Neon Knight is a pixel-art dice roguelite. You throw the dice, hold what you want, reroll the rest, then hit RUN. Every combo your final roll shows fires at once and stacks into ONE big hit. THE DICE ARE YOUR WEAPON - 11 combo rows: pairs, runs, full house, four and five of a kind. - Slot a chip into each row. Level it up. Watch the count-up ledger add it all. - Three rows of one kind light up? The top one fires twice. - Special dice with their own faces. Wild dice. A loaded die. Hot and cool boss dice. THE GANG THROWS FIRST - Every foe shows its move before you roll: a check if it lands, a cross if it misses. - Kill or stun it first and its move is cancelled. - Bosses bend the rules. Read the twist, then break it. BUILD YOUR RUN - A new street map every run: fights, elites, shops, bars, street events. - Hire mercs for your crew. Each brings a chip and a dice rule. Pairs unlock synergies. - Shop for chips, special dice and gear. FIVE RIGS, FIVE PLAYSTYLES - Street Samurai: loves sixes. Free for the whole game. - Chrome Runner, Combat Medic, Signal Jammer, Siege Titan: each with its own die, starting rows and house rule. One purchase unlocks all four. COME BACK FOR MORE - A Heat ladder per rig: 8 levels of harder rules. - A Daily run: one seed, one twist, the same streets for everyone. - 48 feats that unlock new pieces. A codex of every chip, die, merc and foe. FAIR TO PLAY - No energy. No timers. No forced ads. - Optional rewarded ads: stand back up once per run, or take a shop bonus. - One $4.99 unlock: every rig, and every ad perk without the ad. - Plays offline. No account. Your save stays on your device. - Built for phones and tablets, played in landscape.

Screenshots

Aniimo4 screens
Neon Knight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aniimo at none against Neon Knight's shown. Aniimo also leads on ratings volume (9.4K vs 3) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Aniimo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Neon Knight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aniimo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aniimo has 9.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Aniimo versus Neon Knight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAniimoNeon Knight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.4K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.4K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size3.7 GB119 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPAWPRINT INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTDDOMU Inc.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Aniimo

One-time10
  • Aniimo: 60 Lumin Crystals$0.99
  • Aniimo: 300 Lumin Crystals$4.99
  • Aniimo: Monthly Pass$4.99
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  • Aniimo: Advanced Comp. Handbook$9.99
  • Aniimo: Collector’s Comp. Handbook$10.00
  • Aniimo: 980 Lumin Crystals$14.99
  • Aniimo: Collector’s Comp. Handbook$19.99
  • Aniimo: 1,980 Lumin Crystals$29.99
  • Aniimo: 3,280 Lumin Crystals$49.99
  • Aniimo: 6,480 Lumin Crystals$99.99
1 purchases

Neon Knight

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Aniimo free?
Aniimo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neon Knight free?
Neon Knight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aniimo or Neon Knight?
Aniimo is rated higher. Aniimo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.4K ratings, while Neon Knight averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Aniimo or Neon Knight have ads?
Neon Knight shows ads; Aniimo does not.

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