Comparison

PRY vs Necrozone

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

Head to head
About

PRY

Experience a unique narrative journey by delving into a character's fragmented memories and thoughts. This interactive story unfolds through a blend of visual and textual elements, exploring the psychological impact of war.

Highlights
  • Explore fragmented memories
  • Interactive narrative experience
  • Character's thoughts and vision
  • Visual and textual storytelling
  • Psychological exploration
Features
Currently charting
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Pry is a book to watch and film to touch: a story revealed by opening a character’s eyes, pulling apart his memories and grasping his infinitely scrolling thoughts. Six years ago, James–a demolition expert–returned from the First Gulf War. Explore James’ mind as his vision fails and his past collides with his present. prynovella.com ====== "Everyone interested in the contemporary state or future of literature as a hybrid tactile mediated experience should experience Pry." — Los Angeles Review of Books "The narrative is fragmented, the visuals atmospheric: Charlie Kaufman by way of an acid trip." — LA Weekly ====== **Future of Storytelling Prize** **2015 Independent Games Festival Finalist for Excellence in Narrative** **IndieCade 2015 Digital Selection** **New York Film Festival: Convergence Official Selection** **Slamdance Digital, Interactive and Gaming Official Selection** **19th Japan Media Arts Festival Jury Selection** **Winner of the Robert Coover Award** **Winner New Media Writing Prize** **FWA Mobile Award** ====== PRY runs on iPad 2 and newer, iPhone 4s and newer, and iPod Touch 5th Gen. Small text optimized for iPhone 5 and above. **Epilepsy Warning: project contains moments of flashing text and strobing imagery. Reduced flashing mode available in PRY settings.**

About

Necrozone

A retro action game challenging players to defeat enemies quickly. Guide a ball of light through levels, avoiding obstacles and destroying monsters using the environment's rune layout. Master five distinct zones with unique challenges to achieve perfect scores.

Highlights
  • Retro action gameplay
  • Defeat enemies quickly
  • Guide a ball of light
  • Avoid obstacles
  • Break apart monsters
  • Five unique zones
  • Level perfection challenges
Features
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Necrozone is a retro action game where you must defeat enemies as fast as possible. Using each level's rune layout, players must guide a ball of light around the stage to avoid obstacles and break apart all monsters in its path! There are five Zones with six levels each, all of which feature a unique layout and gimmick which requires players to adapt and strategize to find the fastest way to defeat every enemy. Completing the game is one challenge, but perfecting each level is another!

Screenshots

PRY4 screens
Necrozone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Necrozone at Free against PRY's $2.99. Necrozone also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 76%). PRY's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months) and chart position (#94 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

Necrozone is free to download; PRY costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PRY against 4.8 for Necrozone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 60 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of PRY's written reviews are positive against 93% of Necrozone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PRY ships an update every 6 weeks, Necrozone every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
PRY versus Necrozone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPRYNecrozone
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (33 ratings)4.8 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews93.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3360 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#94 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better8.0
Further details — not scored
Size970 MB14 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTender Claws LLCKyle Schaub

Customer experience

PRY

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative19.7%

Necrozone

All ratings60 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%

Bugs and requests

PRY

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • Videos loop at the end
  • App doesn't always pick up where it left off
  • Sound issues (no sound)

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content/chapters
  • Clearer narrative progression
  • Fix looping videos
  • Explanation for red diamond collection

Necrozone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PRY

No in-app purchases

None

Necrozone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PRY free?
PRY costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Necrozone free?
Necrozone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PRY or Necrozone?
Necrozone is rated higher. PRY averages 4.7 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Necrozone averages 4.8 from 60 ratings.
Do PRY or Necrozone have ads?
Neither PRY nor Necrozone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PRY or Necrozone?
PRY ships an update every 6 weeks, and Necrozone every 12 months. Most recently, PRY was updated on October 18, 2026 and Necrozone on October 16, 2026.

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