Dan The Man Platformer vs Glowmonkey2k
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dan The Man Platformer
Embark on a retro-style arcade adventure with a compelling story, upgradeable skills, and an arsenal of weapons. Engage in a classic beat-em-up cooperative multiplayer mode, either with a friend or a quick match, to defeat hordes of enemies and epic bosses.
- Cooperative multiplayer mode
- Retro arcade gameplay
- Upgradeable fighting skills
- Epic arsenal of weapons
- Funny story
- Boss fights
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MULTIPLAYER UPDATE Wait what?! That's right! MULTIPLAYER has finally come to Dan The Man! Our most requested feature of all time comes in the form of a classic "beat up a horde" style coop mode. Grab a friend and relive the glory days of retrocoop split screen... online! Don't have any friends? Dan the Man has you covered. Just search for a quick match and get an instant brawl buddy! We are sure you'll agree that two Dans are better than one, as you both co-operative take to down an Army of Soldiers, Robots, Bats, and even Epic Bosses to clean up the streets of fury. Just make sure you take all the coins! With more than 10 MILLION installs and growing each day, it’s easy to see why Dan the Man has been awarded as one of the “Best of Games for 2016” across the major mobile platforms! With a cracking funny story, awesome upgradeable fighting skills and an epic arsenal of weapons that will make even the most heroic of heroes envious, Dan The Man's arcade fight fest has enough enemies and boss fights to satisfy every hardcore gamer. What are you waiting for? Join the epicness! Be legendary! PLAY NOW! *** Catch up on the story before you play the game! Watch each stage of the web series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuNyw_z6mVdXCUK05PYmwYQ3Yozs9hsGs *** This game contains optional in-app purchases. You can disable this feature in the settings menu of your device. View our privacy policy at http://halfbrick.com/pp Views our terms of service at http://halfbrick.com/tos
Glowmonkey2k
Embark on an adventure as a special agent in 1998 to defeat a mysterious enemy threatening the world. Explore lore from desktop games, utilize a variety of unique weapons, and adapt your strategy as enemies mutate and grow stronger.
- Unique weapon variety
- Mutating enemies
- Strategic combat
- Dark web exploration
- Stickman virus lore
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This is glowmonkey's origin story. The year is 1998. A mysterious enemy threatens to end the world by the year 2000. The enemy is hiding and building an army in multiple servers on the dark web. It mutates and grows stronger as it travels through the internet. Only the best, and coolest special agent can save the world. Go on an adventure to defeat the enemy and discover its secrets! Fans who have played the Choose Your Weapon games on desktop will enjoy the lore behind the stickman virus. Like those older games, this one is filled with a variety of fun weapons. Each weapon eliminates the stickmen in a unique way. However, many stickmen are immune to certain weapons, so watch out! Choose your weapon based on the enemies you encounter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Glowmonkey2k at every 3 days against Dan The Man Platformer's monthly. Glowmonkey2k also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Dan The Man Platformer's advantage is ratings volume (162K vs 10). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Dan The Man Platformer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Glowmonkey2k sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dan The Man Platformer against 4.8 for Glowmonkey2k. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dan The Man Platformer has 162K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Dan The Man Platformer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glowmonkey2k's.
Dan The Man Platformer ships an update monthly, Glowmonkey2k every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dan The Man Platformer | Glowmonkey2k |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (162K ratings) | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 162K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 656 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Halfbrick | Glowmonkey |
Customer experience
Dan The Man Platformer
Glowmonkey2k
Bugs and requests
Dan The Man Platformer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Checkpoint ads not loading
- Weapons getting stuck in the environment
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save progress across devices
- Offline mode without ads
- More varied enemy types and boss fights
- Separate story mode for hard difficulty
Glowmonkey2k
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dan The Man Platformer
- PREMIUM SPECIAL OFFER$0.99
- 1,000 Gold Coins$0.99
- Premium (remove ads)$2.99
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- Starter Pack 1$3.99
- Barry Steakfries$4.99
- 5,500 Gold Coins$4.99
- BARRY + PREMIUM$5.99
- Winter Campaign$5.99
- Fright Zone$5.99
- 12,000 Gold Coins$9.99
Glowmonkey2k
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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