TargetTap vs 1D Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TargetTap
Test your reflexes in this fast-paced game. Hit red targets to score and build combos, but avoid other colors and missed targets to keep your lives. Survive as long as possible and look for bonus lives.
- Test reflexes
- Hit red targets
- Build combos
- Avoid other targets
- Score extra lives
- High score survival
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TargetTap is back! Replay the original iPhone game from 2008! Test your reflexes with this exciting new game made exclusively for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Hit the red targets quickly to pop them and build up massive combos, but watch out for other colored targets which will make you lose a life! Also don't miss any red ones because you will also lose a life! Look out for the one-up cloud to score an extra life! How long can you survive! "It's addictive, uncomplicated, addictive, and sleek. Did I mention it's addictive?" - whatsoniphone.com
1D Arcade
Engage in a minimalist, one-dimensional action game where you control a paddle. Your goal is to hit beneficial green objects and avoid harmful red ones before they cross the centerline. An interactive tutorial guides you through the mechanics.
- One-dimensional gameplay
- Paddle control
- Hit green, avoid red
- Interactive tutorial
- Immersive audio experience
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One-dimensional-space action game. * You're the paddle in the middle. * ~Green things are good. * ~Red things are bad. * Hit the green and avoid the red... * ...before they have passed the centerline. Go through the interactive tutorial to learn and test all detalis! ---------------------------------------- Put on your headphones and turn out the light, let's play 1D arcade. Enjoy! ---------------------------------------- Disclaimer: If you delete the app-data or uninstall the app, you will loose possible purchased coins. So keep that in mind, just saying!
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Verdict
TargetTap and 1D Arcade both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of TargetTap's written reviews are positive against 50% of 1D Arcade's. TargetTap also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. TargetTap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 1D Arcade sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for TargetTap against 4.7 for 1D Arcade. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TargetTap has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of TargetTap's written reviews are positive against 50% of 1D Arcade's.
TargetTap ships an update every 2 months, 1D Arcade every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | TargetTap | 1D Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swift Fox Software LLC | Svante Segelson |
Customer experience
TargetTap
1D Arcade
Bugs and requests
TargetTap
Reported bugs
5 issues- Tap detection doesn't always register hits on targets
- Red targets sometimes hidden behind other colors
- App crashes frequently
- Update notification persists incorrectly
- Difficulty inconsistency after updates
Requested features
10 requests- Global leaderboard/online high scores
- Landscape mode support
- iPad version
- Additional game modes or variations
- Multiplayer/WiFi multiplayer support
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- Special targets with bonus points
- Easier kids difficulty level
- Colorblind mode
- Alternate gameplay modes (e.g., tap alternating colors)
- More frequent updates
1D Arcade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TargetTap
- Remove Ads$2.99
1D Arcade
- 20 Coins$0.99
- 60 Coins$1.99
- 60 New Coins$1.99
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- 100 Coins$2.99
- 100 New Coins$2.99
