Comparison

Anti Pong vs ArcadeBox

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

Head to head
About

Anti Pong

Experience a fresh take on classic Pong where the goal is to avoid incoming balls. Bounce them off your paddle to break bricks and be the last one standing. Enjoy multiple game modes and difficulty settings for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Paddle dodging gameplay
  • Brick breaking mechanics
  • Single-player vs AI
  • Local and online multiplayer
  • 5 unique game modes
  • Multiple difficulty settings
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Anti Pong turns the classic paddle game around. You're the paddle, and getting hit is how you lose. Your paddle is made of bricks. Every ball that hits it knocks one out, so you spend each match moving out of the way. Keep your bricks longer than the other side and you win. Play the computer on Easy, Normal, Hard or Expert, or play a friend on the same phone or iPad, each of you on your own half of the screen. Choose how you want to play: the classic game, balls that disappear between bounces, paddles that fade out, or a busy game full of balls and power-ups. Power-ups float out from the middle of the screen, and you grab one by moving into it. Some help you, like a shield or a brick that grows back. Others make things harder for the other side. Every match earns tokens. Spend them on new paint for your paddle and on different balls, trails and arenas. You can earn everything just by playing. Also: - Works with game controllers and keyboards - Drag to move, or have the paddle follow your finger, and you can play on the right side - Music, sound effects and vibration each have their own switch - Game Center leaderboard and achievements - Plays offline, with no account. Your progress stays on your device. Anti Pong is free. You'll sometimes see an ad between matches, never during one. A one-time purchase turns ads off, and token packs are there if you'd like to skip ahead. Bought Anti Pong before it was free? Thank you. You won't see ads, and a special paint for your paddle is waiting for you. There's nothing to restore.

About

ArcadeBox

This application serves as a free emulator for GameBoy and GameBoy Color games. It supports iCade controllers and offers customizable game modes. Users can legally add their own purchased ROMs via file sharing.

Highlights
  • GameBoy and GameBoy Color emulation
  • iCade controller compatibility
  • 80s and 90s arcade style design
  • Color or green game mode
  • Supports user-added ROMs
Features
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"ArcadeBox" is a free emulator for GameBoy, GameBoyColor. The emulator is free, what you pay (at the price indicated in the App Store for downloading the app ArcadeBox) is the ROM of the ArkAttack game (COLOR version, copyright Gianluca Natalini 2024) already pre-installed inside the ArcadeBox emulator. To add new ROMs: ArcadeBox allows the installation (using file sharing or the FILE application - copy/paste or share with or AirDrop, see screenshots of the app) of additional original ROMs for GameBoy, purchased by You in other stores. Please remember that downloading ROMs from internet is ILLEGAL; you can therefore only install the ROMs that you have regularly purchased and for which you have the license to use. COMPLIANCE with the LAWS / COPYRIGHT for the ROMs is your responsibility. Features: - compatible with iCade - 80s and 90s arcade style console/controller - color or green game mode (green phosphors, it depends on the installed ROM) LICENSE for ArcadeBox: - ArcadeBox is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 License. LICENSE for ArkAttack ROM: - ArkAttack ROM is NOT FREE (copyright: Gianluca Natalini 2024).

Screenshots

Anti Pong4 screens
ArcadeBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

Anti Pong and ArcadeBox both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Anti Pong's written reviews are positive against 0% of ArcadeBox's. Anti Pong also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). ArcadeBox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, monetization model, device support 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

Anti Pong is free to download; ArcadeBox costs $0.99 up front. Anti Pong sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ArcadeBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Anti Pong against 4.5 for ArcadeBox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anti Pong has 38 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Anti Pong's written reviews are positive against 0% of ArcadeBox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anti Pong ships an update every 4 months, ArcadeBox every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Anti Pong versus ArcadeBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnti PongArcadeBox
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (38 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB5 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperChris DeWeeseGianluca Natalini

Customer experience

Anti Pong

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ArcadeBox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Anti Pong

One-time4
  • Handful of Tokens$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Cup of Tokens$2.99
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  • Bucket of Tokens$4.99
None

ArcadeBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anti Pong free?
Anti Pong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ArcadeBox free?
ArcadeBox costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anti Pong or ArcadeBox?
Anti Pong is rated higher. Anti Pong averages 4.6 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while ArcadeBox averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Anti Pong or ArcadeBox have ads?
Anti Pong shows ads; ArcadeBox does not.
Which is updated more often, Anti Pong or ArcadeBox?
Anti Pong ships an update every 4 months, and ArcadeBox every 12 months. Most recently, Anti Pong was updated on November 1, 2026 and ArcadeBox on October 24, 2026.

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