Comparison

Arcadia vs Mutations

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

Head to head
About

Arcadia

Experience a collection of 22 retro 8-bit arcade games playable across Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Enjoy classic gameplay with no ads, in-app purchases, or user tracking, and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • 22 retro arcade games
  • Playable on Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
  • No ads or in-app purchases
  • No user tracking
  • Daily, Weekly, All Time leaderboards
  • iCloud storage
  • Advanced Apple Watch support
Features
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Arcadia is a collection of 23 arcade games for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. List of currently available games: • FastRun Avoid traffic and reach your destination • Block Fit Place blocks, clear rows and columns, and keep the grid from filling up • RainBowling Hit all the pins and get a strike! But beware, you will encounter unexpected obstacles and an explosive ending! • Yarr! Destroy all the enemy ships. YOU ARE A PIRATE! YARR! • Bricko Match colored bricks horizontally, vertically or diagonally in order to remove them and score points • Fruity Snake Collect as many fruits as you can • CandyBall A "delicious" pinball. Use the flippers to hit the ball • MineHound Mines are hidden in a grid of cells. The number tells you how many mines touch the cell. Open all the safe cells • Bubble Mania Clear as many bubbles as you can without any bubble crossing the bottom line • BadaBoom Prevent bombs from falling on the floor by collecting them • Ho Ho Hop! Help Santa eat cookies and avoid all obstacles • The Claw Grab as many treasures as possible with the claw • Galaxy Invaders Destroy all enemy spaceships • Indiana GP Challenge your rivals in this crazy race • BrickOut Destroy all the bricks with the ball • Treasure Map Recompose the map to reach the treasure • Replay Press the coloured pads in the correct order • Bounce Like Pong but in Circle. Keep the ball in stage • Sewer Rat Avoid obstacles while swimming in the sewer • PongPong Beat your opponent in ping-pong • Slimenator Defend your position and destroy as many slimes as you can • Crazy Balloon Collect gems and avoid obstacles • Tap-A-Mole Whack a mole. Whack it! Features: - No ads. - No In-App purchases. - No user tracking. - Daily, Weekly and All Time leaderboards.* - iCloud storage. - Advanced support for Apple Watch (Series 3 and later, Ultra and later). - Color-blind mode. - Up to 120 fps on ProMotion devices. Credits: [Music] 8-bit Loops by Snabisch [Music] Wellerman by Zumi Daxuya Let us know if you have any suggestions or ideas for next games! * Leaderboards require a Game Center account.

About

Mutations

Features
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Can you spot the Mutations? This game is very simple, just find the mutation. On each level you’re presented with two blocks of colours, simply find the mutation in the second block of colours. The more levels you clear the harder it will get to spot the mutation. Get even further into the levels are you get less and less time to spot them too! Of course, you can always take a hint if you really get stuck. There are 10,000 levels to clear giving you hours of game time to enjoy.

Screenshots

Arcadia4 screens
Mutations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mutations at Free against Arcadia's $1.99. Arcadia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Mutations is free to download; Arcadia costs $1.99 up front. Mutations sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Arcadia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcadia ships an update every 6 weeks, Mutations every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Arcadia versus Mutations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcadiaMutations
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaffaele D'AmatoDaniel Earl

Bugs and requests

Arcadia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Leaderboards not loading properly
  • Occasional freezing or black screens
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More game variety and genres
  • Ability to adjust sound/music volume
  • Persistent high scores and leaderboards
  • Multiplayer or competitive game modes
  • New game additions and updates

Mutations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Arcadia

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mutations

One-time3
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 50 Hints$3.99
  • 100 Hints$6.99

Questions

Is Arcadia free?
Arcadia costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mutations free?
Mutations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arcadia or Mutations have ads?
Neither Arcadia nor Mutations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcadia or Mutations?
Arcadia ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mutations every 13 months. Most recently, Arcadia was updated on October 28, 2026 and Mutations on October 25, 2026.

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