IOSU! vs ArcCreate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IOSU!
Enjoy rhythm games by playing your own beatmap files. Supports 4-key and 5x5 key modes, with more to come. Easily upload your custom beatmaps wirelessly from your PC or Mac.
- Play custom beatmap files
- 4 Keys mode
- 5x5 Keys mode
- Wireless beatmap upload
- PC/Mac file transfer
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Play rhythm game with your beatmap files. :) Currently 4 Keys mode & 5x5 Keys mode are available!! Other modes will be available soon!! How to upload Beatmap files! 1. Connect your iDevice and PC(Mac) to the same WI-FI network. 2. Open provided URL on your PC(Mac). 3. Upload your OSZ files.
ArcCreate
An open-source rhythm game where you can create, play, and share custom levels. Engage with a community of players and contribute to the game's development.
- Create custom levels
- Play community levels
- Share your creations
- Open-source development
- Community-driven
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YOU SHOULD Get ArcCreate... NOW! Welcome to ArcCreate, an open-source, community based rhythm game made by team Arcthesia. Create, play, and share your levels with the community! Disclaimer: ArcCreate is not affiliated with Arcaea or lowiro.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ArcCreate at 97% against IOSU!'s 63%. ArcCreate also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1). IOSU!'s advantage is ratings volume (349 vs 23) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ArcCreate holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IOSU! has 349 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of IOSU!'s written reviews are positive against 97% of ArcCreate's.
| Parameter | IOSU! | ArcCreate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (349 ratings) | 4.4 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews | 97.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 349 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Float32 Inc | Theresa Barker |
Customer experience
IOSU!
ArcCreate
Bugs and requests
IOSU!
Reported bugs
9 issues- URL server returns 'no' or 'forbidden' error when uploading beatmaps
- Cannot add beatmaps after reinstalling app
- Some beatmaps fail to load completely
- Hold note patterns render incorrectly
- Notes appear late or underneath hit zone at song start
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- Inconsistent hit registration and accuracy detection
- Song deletion via website doesn't work
- App crashes or becomes unusable after certain operations
- Notch support issues on newer phones
Requested features
20 requests- Landscape mode support
- Custom scroll speed adjustment
- Skin customization and import
- Audio delay/offset adjustment
- Hit sounds
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- No-fail mode
- Song rate modifiers (1.1x, 1.2x, etc.)
- Mods system (Hard Rock, etc.)
- Standard osu! mode
- More default songs
- Score system instead of letter grades
- Haptic feedback
- Bluetooth headset delay compensation
- Global ranking system
- In-app beatmap download from osu website
- Support for simfiles
- 3-key mode
- Free play without fail condition
- Song offset feature
- Windows file upload support
ArcCreate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IOSU!
No in-app purchases
ArcCreate
No in-app purchases
