Malody V vs ArcCreate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Malody V
This is a cross-platform music game simulator supporting various gameplay modes and chart formats. It features an in-game editor for creating and sharing charts, a skin editor, multiplayer options, and online rankings.
- Multiple gameplay modes (Key, Catch, Pad, Ring, Slide, Live, Cube)
- Supports various chart formats (osu, sm, bms, pms, mc)
- In-game chart editor for creation and sharing
- In-game skin editor
- Multiplayer mode for all game modes
- Online ranking system
- Play effects customization
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Malody V is a cross-platform music game (Simulator) which is developed by a group of dedicated volunteers. Malody was first relesed in 2014 with Key mode at the beginning. Now it supports Key, Catch, Pad, Ring, Slide, Live and Cube. Each mode has a full featured chart editor and online ranking, also can be played in multiplayer room with friends online. Features: * Support variety of chart formats: osu, sm, bms, pms, mc. * In game editor, for creating and sharing charts. * In game skin editor, make your favorite skin into Malody. * Multiplayer, for all mode. * Support full keysound chart. * Support play recording. * Support play effect: random, flip, const, rush, hide, origin, death and more. * Support online ranking. * Support custom server API.
ArcCreate
An open-source rhythm game where you can create, play, and share custom levels. Engage with a community of players and contribute to the game's development.
- Create custom levels
- Play community levels
- Share your creations
- Open-source development
- Community-driven
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YOU SHOULD Get ArcCreate... NOW! Welcome to ArcCreate, an open-source, community based rhythm game made by team Arcthesia. Create, play, and share your levels with the community! Disclaimer: ArcCreate is not affiliated with Arcaea or lowiro.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ArcCreate at Free against Malody V's $2.99. ArcCreate also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Malody V's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
ArcCreate is free to download; Malody V costs $2.99 up front. Malody V sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ArcCreate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Malody V holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Malody V's written reviews are positive against 97% of ArcCreate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Malody V ships an update fortnightly, ArcCreate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Malody V | ArcCreate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (36 ratings) — better | 4.4 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | 97.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #18 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 京容 何 | Theresa Barker |
Customer experience
Malody V
ArcCreate
In-app purchases
Malody V
- Marlo - Maid$0.99
- Marlo - Christmax$1.99
- Marlo - Swim Suit$1.99
ArcCreate
No in-app purchases
