Arcade Watch Games vs Octagon 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcade Watch Games
Experience a collection of 12 engaging 3D and retro 8-bit games designed for Apple Watch and iPhone. Enjoy hours of uninterrupted, ad-free entertainment with a variety of classic and unique gameplay mechanics.
- 12 diverse games
- 3D and retro 8-bit graphics
- Ad-free experience
- Apple Watch and iPhone compatibility
- Intuitive controls (tap, swipe, crown)
- Endless entertainment
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Arcade Watch Games is a collection of 12 games for the Apple Watch and iPhone. Enjoy hours of endless entertainment all Ad free! List of currently available games: • FLAK ATTACK Use your cannon to fight off an air attack of aircraft, bombers and paratroopers. • INCOMING MISSILE Steer your spaceship avoiding asteroids and missiles. • ALLEY BALL Roll down the changing alley ways using the watch crown to manoeuvre through. Roll on! • BOAT RUN High speed action, navigating your boat using the watch crown to collect gold medals, and to avoid crashing on a treacherous and unpredictable river at increasing speeds. • DODGEM BIPLANES Take to the skies, with dual Biplanes by tapping them to switch flight corridors in order to dodge on coming aircraft and to pick the roundels. Thanks for flying! • FLIPPITY FLY Flap Flippity by tapping to negotiate the brick walls in his flight path. • GETAWAY GRAMPS Help Gramps make his cross-country getaway by swiping across to round corners, tapping to jump over obstacles and swiping down to slide under obstructions on his way to freedom. • PILE HIGH How high can you go? Test your skill by tapping to pile the slabs as high as possible, exact fits gets you bonus points. • POULTRY DASH How did the chicken, rooster, chick and duck cross the road? That’s up to your directional swiping skills, guiding them round obstructions and across the lanes of traffic safely to the other side. Good luck! • RAINBOW RUNNER Run the rainbow gauntlet by tapping to jump between the colour bands. Happy landings! • TABLE PONG Timeless classic with circular paddle action using the watch crown to keep the volley going. • WORMER Oldie but a goodie, worm your way around with directional swiping to the green apple. Bon appétit!
Octagon 2
Navigate a fast-paced arcade world filled with obstacles and gaps. Test your reflexes in a challenging race against time with procedurally generated levels and an energizing soundtrack. Multiple game modes cater to all skill levels.
- Fast-paced arcade gameplay
- Procedurally generated levels
- Multiple game modes
- Original soundtrack
- iCloud syncing
- One-time purchase
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Sequel of the very successful Octagon game from 2013 is pulling you back to the megaplex of hallways, platforms, obstacles and gaps. The Octagon has grown up and become faster, more complex and very challenging. Can you survive the maddest of mad races? Octagon is a minimal arcade game where you have to move fast or be left behind. As the floor moves beneath you, spin your world around to dodge speed bumps. An energizing soundtrack by award winning Jessica Kelly keeps you in the zone on your race to the finish. But with each round over after just 60 seconds, only super-fast reflexes will beat this very challenging game. Features: - 3 game modes that pull in everyone, doesn’t matter if you are an experienced player or new to this game - Procedural design and graphics are offering unlimited number of levels - Original soundtrack by Jessica Kelly - Universal App with iCloud syncing - Pure challenge for one price, pay once and play forever! Tell me if you love it or hate it at info@lukaskorba.com or follow me at @lukaskorba.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Arcade Watch Games at free against Octagon 2's paid. Arcade Watch Games also leads on ratings volume (106 vs 28). Octagon 2's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Arcade Watch Games costs $1.99 and Octagon 2 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Octagon 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Arcade Watch Games's written reviews are positive against 83% of Octagon 2's.
Arcade Watch Games ships an update every 5 months, Octagon 2 daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Arcade Watch Games | Octagon 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (106 ratings) | 4.8 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abel Alho | Lukas Korba |
Customer experience
Arcade Watch Games
Octagon 2
In-app purchases
Arcade Watch Games
No in-app purchases
Octagon 2
No in-app purchases
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