Really Simple Arcade vs Ollie’s Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Ollie’s Arcade
Experience classic arcade and handheld gaming on your phone with a collection of retro-styled mini-games. Enjoy challenging yet simple gameplay with no ads, coins, or subscriptions required. Accessible for all, including those with color-blindness, and supports game controllers and keyboards.
- Retro-styled mini-games
- Ad-free experience
- No in-app purchases or subscriptions
- Accessible design for color-blindness
- Game controller and keyboard support
- Handheld electronic game simulation
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A fun collection of retro-styled mini games that are both challenging and simple to play. Relive fond memories of your favorite classic arcade or electronic handheld games! ⁕ 100% Free Thanks to generous Kickstarter backers, Ollie's Arcade is entirely free to play! ⁕ Handheld Retro Gaming Put the sights and sounds of electronic gaming in the palm of your hand. Turns your device into a perfectly pixelated way to pass the time and have some fun. ⁕ No Ads, No Coins, No Subs There are no ads to watch, no coins to buy, and no subscriptions to renew. Crash that lunar lander all you want, we'll build more! ⁕ Fun AND Accessible Ollie's mini games are easy to learn and designed to be accessible for all, even those with color-blindness. ⁕ Game Controller and Keyboard Support Sometimes you just gotta go old school! Each of Ollie's mini games offer full support for playing with your favorite game controller or keyboard. IGRS Rating: 3+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Ollie’s Arcade at free against Really Simple Arcade's paid. Ollie’s Arcade also leads on ratings volume (135 vs 3). Really Simple Arcade's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Really Simple Arcade sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Ollie’s Arcade sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Really Simple Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ollie’s Arcade has 135 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Really Simple Arcade's written reviews are positive against 82% of Ollie’s Arcade's.
Really Simple Arcade ships an update every 4 days, Ollie’s Arcade every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Really Simple Arcade | Ollie’s Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (135 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 135 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard L Zarth III | The Iconfactory |
Customer experience
Really Simple Arcade
Ollie’s Arcade
In-app purchases
Really Simple Arcade
- Game Pack One$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
- Game Pack Two$0.99
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- Game Pack Three$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Ollie’s Arcade
- Tranquility Touchdown$1.99
- Snake$1.99
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