Comparison

Roads vs Arkanode

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

Head to head
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Roads

Features
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Follow the path and accompany each character through different obstacles. If you miss the road, you start from the beginning all over again. Test your skills, coordination, spatial intelligence and speed through 80 levels that will defy you through mazes, mirrored levels, items, hidden paths, obstacles, Euler paths, puzzles and more. Compete with your friends through Game Center in time and score. Also, the levels are the same size in iPhone and iPad so itโ€™s the same experience. Features: - 80 Levels - Hidden paths and items - Mazes - Mirrored levels - Euler paths - Puzzles - Game Center integration. Compare Time and Scores

About

Arkanode

Features
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A fast, clean, old-school brick breaker โ€” rebuilt for today. Take on a growing stack of handcrafted layouts, tricky shapes, and multi-ball chaos. Tap to launch, keep the ball alive, and clear every brick to move forward. Each level brings a different pattern: spirals, walls, tunnels, zig-zags, tight corridors, and a few surprises. The pace ramps up, balls get faster, and precision matters more the further you go. Features Smooth and responsive controls Multi-ball power-ups and escalating speed Over 100 layout patterns that mix and rotate as you progress Clean retro visuals Quick restarts and short, satisfying rounds Optional sound effects and haptics No accounts. No timers. Just pure brick-breaking. Perfect for quick sessions or long streaks. How far can you get?

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Roads at Free against Arkanode's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Roads is free to download; Arkanode costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roads ships an update every 2 weeks, Arkanode every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Roads versus Arkanode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoadsArkanode
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS1313.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size148 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose LopezJOhn Lyons

In-app purchases

None

Roads

No in-app purchases

None

Arkanode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roads free?
Roads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arkanode free?
Arkanode costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Roads or Arkanode have ads?
Neither Roads nor Arkanode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roads or Arkanode?
Roads ships an update every 2 weeks, and Arkanode every 3 weeks. Most recently, Roads was updated on October 4, 2026 and Arkanode on October 2, 2026.

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