Comparison

Arcaea vs 墨战

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

Head to head
About

Arcaea

Experience a unique rhythm game that blends challenging gameplay with an immersive story. Progress through a narrative driven by your performance, unlock new difficulties, and compete with others online. Enjoy a vast library of music, with more available through content packs.

Highlights
  • Novel gameplay mechanics
  • Immersive sound and story
  • High difficulty ceiling
  • Over 350 songs
  • 3 rhythm difficulty levels per song
  • Real-time online multiplayer
  • Rich Main Story and Side Stories
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New Dimension Rhythm Game - Experience sound and story unlike ever before. "A harmony of Light awaits you in a lost world of musical Conflict." In a world of white, and surrounded by “memory”, two girls awaken under glass-filled skies. Arcaea is a mobile rhythm game for both experienced and new rhythm game players alike, blending novel gameplay, immersive sound, and a powerful story of wonder and heartache. Experience gameplay that reflects the story’s emotions and events—and progress to unlock more of this unfurling narrative. Challenging trials can be discovered through play, higher difficulties can be unlocked, and a real-time online mode is available to face off against other players. Arcaea does not require an internet connection for play, and is fully playable both on smartphones and tablets. On install the game includes a large library of free playable songs, and more can be made available by acquiring additional songs and content packs. ==Features== - A high difficulty ceiling - experience personal growth as you develop skills in arcade-style progression - Over 350 songs from more than 200 artists famous across other games - 3 rhythm difficulty levels for every song - An expanding music library through regular content updates - Collaborations with other beloved rhythm games - Online friends and scoreboards - Real-time online multiplayer - A Course Mode that tests endurance through gauntlets of songs - A rich Main Story that features two protagonist’s perspectives across a powerful journey - Additional Side and Short Stories of varying styles and perspectives featuring the game’s characters that build upon the world of Arcaea - A vast array of original characters and guest characters from collaborations to accompany you, level up, and alter your play through many game-changing skills - Stunning, never-before-seen connections to storylines via gameplay, challenging the very paradigm of play ==Story== Two girls find themselves in a colorless world full of memory, and with no memory of themselves. Each alone, they set out into places often beautiful, and just as often dangerous. Arcaea’s story is interwoven throughout Main, Side, and Short stories which each focus on individual, playable characters. While separate, they all share the same space: the world of Arcaea. Their reactions to it, and its reactions to them, form an ever-shifting narrative of mystery, sorrow, and bliss. As they explore this heavenly place, follow their steps down paths of glass and grief. --- Follow Arcaea & News: Twitter: http://twitter.com/arcaea_en Facebook: http://facebook.com/arcaeagame

About

墨战

Features
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水墨風格2D塔防遊戲。 下劃選中你的士兵,點擊任意位置將其派遣過去,進行布陣攻城。 結算選擇技能卡牌,根據地圖和敵人標註的卡牌來進行決策。 佔領所有城池襲擊,失去所有城池失敗。

Screenshots

Arcaea4 screens
墨战3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arcaea at 78% against 墨战's 24%. Arcaea also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). 墨战's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Arcaea sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 墨战 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcaea ships an update every 8 days, 墨战 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Arcaea versus 墨战: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcaea墨战
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better24.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#54 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB127 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperlowiroBeijing Mihuan Games Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Arcaea

All ratings24,761 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,254 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.8%

墨战

Written reviews75 reviews
Positive24.0%
Neutral14.7%
Negative61.3%

Bugs and requests

Arcaea

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and account sync problems
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode to compete with friends
  • Ability to earn premium currency through gameplay
  • More free song options to explore the game
  • Customizable note speed and offset settings
  • Improved story mode and character development

墨战

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Arcaea

One-time3
  • 100 Memories$0.99
  • 510 Memories$4.99
  • 1020 Memories$9.99
None

墨战

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcaea free?
Arcaea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 墨战 free?
墨战 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arcaea or 墨战 have ads?
墨战 shows ads; Arcaea does not.
Which is updated more often, Arcaea or 墨战?
Arcaea ships an update every 8 days, and 墨战 monthly. Most recently, Arcaea was updated on November 5, 2026 and 墨战 on November 4, 2026.

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