Otteretto vs Arabilis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Otteretto
A unique puzzle game where players create palindromes using letters and otters. It offers multiple endlessly replayable game modes, including daily challenges and competitive leaderboards.
- Unique palindrome puzzle mechanics
- Five endlessly replayable game modes
- Daily global competition
- Logical reasoning puzzles
- Competitive cross-platform leaderboards
- No ads or microtransactions
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Otteretto is a puzzle game about palindromes (and otters). NEW PUZZLE CONCEPT This isn't another match-3 game; it's a whole new idea to wrap your head around! How long of a palindrome can you make? 5 ENDLESSLY-REPLAYABLE GAME MODES Classic: Try to reach each level's score goal in the addictive original mode. The Daily Stack: Join a global competition every day! How many points can you get from the same set of squares as everyone else? Puzzle: Use logical reasoning to figure out how to turn a set of squares into a single, massive palindrome! Containment: With more squares being added every move, how long can you keep the container from overflowing? Walls: In this challenging variant, you'll need to get creative to work around each level's impassable walls. COMPETE WITH THE WORLD See how you stack up with online, cross-platform leaderboards! NO ADS, NO MICROTRANSACTIONS Play Classic mode and the Daily Stack for free with no limits! If you like those, you can purchase the full game to permanently unlock the rest.
Arabilis
This arcade farming puzzle game combines color matching with roguelike elements. Plant, grow, and harvest vegetables in randomized gardens, facing unpredictable challenges each season. Choose between a challenging Arabilis mode or a relaxing mode with no hazards.
- Color matching for vegetable growth
- Randomized garden challenges each season
- Arabilis Mode for increased difficulty
- Relax Mode for a casual experience
- Simple one-finger controls
- Offline and Gamecenter leaderboards
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-- PocketGamer App Army -- "Absolutely recommended to anyone who enjoys puzzle games." "If you like puzzle games I think there's a lot here to learn/discover and it will keep you coming back. I definitely want to spend more time with it and attempt to master its mechanics" "There is definitely lots here for lovers of this genre." -- PocketGamer - Bronze Rating -- “It's a very unique concept to combine colour matching, roguelike elements and farming in a single game, I do think it's well worth the price tag“ Arabilis: Super Harvest is an arcade farming puzzle game. You are planting, growing and harvesting vegetables in gardens filled with randomized challenges. Each season will provide a new garden for you to efficiently farm for points. Each year passing will increase the difficulty and amount of challenges you face, how many years can you last? How high will your score be? ----------- Match, grow and harvest ----------- Match the color of the vegetables to let them grow. They can be harvested or even evolve into massive sizes. Harvest enough vegetables and you will progress to the next season. ---------- No play session will be the same ---------- Mother Nature can be unpredictable. The weather and the animals in each season might interfere with your plans. No play session will ever be the same. For each new season a new garden is randomly selected which contains random weather conditions, hazards and items. --------- Arabilis Mode and Relax Mode --------- Arabilis offers two game modes to fit your mood. Feel like a challenge? Then try Arabilis mode with it's random gardens, weather conditions, items and animals and increasingly more difficult seasons in each new year. Just want to relax? Plant and harvest vegetables? Then Relax mode will do just that! No weather conditions or animals and no items, just you and the vegetables. Features: - 44+ unique garden levels. - 4 seasons, each with a unique look and feel. Gardens can contain random: * Different weather conditions. * Usable items. * Animals that steal or manipulate your crops. - Arabilis's mascot Ara will guide you while playing. - Play 3 game modes: * Arabilis Mode * Relax Mode. * One Harvest Mode - Simple one finger controls. - Extensive tutorials and guides. - Offline leaderboards. - Gamecenter Leaderboards & Challenges - Supported languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Indonesian - Ad-free. - No in-app purchases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PocketGamer - Bronze Rating “It's a very unique concept to combine colour matching, roguelike elements and farming in a single game, I do think it's well worth the price tag“ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Otteretto at Free against Arabilis's $0.99. Otteretto also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2). Arabilis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). On rating, 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
Otteretto is free to download; Arabilis costs $0.99 up front. Otteretto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arabilis asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Otteretto against 5.0 for Arabilis. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Otteretto ships an update every 9 months, Arabilis weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Otteretto | Arabilis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Klimowski | Tim Overvliet |
Customer experience
Otteretto
Arabilis
In-app purchases
Otteretto
- Full Game Upgrade$2.99
Arabilis
No in-app purchases









