forma.8 GO vs Aronos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
forma.8 GO
Embark on a Metroidvania-style action-adventure as a lone exploration probe on an alien planet. Uncover ancient mysteries, battle deadly foes, and recover a lost energy source in a vast, secret-filled world with a unique visual style.
- Explore a huge, open world
- Solve ancient mysteries
- Gain new power-ups
- Fight deadly enemies and bosses
- Delve into cryptic lore
- Hand-drawn vector graphics
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forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore. As the small exploration probe forma.8 you're stranded alone on the surface of an alien planet. Separated from your companions by accident you have a life or death mission to accomplish: find and recover a lost, powerful energy source before it's too late. Ancient civilisations, great perils and dystopian visions await you. And not everything is what it seems... - Explore a huge, open world full of secrets - Solve ancient mysteries - Gain new power-ups to progress in your adventure - Fight deadly enemies and face powerful bosses - Delve into a deep and cryptic lore - Beautifully hand-drawn vector graphics Are you ready to uncover the truth? Warning: the game does NOT run on iPad 2, iPad mini 1st generation, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPod Touch 5th generation.
Aronos
Embark on a dark, geometric adventure as a banished rectangle seeking freedom from a shadowy dungeon. Engage in puzzles, platforming, and combat, making moral choices that determine your fate. Navigate caves, battle bosses, and decide between revenge or forgiveness.
- Dark and mysterious adventure
- Puzzles and platforming
- Combat and boss battles
- Moral decision-making
- Unique geometric art style
- Intuitive touch-screen controls
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Embark on a dark and mysterious adventure in Aronos, where you control a small, cracked rectangle character banished from a heavenly realm to a shadowy dungeon known as Below. Your survival hinges on delicate negotiations with a hooded figure, balancing their favor with digging to your inevitable freedom. But the journey is far from over when you reach the surface. Navigate through a challenging cave, engage in a perilous boss battle, and ultimately face a moral dilemma: will you seek revenge or choose forgiveness? With a unique art style that combines geometric shapes and eldritch designs, Aronos offers a captivating blend of puzzles, platforming, and combat. Optimized for mobile, the game’s intuitive touch-screen interface ensures a seamless experience. Download Aronos now and determine the fate of an unfortunate soul as they try to return to what once was.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Aronos at Free against forma.8 GO's $4.99. Aronos also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). forma.8 GO's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Aronos is free to download; forma.8 GO costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aronos holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: forma.8 GO has 82 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of forma.8 GO's written reviews are positive against 50% of Aronos's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
forma.8 GO ships an update every 5 weeks, Aronos every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | forma.8 GO | Aronos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (82 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 605 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mixedbag Srl | Aidan Weigel |
Customer experience
forma.8 GO
Aronos
Bugs and requests
forma.8 GO
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on certain devices/iOS versions
- Graphical glitches and visual bugs reported
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to invert/change control scheme
- Improve map and provide better navigation tools
- Introduce more narrative and story elements
- Optimize performance and battery life on mobile
Aronos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
forma.8 GO
No in-app purchases
Aronos
No in-app purchases







