Comparison

Really Simple Arcade vs Polygon

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

Head to head
About

Really Simple Arcade

This app offers a collection of classic and unique arcade games, including Simon Says, Snake, and Tic-Tac-Toe. Two additional games are available via in-app purchase. Enjoy ad-free fun with more games planned for the future.

Highlights
  • Collection of arcade classics
  • Unique new games
  • Simon Says
  • Snake with touch/keyboard controls
  • Tic-Tac-Toe with multiple difficulties
  • Optional in-app purchase games
Features
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Eight games. One delightfully simple arcade. Really Simple Arcade brings together familiar classics and small, playful ideas without ads, tracking, accounts, or unnecessary complications. Download the app for free and start with two included games, then add optional two-game packs whenever you want more. INCLUDED FREE • One in a Million Find the single orange hiding in a sea of bananas. It sounds easy—until you see just how many bananas there are. • Simon Says Watch the sequence, remember the pattern, and see how long you can keep up with this colorful memory classic. GAME PACK ONE • Card Match Match all 24 cards in a clean, classic game of memory. • Triangle Solitaire Jump the circles until only one remains in this familiar puzzle, also known as Peg Solitaire or Hi-Q. GAME PACK TWO • Snake Play Snake like it’s 1997, with touch and swipe controls on iPhone plus keyboard support on iPad. • Tic-Tac-Toe Play against Easy, Hard, or Impossible computer opponents, or share the device for a two-player game. GAME PACK THREE • Battleship Place your fleet, choose your targets, and battle a local computer opponent in a complete single-player naval strategy game. • Neko Jump Run through a monochrome pixel kitchen as a cat, jumping over pancake stacks and ducking under seagulls in a fast, silly endless runner. Every game is designed to be quick to understand and easy to revisit. Game packs are non-consumable purchases and support Family Sharing. No ads. No tracking. No account. Just simple games and simple fun.

About

Polygon

Test your reaction and observation skills in this shape matching game. Compete with friends and players worldwide to set new high scores across different challenging game modes. It's a race against time and your own accuracy.

Highlights
  • Shape matching gameplay
  • Reaction and observation skill test
  • Global leaderboards
  • Time Attack mode
  • Deathmatch mode
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Are you ready to test your reaction and observation skill? Challenge yourself with Polygon! Polygon is a shape matching game designed to test both your reaction and observation skills. Compete with your friends and players around the world! It's okay to make mistakes... or is it? Try your hardest to set new high score and aim for that first place! Current Modes: - Time Attack: Match as many polygons as possible within time limit. It's okay to make mistake! You will only lose a point ;) - Deathmatch: Match as many polygons as possible... until you can't. The timer is very short so choose fast!

Screenshots

Really Simple Arcade4 screens
Polygon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Polygon at none against Really Simple Arcade's 4. Polygon also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Really Simple Arcade sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Polygon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Really Simple Arcade against 5.0 for Polygon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Really Simple Arcade ships an update every 4 days, Polygon every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Really Simple Arcade versus Polygon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReally Simple ArcadePolygon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard L Zarth IIIzerothreeone LLC

Customer experience

Really Simple Arcade

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Polygon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Really Simple Arcade

One-time4
  • Game Pack One$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
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  • Large Tip$9.99
None

Polygon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Really Simple Arcade free?
Really Simple Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Polygon free?
Polygon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Really Simple Arcade or Polygon?
Really Simple Arcade and Polygon are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Really Simple Arcade or Polygon have ads?
Neither Really Simple Arcade nor Polygon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Really Simple Arcade or Polygon?
Really Simple Arcade ships an update every 4 days, and Polygon every 6 days. Most recently, Really Simple Arcade was updated on October 1, 2026 and Polygon on September 25, 2026.

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