Comparison

Arcadia vs Stack

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

Stack

Features
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Stack is a block puzzle for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Drop falling pieces, fill rows to clear them, and set off bomb blocks for bigger clears. Play today's Daily Challenge on either screen: the same pieces for everyone, once a day. ON IPHONE AND IPAD • Touch controls: swipe to move, tap to rotate, swipe down to drop softly, flick down to drop hard. • Ghost piece shows where each piece will land. • Line clears ripple across the board with a stepped haptic pattern. • Daily Challenge tile on the home screen shows today's seed code and your streak. • Game Center leaderboards, optional. • Siri and Shortcuts: play Stack, play today's challenge, ask for your best score. • Light and dark mode, and a short tutorial for the controls. • Your streak and best scores are kept on each device; the daily seed is the same on both. ON APPLE WATCH Fully playable on your wrist with the Digital Crown, no phone needed. Gameplay Highlights • Classic falling-block mechanics • Neon bomb power-ups for explosive clears • Daily Challenge: the same seeded puzzle for everyone, once a day • Real Game Center leaderboards and streak achievements • Digital Crown controls on Apple Watch, touch controls on iPhone and iPad • Quick, satisfying rounds for on-the-go play Daily Challenge Everyone gets the same falling-block sequence once a day, so it's a fair contest, not just a high score chase. Build a streak by playing every day, see your best score and a 7-day trend on Apple Watch, and ask Siri to check your streak without opening the app. Power-Up Fun Collect and activate bomb blocks to wipe rows in style with glowing effects and satisfying haptics. Compete & Conquer Sign in to Game Center (optional) to submit your scores to a live leaderboard and unlock streak achievements. Fully playable offline without it, your scores and streak are always saved on each device either way.

Screenshots

Arcadia4 screens
Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stack at Free against Arcadia's $1.99. Stack also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Arcadia's advantage is chart position (#4 vs unranked) and device support (6 vs 3). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Stack is free to download; Arcadia costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcadia ships an update every 6 weeks, Stack weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Arcadia versus Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcadiaStack
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaffaele D'AmatoHemal Modi

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

Stack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Arcadia

No in-app purchases

None

Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcadia free?
Arcadia costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stack free?
Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Arcadia or Stack have ads?
Neither Arcadia nor Stack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcadia or Stack?
Arcadia ships an update every 6 weeks, and Stack weekly. Most recently, Arcadia was updated on October 25, 2026 and Stack on October 18, 2026.

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