Comparison

Troll Patrol vs Arcane Golf

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

Head to head
About

Troll Patrol

Defend your troll den from invading villagers and heroes in this unique puzzle RPG. Match tiles to attack enemies, heal yourself with potions, and strengthen your defenses. Protect your home and family from relentless waves of attackers.

Highlights
  • Tile-matching combat
  • RPG progression
  • Enemy and weapon variety
  • Skill and powerup system
  • Cave upgrades
  • Quests and events
Features
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"A Troll's Tale - Troll Patrol" is a puzzle game which combines the tile-matching and RPG genres by offering a unique experience: Play as the last defender of the threatened troll den where vicious village people and heroes from far away castles and kingdoms knock down your door. Stand firm, take whatever weapon is close and fight them off to get your family and friends to safety. Protect what is rightfully yours, your home, your heritage. They come for blood, for revenge, to still their blood thirst. But you won't allow it. More and more enemies pour through the broken door and by connecting them to sword tiles you can fight them off. Once you get hit you can connect potions to heal your wounds or connect shields to improve your armor. Connecting gold might lead to new treasures that help you defend what is yours and keep their filthy hands of your stuff. Features: - Over 50 unlockable types of enemies - 6 unlockable weapon types - 7 unlockable playable classes - Endless waves of enemies - Over 50 active and passive skills and powerups - Over 40 event cards with multiple choices and outcomes - Over 15 quests to choose from - Improve your cave for permanent bonuses - Leaderboard and Achievements

About

Arcane Golf

Experience a fantasy-themed miniature golf puzzle game with magical elements. Navigate 250 challenging levels across four unique courses, overcoming traps and monsters with physics-based gameplay and intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Physics-based mini-golf gameplay
  • Intuitive one-finger controls
  • Four unique dungeon courses
  • 250 unique puzzle levels
  • Creative obstacles and magical objects
Features
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Arcane Golf is a miniature golf puzzle game set in a fantasy world full of dungeons, dangers, gems, and geometry. Play across 250 levels set in 4 unique courses inspired by classic adventure games. From enchanted gems that can instantly teleport the ball, to slimes that swallow it whole, you'll constantly need to change things up if you want to beat every level! Key Features: - Physics-based mini-golf gameplay - Simple, but intuitive controls. All you need is a finger! - Four unique dungeons each with their own challenges to introduce - 250 unique levels to test your aim, reflexes, and puzzle solving skills - Dozens of creative obstacles: From traps, to monsters and magical objects with unique powers #MadeWithFusion

Screenshots

Troll Patrol4 screens
Arcane Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Troll Patrol at Free against Arcane Golf's $1.99. Arcane Golf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On ratings volume, ads 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

Troll Patrol is free to download; Arcane Golf costs $1.99 up front. Troll Patrol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arcane Golf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcane Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Troll Patrol's written reviews are positive against 94% of Arcane Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Troll Patrol ships an update every 2 weeks, Arcane Golf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Troll Patrol versus Arcane Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTroll PatrolArcane Golf
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (48 ratings)4.9 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB33 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPhilippe SchoberCLICKTEAM LLC USA

Customer experience

Troll Patrol

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative23.3%

Arcane Golf

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Troll Patrol

One-time1
  • Unlock Game$4.99
None

Arcane Golf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Troll Patrol free?
Troll Patrol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arcane Golf free?
Arcane Golf costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Troll Patrol or Arcane Golf?
Arcane Golf is rated higher. Troll Patrol averages 4.6 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Arcane Golf averages 4.9 from 32 ratings.
Do Troll Patrol or Arcane Golf have ads?
Neither Troll Patrol nor Arcane Golf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Troll Patrol or Arcane Golf?
Troll Patrol ships an update every 2 weeks, and Arcane Golf every 4 days. Most recently, Troll Patrol was updated on October 23, 2026 and Arcane Golf on October 29, 2026.

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