Arcs vs Oberty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcs
Engage your mind with a unique circular puzzle experience. Rotate and slide arcs to complete intricate designs, starting simple and progressing to complex challenges. This highly-rated game offers a fun and relaxing way to unwind.
- 100 circular puzzles
- Rotate circles and slide arcs
- Progressive difficulty
- Zen and relaxing gameplay
- Assist for colorblind people
- New levels added
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Arcs is a spin on the classic sliding tile puzzle game! Use your brain power to solve 100 circular puzzles by rotating circles and sliding arcs. The puzzles begin with simple designs and grow more complex as the levels progress. Arcs is a highly rated puzzle game that is challenging and fun for all ages! Love This Exercise by Ginger Peachy "This game is very Zen. I play all the levels and then start over. Beautiful colors." Cool game by CancaoDeDeus "I love this game! It starts easy but progresses through more complex levels but not at a frustrating pace. I love the fact I can skip levels and then come back if I want to try later. I even started the whole thing over. Excellent." Love this game! by Dee215 "I am addicted! I have to hide from people when the game updates because I can't be bothered until I clear all the levels. Nice way to unwind after a stressful day." Great mind game by Kantokahsdid "I love to play this right before bed to get my mind off things... Great mind game :-)" Love it!!! by KriSk0DiSk0 "The ultimate puzzle game! I cant find anything else like it. Im hooked." Love it! by cdctx "Fun and challenging, and addicting. Can't wait for more levels!" Arcs! by FransCronje "Great fun! Awesome challenge without any frustrations. Love it!" One of my all time favorites... by KZZZZZB "...simple & beautiful." Great sliding blocks variant by rspoonts "This game is very appealing to puzzle fans. And I love it even more now that it has an assist for color blind people. Thanks for adding this feature!" Great game by DQE "Love this app, never tire if playing it yet it is not stressful to play." Beautiful and Fun by Julesthebee "Great app - thanks for the new levels!" Finally! by Peggy59372 "I love this app and have been doing the same puzzles over and over again! Thank you for finally adding more!! Keep adding! " Awesome by Navajo "It's a tongue twister for your brain." Serious fun by Mary "This is the best puzzle app I have found! It was a fun and enjoyable challenge to learn how to rotate the discs to solve the puzzles. Please make more levels asap! Also more types of puzzles like this!" Excellent game by R.Edd "This is one of the few games I have on my iPhone and iPad. A "quick" game you can pick up and come back to anytime. The touch interface is excellent, and while the graphics are basic, the game itself is excellent." Really fun!!! by Li3303 "A great game! Copy the color pattern in the sample circle by turning the rings. There's one black empty space. You push the arc you want to move onto into the empty space then turn the rings to reposition it. It's like one of those number 15 puzzle games only with a circle, arcs and pretty colors." Great game by XterryX "Really a great game I didn't think it was hard enough but I was wrong. After the first puzzle it started to drive me nuts I LOVE this game." Arcs Puts New Spin On Puzzling by AppSmile "The game truly meets it's goal of becoming a quick and yet immersive puzzle game. Overall Pomegranate Apps really impressed us by their adaption of the tile game as well as the precision and yet simplicity of the game." More levels please! by Boggle Fan "This is an awesome app! I am on my second run thru the puzzles and I love the simplicity and bright colors."
Oberty
This minimalist puzzle game challenges players to rotate and blend cards using XOR logic to solve over 200 unique puzzles. It features a relaxing soundtrack, inclusive color schemes, and a level editor to create and share custom challenges.
- Shape-blending puzzles
- XOR logic gameplay
- 200+ puzzles
- Meditative and relaxing
- Inclusive color schemes
- Level editor
- Share custom levels
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** Most Anticipated Game – Indie Cup Ukraine’23 ** ** OFFICIAL SELECTION, DAY OF THE DEVS, THE GAME AWARDS EDITION 2023 ** Oberty is a minimalist shape-blending puzzle. Rotate and blend cards with XOR rule: "Black + Black = White". • 200+ puzzles to complete • Meditative • Minimal • Monochromatic • Relaxing and atmospheric original soundtrack • Inclusive color schemes for people with visual impairment • Level editor, create and share you cards with friends • No ads LEVEL EDITOR Create your own unique level-cards, share it to your friends by sending picture. To play level simply load it from picture of level-card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Arcs at free against Oberty's paid. Arcs also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Oberty's advantage is chart position (#145 vs unranked). 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
Arcs costs $2.99 and Oberty $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Arcs against 4.9 for Oberty. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Arcs's written reviews are positive against 67% of Oberty's.
Arcs ships an update every 2 months, Oberty every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcs | Oberty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (56 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #145 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pomegranate Apps LLC | Dmytro Denys |
Customer experience
Arcs
Oberty
In-app purchases
Arcs
No in-app purchases
Oberty
No in-app purchases









