Comparison

Sliding Puzzle vs NeonVortex

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

Head to head
About

Sliding Puzzle

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It is a traditional puzzle. Simple, slide the block outside the screen.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Sliding Puzzle3 screens
NeonVortex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NeonVortex at none against Sliding Puzzle's shown. Sliding Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sliding Puzzle versus NeonVortex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSliding PuzzleNeonVortex
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB130 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOscar TsangJeff Curtis

In-app purchases

None

Sliding Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

NeonVortex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sliding Puzzle free?
Sliding Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeonVortex free?
NeonVortex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sliding Puzzle or NeonVortex have ads?
Sliding Puzzle shows ads; NeonVortex does not.

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