Super Mean Monkeys vs ArcadeOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Mean Monkeys
Engage in grid-based RPG combat against enemies on randomly generated paths. Solve puzzles and battle your way through this quest-driven adventure. Suitable for players aged 9 and up.
- Grid-based RPG combat
- Randomly defined enemy paths
- Puzzle solving
- Quest-driven gameplay
- Suitable for ages 9+
Read full descriptionHide full description
Super Mean Monkeys (TM) is a Grid-Based RPG where players battle their way through grids of enemies along randomly defined paths.
ArcadeOS
Read full descriptionHide full description
Welcome to ArcadeOS — a whole arcade in your pocket. 42 hand-picked original games, each one its own cartridge on the shelf: kart racers, ninja action, gothic pinball, paper-craft RPGs, sky shooters, momentum platformers, run-and-gun, and full 3D adventures. Every game is an original creation in the spirit of the golden age of consoles — drawn in code, scored with real chip audio, and built to be picked up in seconds. FEATURES - 42 games at launch — every one hand-tested, with its own cartridge cover art - Gold-star collection: beat a game, earn its golden seal. Collect all 42 - Authentic chip sound in every game — square waves, the real thing - Instant resume — every game remembers exactly where you left off - No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No internet required. Just games - New games ship in seasonal fruit editions — Cherry Edition is next ArcadeOS games are living software: they grow new levels, mechanics, and polish over time. Your shelf gets better while you sleep. Powered by RetroApps.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArcadeOS at none against Super Mean Monkeys's 1. Super Mean Monkeys's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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. Super Mean Monkeys sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ArcadeOS asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Super Mean Monkeys | ArcadeOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 386 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minute Games LLC | RetroApps LLC |
In-app purchases
Super Mean Monkeys
- Remove Ads$2.99
ArcadeOS
No in-app purchases





