Comparison

Really Simple Arcade vs AsciiTapper

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

Enjoy a collection of eight classic and original arcade games without ads or tracking. Start with two free games and unlock more through optional packs. Designed for quick play and easy enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Eight classic and original games
  • Ad-free and tracker-free experience
  • Two free included games
  • Optional two-game packs
  • Supports Family Sharing
  • Quick to understand gameplay
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

AsciiTapper

Features
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Serve up frosty mugs of root beer in a glowing green terminal. AsciiTapper is a love letter to 80s arcade serving games, rendered entirely in living phosphor text. Customers are walking up the bars and they're thirsty. Slide mugs down the bar to push them back, catch the empties before they crash, and read the room: rush the big spenders for early-serve bonuses, keep up with speedy customers, and never pour for the grumpy ones. Features: - An eight-stage career of 84 hand-authored shifts, each with its own twist and a Master contract - Clear, Clean, and Master ratings on every shift - Daily Challenge: one ranked attempt per day, the same seeded puzzle for everyone, unlimited practice afterward - Combo scoring that rewards sustained, error-free serve-and-catch play - Achievements tracked in-game, plus Game Center leaderboards - A pure retro terminal aesthetic: the whole game is ASCII art, with optional cosmetic CRT themes - Simple two-tap play: tap a lane to move, tap again to serve, and be there to catch - No ads. Ever. The tutorial, the first three career stages, and Daily Challenge are free. One optional Full Shift purchase unlocks stages 4 through 8 plus Endless mode. No subscriptions, and purchases never affect ranked play. The terminal is warmed up. The mugs are cold. Tap in. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Really Simple Arcade4 screens
AsciiTapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Really Simple Arcade at every 9 days against AsciiTapper's monthly. AsciiTapper's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Really Simple Arcade sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and AsciiTapper sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Really Simple Arcade ships an update every 9 days, AsciiTapper monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Really Simple Arcade versus AsciiTapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReally Simple ArcadeAsciiTapper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFolklore Software LLCVertolini

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Really Simple Arcade

One-time6
  • 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
4 purchases

AsciiTapper

One-time4
  • Faster Mugs$0.99
  • Mug Catcher$1.99
  • CRT Theme Pack$1.99
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  • Full Shift$3.99

Questions

Is Really Simple Arcade free?
Really Simple Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AsciiTapper free?
AsciiTapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Really Simple Arcade or AsciiTapper have ads?
Neither Really Simple Arcade nor AsciiTapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Really Simple Arcade or AsciiTapper?
Really Simple Arcade ships an update every 9 days, and AsciiTapper monthly. Most recently, Really Simple Arcade was updated on November 3, 2026 and AsciiTapper on October 30, 2026.

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