Comparison

Icy Heights vs Loop Arena!

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

Head to head
About

Icy Heights

Jump through an endless arcade world with arctic animals. Master your aim and timing to climb higher, collect prizes, and unlock new characters. Enjoy daily bonuses and compete for worldwide high scores in this gravity-defying adventure.

Highlights
  • Intuitive gameplay
  • 12 Unlockable characters
  • 6 Powerups
  • Earn coins for unlocks
  • End of round bonuses
  • Worldwide highscores
  • Daily coin bonuses
Features
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Up, up and away! Arctic animals are jumping to the heights and fighting for their lives in this endless arcade. Hop on in to our gravity defying wonderland of jumping penguins, bouncing polar bears and flying icebergs. Master your aim, force, and timing to climb higher than anyone before. Skip platforms and aim for the center for prizes and then multiply your winnings at the end of each round. It’s an arctic bonanza to reach for the heights and it’s all for a good cause, check out www.icyheights.com to see what we are doing to save arctic wildlife! GAME FEATURES •Intuitive gameplay is easy to begin and endless fun to master •12 Unlockable characters to choose from •6 Powerups to help you reach higher and higher •Earn coins to unlock characters, get powerups, or get a second chance after you fall •End of round bonuses with arcade-style multiplication of earnings •Worldwide highscores •Daily coin bonuses for logging in consecutive days

About

Loop Arena!

A light strategy auto-battler where you design the battlefield on a looping path. Place tiles to shape your army and combos, then watch as your troops auto-battle. Offers deck variety and comeback skills for satisfying payoffs.

Highlights
  • Build looping battlefields
  • Place summon and support tiles
  • Auto-battler combat resolution
  • Deck variety with troop and support cards
  • Comeback skills for clutch moments
  • Relaxed strategy with minimal micromanagement
Features
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Loop Arena is a light strategy auto-battler with a twist: you build the battlefield on a looping path as your King marches forward. BUILD: Place summon and support tiles around the loop to shape your army and combos. FIGHT: Battles resolve in auto-battler style—your troops clash while your plan plays out. What makes it fun: • Deck variety: mix troop cards and support cards to create different builds • Comeback skills: pick a clutch skill when you’re under pressure and turn the tide • Relaxed strategy: smart choices, minimal micromanagement, satisfying payoffs Lay the loop, summon your army, and rule the arena.

Screenshots

Icy Heights4 screens
Loop Arena!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Icy Heights at 100% against Loop Arena!'s 0%. Icy Heights also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Loop Arena!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price 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

Both are free to download. Icy Heights sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Loop Arena! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Icy Heights holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Icy Heights has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Icy Heights's written reviews are positive against 0% of Loop Arena!'s.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
Icy Heights versus Loop Arena!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIcy HeightsLoop Arena!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (22 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22 — better2
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB177 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGavin ShapiroFutureBright

Customer experience

Icy Heights

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Loop Arena!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Icy Heights

One-time4
  • Refill Lives$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Infinite Lives for 30 Minutes$1.99
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  • Unlock All Characters$2.99
None

Loop Arena!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Icy Heights free?
Icy Heights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Arena! free?
Loop Arena! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Icy Heights or Loop Arena!?
Icy Heights is rated higher. Icy Heights averages 5.0 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Loop Arena! averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Icy Heights or Loop Arena! have ads?
Loop Arena! shows ads; Icy Heights does not.

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