Comparison

Project Neon vs Dragon Attack

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interplanetary defense dismantling
  • Boss battles
  • Intense 16-bit arcade action
  • Cosmic navigation
  • Shoot 'em up gameplay
Features
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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?

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Dragon Attack

Features
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Awaken your wings. Read the boss. Break it. Dragon Attack is a vertical bullet hell shooter with drag-to-move controls and automatic fire. Dodge barrages, time your shield and strike back with your ultimate. BOSS BREAKS Bosses use 71 attack patterns and transform as their health falls. At 70% and 35% health a break chance opens: answer it with Stagger, Core Break, Counter, Sanctuary or Return to stun the boss and deal extra damage. Fail and the boss enrages (except on Easy). Higher difficulties bring trickier patterns and fewer hints, and from stage 101 bosses chain two or three breaks. BOSS RUSH AND MEDALS Rematch the 12 region lords you have beaten in the campaign, straight into the boss fight. Win for bronze, answer every break for silver, and also take two hits or fewer for gold. A gold medal adds 5% damage against that region’s bosses in the campaign. Beat today’s featured boss for bonus gold. FOUR TIERS OF DRAGON AWAKENING Permanently upgrade each dragon’s stats, bullet streams and missiles. Total upgrade levels unlock four awakening tiers with extra attack, health and glowing wing markings. Preview your dragon, current stats and next awakening bonus before you fly. 120 STAGES, 12 WORLDS Fly from sky ruins through volcanoes, glaciers, a clockwork citadel and the chaos void to the Moonlit Graveyard and the Shattered Crown Nebula. Read each boss attack and find a path through overlapping barrages. 9 DRAGONS AND PERMANENT UPGRADES Discover fire, lightning, ice and more. Spend gold earned in battle on dragon stats, extra bullet streams and missiles. Even the Solar Emperor can be unlocked with gold. Keep earned gold and permanent upgrades after defeat. DAILY REWARDS AND THE DRAGON’S HOARD Claim a 7-day attendance reward; a missed day pauses the calendar instead of resetting it. The Dragon’s Hoard fills with gold for up to 8 hours while you are away. Both grow as you fly further. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE Play on Easy, Normal, Hard or Ultra. On Easy and Normal, repeated defeats at the same checkpoint lower enemy and boss health a little. Checkpoints and records are saved separately for each difficulty. Online rankings compare Ultra runs and require a supported game service account and a network connection. A STORY IN THE SKIES Follow animated story chapters and in-battle messages, then revisit unlocked chapters. Choose Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese or Portuguese (Brazil) in the game. The optional archived original films retain Korean captions. ADS AND PURCHASES Contains ads. There are no ads between stages until you clear stage 10. Rewarded ads for revives, boosted retries and double gold play only when you choose. Every product is a one-time purchase: · Remove Ads: no ads between stages, plus 3,000 gold · Starter Pack: 20,000 gold and a Hoard upgrade (twice the rate, up to 12 hours) · Gold Doubler: double gold from flights There are no random paid items, and all gold and upgrades can also be earned by playing.

Screenshots

Project Neon3 screens
Dragon Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dragon Attack at Free against Project Neon's $14.99. Dragon Attack also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Project Neon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dragon Attack is free to download; Project Neon costs $14.99 up front. Dragon Attack sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Project Neon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Project Neon ships an update every 5 weeks, Dragon Attack weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Project Neon versus Dragon Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProject NeonDragon Attack
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB353 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFULLSETYoungKook Ahn

In-app purchases

None

Project Neon

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dragon Attack

One-time3
  • Remove Stage Ads$1.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Gold Doubler$3.99

Questions

Is Project Neon free?
Project Neon costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dragon Attack free?
Dragon Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Project Neon or Dragon Attack have ads?
Dragon Attack shows ads; Project Neon does not.
Which is updated more often, Project Neon or Dragon Attack?
Project Neon ships an update every 5 weeks, and Dragon Attack weekly. Most recently, Project Neon was updated on November 5, 2026 and Dragon Attack on November 6, 2026.

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