Comparison

har vs Synthwave Escape

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

Head to head
About

har

This is a puzzle game that combines color matching with music. Players rearrange colored blocks to match a palette, with increasing complexity and over 1000 levels. Enjoy an immersive experience with ambient music and sound effects.

Highlights
  • Color block rearrangement
  • Sophisticated color palettes
  • Ambient background music
  • Over 1000 levels
  • Increasing level complexity
  • 100% solvable levels
Currently charting
Read full description

har•mo•ny is a puzzle game of color and music, blended in perfect harmony… Your objective is simple, yet deceivingly complex: rearrange the blocks according to a palette of colors that blend together in harmony. Blocks may only move horizontally or vertically and each block must use up all its moves. Sophisticated color palettes range from simple boards with 3 colors up to incredibly challenging 10-color boards. As levels increase, so does the intricacy and beauty of each color palette. Accompanied by elegant background music and harmonized sound effects, har•mo•ny is truly a game to be experienced! • • • • • • • • • • • • • Handcrafted color palettes • Mesmerizing ambient background music • Over 1000 beautiful levels • 3-color to 10-color boards • Natural increase in level complexity • Latter levels are insanely hard! • All levels are 100% solvable! • • • • • • • • • • • • har•mo•ny contains 10 undos to get you started on tackling tough levels. Optional undo packs are available for purchase in the game and greatly help support us in our effort of making great games for you! Thanks for your support! If you enjoy har•mo•ny please rate & review - thank you for your support! Follow us! http://facebook.com/borderleap http://twitter.com/borderleap http://borderleap.com Have feedback? Would love to hear from you! Please email us at hello@borderleap.com

About

Synthwave Escape

Embark on a retro rhythm puzzle platformer adventure with an 80s synthwave aesthetic. Guide a team of robots with unique physics to escape a neon bunker and defeat an antagonist. Solve challenges through 60 stages with an original soundtrack and a humorous storyline.

Highlights
  • 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages
  • 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks
  • 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics
  • Robot Storyline
  • Dad Jokes
Features
Read full description

Synthwave Escape is a Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer game with an 80s inspired Synthwave Soundtrack & Aesthetic. Join Doc Grits' team of robots as they attempt to escape the Neon Bunker and defeat the heinously infamous Red Hawk. Use the Escape Bots' skills together to overcome challenges and make it safely to safety! Features • 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages • 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks • 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics • 1 Most Triumphant Robot Storyline • A Plethora of Dad Jokes Oh, you're still reading! Alright, I'll continue. Here's the situation: this dude Grits is locked away in a Neon Bunker by this other bogus dude named Red Hawk. Grits is forced to make deadly contraptions, but manages to build a robot team to help him escape. They almost make it, but then they get caught. Then they get away. Yada, yada - just play the game already! If you enjoy the game please consider leaving a review. And if you really, really enjoy it, tell a friend. Then next time you see that friend, the two of you can do a jumping high five. Thanks for playing! Your Friend, Nick Culbertson Moby Pixel http://www.mobypixel.com

Screenshots

har2 screens
Synthwave Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Synthwave Escape at Free against har's $0.99. har's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Synthwave Escape is free to download; har costs $0.99 up front. har sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Synthwave Escape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for har against 4.6 for Synthwave Escape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 130 and 219 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of har's written reviews are positive against 83% of Synthwave Escape's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

har ships an update every 3 weeks, Synthwave Escape every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
har versus Synthwave Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterharSynthwave Escape
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (130 ratings) — better4.6 (219 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings130219 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#45 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB152 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBorderLeapMoby Pixel

Customer experience

har

All ratings129 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews874 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative9.2%

Synthwave Escape

All ratings219 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

har

From 130 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💤 Relaxing and calming
  • 🎨 Beautiful colors and design
  • 🎶 Soothing background music
  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating puzzles
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Levels can get repetitive
  • 💰 In-app purchases for undos
  • 🔍 Difficulty level could be improved
  • 🔍 Lack of progression in difficulty

Synthwave Escape

From 219 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Amazing music/songs
  • 🎨 Great graphics/visual aesthetic
  • 🧠 Challenging/mind-bending gameplay
  • 🤩 Fun and enjoyable experience
  • ✨ Impressive novelty/innovative

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Level 18 is too hard
  • 💥 No invincibility frames
  • ⏳ Stressful timer
  • 💰 Needs more coins
  • 🐛 Audio option bug

Bugs and requests

har

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional freezing or crashing
  • Difficulty seeing dots on darker blocks

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to skip or get hints for levels
  • More challenging and varied puzzles
  • Option to revisit previous levels
  • Progression tracking and achievements

Synthwave Escape

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Audio option doesn't work
  • No invincibility stage after getting hit
  • Game won't download

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer game or sequel
  • More levels
  • New music
  • PC version
  • More cutscenes

In-app purchases

5 purchases

har

One-time5
  • 10 Undos$0.99
  • 35 Undos$1.99
  • Skip Button$4.99
Show 2 more
  • 100 Undos$4.99
  • Unlimited Undos$9.99
4 purchases

Synthwave Escape

One-time4
  • 20 Coins$0.99
  • 50 Coins$1.99
  • Unlimited Coins$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Unlimited Coins Deal$4.99

Questions

Is har free?
har costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Synthwave Escape free?
Synthwave Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, har or Synthwave Escape?
har is rated higher. har averages 4.7 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while Synthwave Escape averages 4.6 from 219 ratings.
Do har or Synthwave Escape have ads?
Synthwave Escape shows ads; har does not.
Which is updated more often, har or Synthwave Escape?
har ships an update every 3 weeks, and Synthwave Escape every 6 months. Most recently, har was updated on November 11, 2026 and Synthwave Escape on November 2, 2026.

Other comparisons