Comparison

Universal Paperclips™ vs Arrow Rush

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

Head to head
About

Universal Paperclips™

Become a super-powered AI focused on creating an unstoppable paperclip empire. This idle management strategy simulation game offers full gameplay without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • AI paperclip maximization
  • Idle management gameplay
  • Strategy simulation
  • Empire building
  • Full gameplay
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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The OFFICIAL mobile version of the hit browser game. No ads, no in-app purchases, full gameplay. "The game is click-crack." - Wired "This paperclip sim will cause your next existential crisis." - VentureBeat "A hopelessly addicting game." - Forbes "A terrifying lesson in how artificial intelligence will make us unnecessary." - Business Insider "If this planet ends up with a tombstone, what is written on the tombstone may be, 'they didn’t really understand what it’s like to be a paperclip maximizer.'" - Eliezer Yudkowsky Become a super-powerful AI who only wants one thing: paperclips. Use your unstoppable intelligence to create a massive paperclip empire in this addictive idle/management/strategy/sim.

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Arrow Rush

Features
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Every arrow wants out. Only one order sets them all free. Arrow Rush is a puzzle of tangled arrows. Tap one and it slides out the way its head points — but only if the straight path to the edge is completely clear. Tap a blocked arrow and it bumps back, and you lose a heart. The whole game is finding the order. UNTANGLE THE KNOT Boards start gentle and get genuinely hard. Every level is generated to be solvable by construction, so there is always a way through — the challenge is finding it before your hearts run out. ARROWS THAT FIGHT BACK - Frozen arrows hide which way they point until a hammer shatters the ice - Two-way arrows flip head-to-tail instead of costing you a heart - Bombs count down on every single tap you make - Time bombs burn in real seconds, no matter what you do - Sealed arrows refuse to move for their first few turns - Locks need a key — and keys must be freed first SUPER LEVELS Every tenth level is a giant picture — a heart, a star, a rocket — crammed with arrows, with one extra heart to help. Clear it and the whole picture lights up. DAILY CHALLENGE A new board every day, identical for every player in the world. Difficulty climbs from a gentle Monday to a brutal Sunday. You get three attempts and one fewer heart than usual. Clear it every day to build your streak. INFINITY MODE An endless run of random boards with one shared pool of hearts. How far can you get? 25 ACHIEVEMENTS Earn medals in Game Center for clearing levels, collecting stars, beating SUPER boards, keeping your daily streak and more. Everything you have already done counts. PLAY YOUR WAY Swap the arrows for snakes, trains or anchors, each with its own sounds and music. Pinch to zoom and flick to scroll around the biggest boards. SCORE AND COMPETE Points for arrows cleared, taps saved against par, hearts and seconds left, and a bonus for finishing without a hint — all multiplied by difficulty. Compare yourself on the Game Center leaderboards. PLAYS ANYWHERE No internet needed. No account required. Every level is drawn with vector graphics, so it stays razor sharp on any screen. Think you can see the order? Prove it.

Screenshots

Universal Paperclips™4 screens
Arrow Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arrow Rush at Free against Universal Paperclips™'s $1.99. Arrow Rush also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Universal Paperclips™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Arrow Rush is free to download; Universal Paperclips™ costs $1.99 up front. Arrow Rush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Universal Paperclips™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Universal Paperclips™ ships an update every 3 months, Arrow Rush every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Universal Paperclips™ versus Arrow Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniversal Paperclips™Arrow Rush
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (313 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings313 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#50 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEverybody House Games, LLCImam Hossain

Bugs and requests

Universal Paperclips™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drones gifts getting stuck at NaN
  • Inability to progress past certain stages due to bugs
  • Inconsistent behavior when closing and reopening the app
  • Resets or loss of progress after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to save and resume progress across devices
  • Offline/background progress
  • Better iPad optimization with multi-column layout

Arrow Rush

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Universal Paperclips™

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrow Rush

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Universal Paperclips™ free?
Universal Paperclips™ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrow Rush free?
Arrow Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Universal Paperclips™ or Arrow Rush have ads?
Arrow Rush shows ads; Universal Paperclips™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Universal Paperclips™ or Arrow Rush?
Universal Paperclips™ ships an update every 3 months, and Arrow Rush every 4 weeks. Most recently, Universal Paperclips™ was updated on October 26, 2026 and Arrow Rush on October 24, 2026.

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