Comparison

Really Simple Arcade vs Dot Dash Arcade

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

Dot Dash Arcade

A minimalist arcade game that challenges your timing and precision. Tap the screen at the exact moment a moving dot aligns with a highlighted dash to score. Master the increasing speed and shrinking targets across two distinct game modes for endless high-score pursuits.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Classic Mode
  • Advanced Mode
  • Minimalist design
  • Local high score tracking
Features
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Dot Dash Arcade is a simple arcade game that tests your timing and precision. Tap the screen when the moving dot aligns with the highlighted dash to score points — but miss, and it’s game over. Each tap brings a new challenge as the speed increases, demanding sharper focus and perfect rhythm. Play in Classic Mode for a steady challenge, or step up to Advanced Mode, where the target shrinks as the pace quickens. Designed with a clean, minimal interface, Dot Dash Arcade is an easy-to-learn, hard-to-master game perfect for quick sessions or endless high-score chases. Features: • Simple one-tap gameplay • Two dynamic modes: Classic & Advanced • Sleek, minimal design • Local best score tracking How far can your reflexes take you?

Screenshots

Really Simple Arcade4 screens
Dot Dash Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Dash Arcade at none against Really Simple Arcade's 4. Really Simple Arcade's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Really Simple Arcade sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dot Dash Arcade 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 Dot Dash Arcade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Really Simple Arcade versus Dot Dash Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReally Simple ArcadeDot Dash Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard L Zarth IIIRonan Kenkare

Customer experience

Really Simple Arcade

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

Dot Dash Arcade

All ratings1 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

Dot Dash Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Really Simple Arcade free?
Really Simple Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dot Dash Arcade free?
Dot Dash Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Really Simple Arcade or Dot Dash Arcade?
Really Simple Arcade and Dot Dash Arcade are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Really Simple Arcade or Dot Dash Arcade have ads?
Neither Really Simple Arcade nor Dot Dash Arcade shows ads.

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