Comparison

Neon Chrome vs Nerd Survivors

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

Head to head
About

Neon Chrome

Experience an infinite twin-stick top-down shooter with procedurally generated levels and a destructible environment. Choose your character, fight through endless waves of enemies, and improve your skills with persistent RPG-like character development. It's a challenging loop of fight, die, and repeat.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Destructible environment
  • Persistent character development
  • Diverse enemy types
  • Cybernetic enhancement perks
  • Unlockable abilities and weapons
Features
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Get This Now: TouchArcade 5/5 Kickmygeek.com 9/10 148apps.com 4.5/5 Neon Chrome is an infinite twin-stick top-down shooter with procedurally generated levels and destructible environment. Choose your character, enter the elevator and try to bring down the Overseer - again and again. Neon Chrome is an endless symphony of fight, die, improve and repeat - many players have over 100 hours logged! Neon Chrome is high end game filled with massive explosions, destructible environment, countless bullets and rich AI behavior. The game is completely playable with older devices like the iPhone 5, 5c or 1st gen iPad mini, but optimally you should use a device released less than two years ago. - Procedurally generated levels - true endless replayability - Completely destructible environment - Persistent RPG-like character development using loot from your runs - Enemies ranging from security guards to massive boss hover tanks - Perk system in the form of cybernetic enhancements - Discover & unlock enhancements, abilities and weapons - MFI controller support & Game Center achievements Neon Chrome was created by 10tons - the company behind the cult hit game Crimsonland.

About

Nerd Survivors

Embark on a chaotic fantasy adventure where friends are transported to a monster-filled realm. Wield wacky weapons, cast spells, and craft ultimate armaments to survive relentless hordes. Can you endure 20 minutes of madness and return to your gaming night?

Highlights
  • Bullet-heaven action
  • Rogue-lite survivor adventure
  • Wacky fantasy realm setting
  • Pizza frag-grenades and magic spells
  • Resource scavenging and crafting
  • Weapon customization via Forge of Destiny
Features
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The ordinary gaming night among four friends takes a chaotic turn when they find themselves transported to a preposterous fantasy realm teeming with thousands of wacky monsters! Equip yourself with pizza frag-grenades, enchanted fidget spinners, unleash preposterous magic spells, or even fling your very own friends into the fray to repel the relentless hordes of monsters determined to obliterate you. And if that's still not enough, scavenge resources and blueprints, then harness the 'Forge of Destiny' to customize your weapons or craft the ultimate armaments of your nerdy wet dreams! Can you endure for 20 minutes of non-stop madness and make your way back to your gaming night? Nerd Survivors is a bullet-heaven action rogue-lite survivor adventure, set in the Doom & Destiny Worlds universe. This version of 'Nerd Survivors' includes all the playable characters and weapon customization options from the Forge that are not available in the free 'Nerd Survivors Lite' version.

Screenshots

Neon Chrome4 screens
Nerd Survivors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nerd Survivors at none against Neon Chrome's 1. Nerd Survivors also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and price ($2.99 vs $6.99). Neon Chrome's advantage is ratings volume (226 vs 56) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ads 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

Neon Chrome costs $6.99 and Nerd Survivors $2.99 up front. Neon Chrome sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nerd Survivors asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Neon Chrome against 4.7 for Nerd Survivors. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 226 and 56 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Neon Chrome's written reviews are positive against 93% of Nerd Survivors's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neon Chrome ships an update every 2 months, Nerd Survivors fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Neon Chrome versus Nerd Survivors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeon ChromeNerd Survivors
Price$6.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (226 ratings)4.7 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings226 — better56
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB510 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer10tons LtdFrancesco Ficarelli

Customer experience

Neon Chrome

All ratings226 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative11.4%

Nerd Survivors

All ratings56 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%

Bugs and requests

Neon Chrome

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Stuck in corners
  • Loot getting stuck in objects

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable controls
  • Difficulty settings
  • Coop multiplayer
  • Save sync across devices

Nerd Survivors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Neon Chrome

One-time1
  • Neon Chrome Arena$2.99
None

Nerd Survivors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neon Chrome free?
Neon Chrome costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Nerd Survivors free?
Nerd Survivors costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neon Chrome or Nerd Survivors?
Nerd Survivors is rated higher. Neon Chrome averages 4.7 out of 5 from 226 ratings, while Nerd Survivors averages 4.7 from 56 ratings.
Do Neon Chrome or Nerd Survivors have ads?
Neither Neon Chrome nor Nerd Survivors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neon Chrome or Nerd Survivors?
Neon Chrome ships an update every 2 months, and Nerd Survivors fortnightly. Most recently, Neon Chrome was updated on November 11, 2026 and Nerd Survivors on November 4, 2026.

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