Project Neon vs Match Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project Neon
Embark on a top-secret mission in this 16-bit shoot 'em up adventure. Navigate the cosmos to retrieve a recluse from Mars and dismantle his interplanetary defenses to save Earth from ecological collapse.
- Interplanetary defense dismantling
- Boss battles
- Intense 16-bit arcade action
- Cosmic navigation
- Shoot 'em up gameplay
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PROJECT NEON is a retro arcade space shooter, built as a brand new game for the Neo Geo. It runs on original MVS and AES arcade hardware, on a cartridge we build ourselves, and players around the world play it on real cabinets today. This is that same game, now on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. BUY IT ONCE, OWN IT One price, the complete game. No ads, no in-app purchases, no timers, no account. Everything is in the box, just like an arcade cartridge. One purchase covers every Apple device you own. A REAL ARCADE SHMUP • Hand-drawn 16-bit pixel art, made inside the limits of the original hardware • A soundtrack composed for the Neo Geo sound chip • Fierce bosses guarding four planets on the way to Mars • Built for high-score chasing • Touch controls, game controller support and haptics Ready to fly to Mars and save Earth?
Match Attack
Engage in roguelike match-3 combat where tile swaps trigger attacks, defense, and healing. Collect powerful relics and build game-breaking synergies across multiple chapters. Enjoy single-player, offline gameplay with no timers or energy systems.
- Match tiles to attack, defend, and heal
- Create powerful tile cascades
- Collect over 280 synergistic relics
- Progress through three distinct chapters
- Unlock permanent relics through runs
- Ascension tiers for increased difficulty
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Match Attack is a match-3 roguelike game where the board is your weapon! Swap tiles to make matches and watch satisfying cascades. Set up the perfect board, collect upgrades and create gamebreaking builds! - Match tiles to attack, defend, recharge and heal - Get rewarded for bigger matches with clears, empowered tiles, wildcards, and bombs - 280+ relics with synergizing mechanics - Three chapters, each with fights, elites, events, shops, rest sites, and a boss finale - Earn experience from every run to permanently unlock new relics - Ascension tiers add difficulty for uncapped replayability Single-player, fully offline. No timers, no energy. One optional in-app purchase to removes ads and support the solo developer!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Match Attack at Free against Project Neon's $1.99. Match Attack also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (19 vs 5). Project Neon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment and iOS requirement 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
Match Attack is free to download; Project Neon costs $1.99 up front. Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Project Neon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Project Neon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 19 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Project Neon ships an update every 5 weeks, Match Attack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Project Neon | Match Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #143 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | FULLSET | Michael Ip |
Customer experience
Project Neon
Match Attack
In-app purchases
Project Neon
No in-app purchases
Match Attack
- Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99
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