Comparison

Ishido vs Prismet Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Ishido

A meditative puzzle game where players match stones based on color and symbol to clear a board. It offers both strategic point-scoring and a relaxing, mindful experience.

Highlights
  • Match stones by color and symbol
  • Strategic point scoring
  • Meditative gameplay mode
  • 72 unique stones
  • 8x12 game board
  • Next stone preview
Features
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WELCOME TO ISHIDO An ancient puzzle that will test your meditative and strategic powers. Balance the yin & yang of patience vs. the quick score. Your goal is to empty the pouch, but plan ahead to find the elusive 4-way. You must match 72 stones on a board of 96 squares. You can play for points or relax and meditate over each move. OVERVIEW Ishido is a board game where you attempt to match stones according to their colors and patterns. THE GAME BOARD * The Game Board is eight squares high by 12 squares wide. * Stones come in sets of 72 stones. Each stone has two attributes: A color and a symbol. There are six symbols and six colors in each stoneset, thus creating 36 unique stones. Each stone comes in a pair, hence 72 stones in each stoneset. * The Within consists of the interior squares. * The Beyond consists of the squares at the outer edges of the board. * The Touchstone displays the next stone to be played. * The Scoreboard shows both the number of points scored, and the number of combination matches achieved. * The Pouch shows the number of stones remaining to play.

About

Prismet Arcade

This app offers over 20 classic games and daily puzzles with unique visual styles. It also features a separate adult area for simulated casino practice with detailed probability ledgers. Enjoy quick sessions with clean controls and smooth animations.

Highlights
  • 20+ classic games
  • Daily puzzles
  • Hand-crafted game visuals
  • Game Center support
  • Simulated casino practice area
  • Light, parchment, and dark themes
Features
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Prismet Arcade is a calm home for classic games, daily puzzles, and thoughtful practice. Play Wordgame, Chess, 2048, Sudoku, Solitaire, Snake, Minesweeper, Sea Battle, Checkers, Reversi, Connect Four, Gomoku, Crazy 8, and more, each with its own hand-crafted look. GAMES AND LENSES • Daily Wordgame, 2048, Sudoku, Minesweeper, Snake, Chess, Solitaire, Spider, Sea Battle, Checkers, Reversi, Connect Four, Gomoku, Crazy 8, Settler Scramble, Rubik’s Cube, Lights Out, Sliding Puzzle, Nonogram, Brick Bench, and more • Lenses on public data: Debt Clock, Steam Rewind, Uncle Scam (a parody tax receipt for your salary and ZIP code) and Arcade Stats for your own play • A new Home: search the whole arcade, keep favorites, and pick up where you left off • Quick sessions, clean controls, distinctive game styles, sound, haptics, and smooth animation • Light, parchment, and dark reading themes • Game Center support where available; no account is required to start playing CASINO PRACTICE — ADULTS 21+ Prismet Arcade contains 21 simulated Casino Practice tables in a separate Adults 21+ area. They are probability-study tables with exact probability ledgers and auditable random actions. Practice Blackjack shows visible-information odds; poker, card, dice, wheel, and study tables show their applicable rules and exact outcomes. Casino Practice is permanently non-economic: no real money, purchases, paid or purchasable chips, wagering, prizes, rewards, cash-out, transfers, crypto, or real-world value. The birth-date check runs on-device; the birth date is never stored or sent. Only an affirmative eligibility Boolean and policy version persist until Casino access is reset. This does not verify identity. Simulated gambling content only; no real gambling. Free to play. More games and features are on the way.

Screenshots

Ishido1 screens
Prismet Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Prismet Arcade at 5.0 against Ishido's 3.1. Prismet Arcade also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Ishido's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prismet Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ishido has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ishido versus Prismet Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIshidoPrismet Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB120 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDarin KoenigSpocksClub

Customer experience

Ishido

All ratings12 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

Prismet Arcade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ishido

No in-app purchases

None

Prismet Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ishido free?
Ishido is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prismet Arcade free?
Prismet Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ishido or Prismet Arcade?
Prismet Arcade is rated higher. Ishido averages 3.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Prismet Arcade averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ishido or Prismet Arcade have ads?
Neither Ishido nor Prismet Arcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ishido or Prismet Arcade?
Ishido ships an update every 2 weeks, and Prismet Arcade every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ishido was updated on October 24, 2026 and Prismet Arcade on October 15, 2026.

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