Comparison

NEONNET vs Hack Ex 2

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

Head to head
About

NEONNET

Engage in a cyberpunk roguelike strategy game on a hostile grid. Issue commands, scan for risks, and choose your tactical approach to hacking, combat, and extraction. Designed for brief, focused sessions, it offers deliberate pacing and a readable interface for strategic decision-making.

Highlights
  • Grid exploration with threat scanning
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Hacking and software upgrades
  • Quest system with story threads
  • Market economy for trading and upgrades
  • Save and resume functionality
Features
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Thank you for playing NEONNET. You bring the patience, nerve, and good judgment that the Glass Tower demands, and this game is built for players who enjoy earning a win one careful decision at a time. NEONNET is a cyberpunk roguelite RPG for iPhone and iPad. Build a cyberdeck, explore a hostile grid, manage a hand of tactical cards, and use terminal commands to survive a tower full of robots, malware, processes, cabinets, and bad options. Every run asks you to read the room before you act. The Glass Tower is a turn-based dungeon crawler where position, health, cards, credits, ICE, installed software, and the next command all matter. Move through rooms and corridors, reveal the map, inspect threats, and choose whether this is the moment to attack, hack, retreat, save, or descend. The tower does not reward random taps. It rewards a plan. What you can do: - Build a cyberdeck with attack, defense, hack, draw, and utility cards. - Manage draw, hand, discard, and exhaust piles during a live run. - Play a card when timing is right, or hold it for the next dangerous room. - Explore a turn-based grid with fog of war, stairs, events, cabinets, and hostile robots. - Use map, look, scan, status, inventory, deck, and objectives commands to assess the floor. - Attack robots directly or attempt a hack when the reward justifies the risk. - Trace hostile processes before committing to a breach. - Kill dangerous PIDs, bury zombie tasks, and keep your process table under control. - Jack in for higher-risk intrusion turns and manage the consequences. - Install software that strengthens the build you have, then remove tools that no longer fit. - Open cabinets, earn credits, spend ICE, and weigh each market decision. - Resolve floor events, gather story fragments, complete quests, and unlock trophies. - Choose starter deck profiles with different early-game rhythms. - Review operator rank, run history, and notable actions between attempts. - Save named runs and continue when you have time for another floor. - Play offline without relying on a constant connection. Why NEONNET feels different: - Strategy comes before reflexes. Every action is turn-based, so you can think before committing. - The deck-builder system keeps each run flexible. A strong hand can become a weak hand if you spend it at the wrong time. - Terminal commands are part of the game, not decoration. They provide direct access to movement, scouting, combat, software, cards, quests, and process management. - The process table creates a second tactical layer beyond robot combat. A clean floor can still become dangerous if you ignore malware, worms, or critical tasks. - The retro terminal presentation supports quick scanning while the visual map keeps your current position clear. - Short sessions still matter. You can scout a room, resolve an event, tune a deck, clear a process, or save a run without needing an uninterrupted evening. Built for players who enjoy cyberpunk games, roguelite RPGs, deck builder card games, tactical grid crawlers, terminal games, hacking fiction, robot combat, turn-based strategy, sci-fi dungeon crawlers, and compact offline mobile games with real planning depth. NEONNET is not an idle tapper or a reflex-heavy action game. It is a tactical hacking RPG where the best move is sometimes a careful scan, a saved card, a clean escape, or a retreat before the system closes in. Check the grid, count the hand, watch the process table, and make the next turn yours. Your run can be as brief or as deep as you want. Learn the tower floor by floor, turn a rough opening hand into a working build, and leave every encounter with a clearer idea of what to do next. The tower resets, but your judgment carries forward.

About

Hack Ex 2

Engage in real-time multiplayer hacking battles in this simulator. Scan, exploit, and steal virtual crypto from other players while upgrading your rig and defenses. Join crews for coordinated raids and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer hacking
  • PvP raids and attacks
  • Virtual crypto wallet theft
  • Upgrade hacking tools and rig
  • Crew system for coordinated play
  • Climb leaderboards and complete missions
Features
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The sequel to the OG mobile hacking game, Hack Ex, is here. Hack Ex 2 is a real-time multiplayer hacker simulator with crews, PvP raids, and daily missions. Thousands of players compete in real-time to hack each other's in-game devices. Scan for victims, crack their defenses, drain crypto wallets, and upload viruses to slow your opponents — but stay sharp, because someone's trying to do the same to you. SCAN & EXPLOIT Find targets, assess their defenses, and launch your attack. BUILD YOUR ARSENAL Upgrade your bypass, cracker, spam, rootkit, siphon virus, and more. Use keygens to unlock software on the cheap. Every upgrade makes you faster and deadlier. UPGRADE YOUR RIG From a basic Raider to the Nova Ultra — your device and network speed determine how fast your hacks land. Faster rig = more targets per hour. STEAL & STASH Drain crypto (in-game) from wallets. Be sure to store it in Cold Storage before someone hacks you back. DEFEND OR GET WRECKED Firewalls, antivirus, encryption — layer your defenses or wake up to an empty wallet and a trashed reputation. CREW UP Join a crew for encrypted chat, coordinated PvP raids, and crew-wide rootkit debuffs on rival hackers. CLIMB THE RANKS Daily missions, login streaks, and PvP leaderboards. Every hack, every upgrade, every defense matters. CUSTOMIZE YOUR DEVICE Unlock wallpapers as you upgrade. Collect themed packs like NetRunner, Sentinel, and the Legacy Collection. The OG mobile hacking sim returns — now bigger, deeper, and more competitive. The OG mobile hacking sim returns — now bigger, deeper, and more competitive. Become the world's top hacker in the ultimate real-time PvP game. Free to play. No hacking knowledge required. This is not a real hacking tool — this is a game. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hackex.net/privacy

Screenshots

NEONNET4 screens
Hack Ex 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NEONNET at 100% against Hack Ex 2's 48%. NEONNET also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Hack Ex 2's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. NEONNET sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Hack Ex 2 sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NEONNET holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hack Ex 2 has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NEONNET's written reviews are positive against 48% of Hack Ex 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NEONNET ships an update every 4 days, Hack Ex 2 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NEONNET versus Hack Ex 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNEONNETHack Ex 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better47.7% of reviews
Number of ratings183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB46 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVerosocial StudioCNC Apps, LLC

Customer experience

NEONNET

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hack Ex 2

All ratings83 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative43.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NEONNET

One-time2
  • Level Up$0.99
  • Buy Credits - 500$0.99
9 purchases

Hack Ex 2

Subscriptions2
  • Hacker Pass$4.991 Month
  • Elite Pass$9.991 Month
One-time7
  • 100 Credits$0.99
  • 210 Credits$1.99
  • Starter Kit$2.99
Show 4 more
  • 550 Credits$4.99
  • 1150 Credits$9.99
  • 2350 Credits$19.99
  • 6000 Credits$49.99

Questions

Is NEONNET free?
NEONNET is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hack Ex 2 free?
Hack Ex 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NEONNET or Hack Ex 2?
NEONNET is rated higher. NEONNET averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hack Ex 2 averages 4.3 from 83 ratings.
Do NEONNET or Hack Ex 2 have ads?
Hack Ex 2 shows ads; NEONNET does not.
Which is updated more often, NEONNET or Hack Ex 2?
NEONNET ships an update every 4 days, and Hack Ex 2 every 6 days. Most recently, NEONNET was updated on October 10, 2026 and Hack Ex 2 on October 18, 2026.

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