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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A good card, a lucky roll and a smart move can turn a rough room into a great story. NEONNET is a cyberpunk roguelike deck builder that mixes tactical card battles, dice and dungeon exploration with a retro terminal's charm. You are an operator working through a troubled network, choosing who to trust and what to do with the records you recover. Expect hostile robots, useful contacts, credit caches and the occasional room name that deserves an eye roll. ROLL, EXPLORE, REPEAT - Roll a movement die, study the map and choose your route. - Explore a board of 36 rooms with robots, rewards, story encounters and services. - Enter STARX3 for compact 3 x 3 rooms connected by short, two-tile passages. - Spend your saved movement roll across legal grid steps, with remaining steps carried between taps. - Keep an eye on health and Credits while your next hand waits below the dungeon. - Switch between STARX2 and STARX3 while continuing the same adventure. BUILD A DECK THAT SUITS YOU - Choose from Packet Striker, Signal Intruder, Firewall Runner and Daemon Tinker starter styles. - Play attack, hacking, defense, draw and daemon cards. - Check each card's dice requirement before committing. - Weigh the cost of a card that returns through the discard pile against one that exhausts for the run. - Pick card rewards or take Credits when the room offers a choice. - Inspect your hand, draw pile, discard pile and exhausted cards in Deck. - Browse the Card Library for effects, dice rules and ways to find cards. PICK YOUR BATTLES - Face room guards with card tactics, basic attacks or hacks. - Choose a safe retreat when an encounter is better left behind. - Visit the clinic for healing and room services. - Take guaranteed salvage when you need a dependable reward. - Try the optional Coin Door, where you can bank the pot or push your luck. - Think through the next turn at your own pace. A STORY WITH PEOPLE TO REMEMBER - Set your motive and starting contact before your adventure begins. - Recover a blackout record and decide how its story should end. - Meet Patchwife, Mirror and Lattice, each with different interests in the network. - Make choices about service, evidence and who receives the recovered record. - Follow objectives and revisit your decisions in the Journal. - Continue through three story chapters as your run develops. RETRO STYLE, PRACTICAL CONTROLS - Enjoy pixel characters, robot artwork and a terminal-inspired atmosphere. - Watch gameplay dice throw, bounce and settle on the result of your action. - Read the roll and outcome in a compact result popup. - Open the log for the full story behind a short notification. - Bring up the command terminal to type your next action. - Use the separate Dice Tray for practice throws without spending a gameplay turn. - Adjust music, haptics and motion to suit the way you play. MAKE THE NEXT RUN YOURS - Create your operator through Identity, Look, Deck, Story and Review. - Pick your appearance and check your choices before starting. - Save named adventures and return to unfinished business. - Keep earlier grid adventures available alongside newer board runs. - Find reference screens, settings and extra tools in More. NEONNET is a good fit for players who enjoy turn-based strategy, dungeon crawlers, card games and fictional hacking adventures. There is time to inspect a room, change your plan and enjoy the small victories: a guard outplayed, a useful card found or a risky pot banked at exactly the right moment. Optional purchases unlock extras including autosave and save export through the Floppy Save Kit. Pick a deck, roll for the next room and outsmart the network.

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 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Hack Ex 2's advantage is ratings volume (89 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hack Ex 2 has 89 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. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

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) — better4.4 (89 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better47.8% of reviews
Number of ratings189 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVerosocial StudioCNC Apps, LLC

Customer experience

NEONNET

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hack Ex 2

All ratings88 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative41.3%

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 4.4 from 89 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 27, 2026 and Hack Ex 2 on October 27, 2026.

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