Arknights vs Pagoda Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arknights
Lead a pharmaceutical company fighting a deadly infection and societal unrest. Recruit and train unique Operators, deploy them in strategic operations, and build your base. Experience a rich anime-style world with a compelling soundtrack and voice acting.
- Anime-style RPG and strategy gameplay
- Hundreds of unique Operators
- Auto Deploy system
- Base construction system
- Robust soundtrack and voice acting
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Take on the role of a key member of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company that fights both a deadly infection and the unrest it leaves in its wake. Together with your leader Amiya, you’ll recruit Operators, train them, then assign them to various operations to protect the innocent and resist those who would thrust the world into turmoil. ・Gorgeous anime-style game with a perfect combination of RPG and strategy elements ・Hundreds of unique Operators across a variety of classes open up countless gameplay options ・Auto Deploy system conveniently allows you to free up your hands ・Carve out a home, just the way you want it, with the Base construction system ・A robust soundtrack and some of the most famous Japanese voice actors and actresses will give you a sublime auditory experience. Arknights Official Homepage: https://www.arknights.global/ Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/arknights Official X Account: https://x.com/ArknightsEN Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ArknightsGlobal/ Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arknights_messenger_official/
Pagoda Plus
Experience a digital version of the classic four-player trick-taking card game. Play with friends online or practice against advanced AI opponents. Features include customizable lobbies, multiple bot options, and detailed player statistics.
- Online multiplayer with invite codes
- AI opponents (ML and rule-based)
- Two card deck styles
- Full Tichu rules implementation
- Player profiles and game stats
- iPhone and iPad support
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Pagoda is a digital implementation of Tichu, the classic four-player partnership trick-taking card game. Play online with friends or practice against AI opponents powered by a neural network trained on millions of human games. Features: - Multiplayer lobbies with invite codes — play with 1-4 humans, bots fill empty seats - ML bot (TichuNet) and rule-based bot options - Two card deck styles: Classic text and illustrated Pagoda deck - Full Tichu rules: Grand/Small Tichu calls, card pushing, bombs, Dragon gifts, double victories - Player profiles with game stats tracking - Works on iPhone and iPad Pagoda is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Tichu trademark holders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Arknights at none against Pagoda Plus's shown. Arknights also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 1) and chart position (#71 vs unranked). Pagoda Plus's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Arknights sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pagoda Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pagoda Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arknights has 10K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Arknights | Pagoda Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #71 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.1 GB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | YOSTAR LIMITED | liqpil.com |
Customer experience
Arknights
Pagoda Plus
Bugs and requests
Arknights
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on iOS devices after recent update
- Auto-deploy function not working as intended
- Login errors and lost progress issues
- Incorrect or missing translations
Requested features
5 requests- Add auto-repeat/skip function for cleared stages
- Improve base management and resource gathering
- Implement a chat/social system
- Increase sanity/energy regeneration rate
- Add language options beyond English
Pagoda Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Arknights
- Extract a cluster of Originium$4.99
- Monthly Card$4.99
- Weekly Growth Pack$9.99
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- Extract a pile of Originium$14.99
- Monthly Headhunting Pack$25.99
- Rhodes Island Headhunting Pack$29.99
- Rhodes Island Celebration Kit$29.99
- Extract a pack of Originium$29.99
- Extract a box of Originium$49.99
- Extract a crate of Originium$99.99
Pagoda Plus
- Remove Ads$3.99









