Fireworks Arcade vs Idle Fireworks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fireworks Arcade
Create dazzling firework displays with interactive controls and vibrant visuals. Explore various game modes, paint with light, or simply enjoy generated shows. Perfect for celebrations or year-round creative fun.
- Create dazzling firework displays
- Dozens of colorful firework shapes
- Paint art with firework shapes
- Multiple arcade game modes
- Physics simulation for unique fireworks
- 3D Touch support
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Fireworks Arcade is a fun-filled app for all ages, and a showcase app for multi-touch, graphics, and 3D Touch. Tap or drag to create brilliant displays of light and sound. Compete or relax in one of several game modes. Paint art with firework shapes. Or just watch a generated show. How you play is up to you, so get creative. Get ready for the 4th of July, Guy Fawkes Day, and New Years, or just celebrate year round! *** Features *** * Show Mode - Tap or drag to create dazzling firework displays - Dozens of colorful firework shapes and effects - A whole new way to draw or doodle - Wait to watch an automatically generated display - Choose your own music, and save photos of your creations - Shake for a fireworks finale - Now with 3D Touch support! * Arcade Games - 3 completely different games with several additional variants - Familiar and new gameplay with great firework effects - Game Center enabled with Leaderboards support * Physics Simulation - Every firework is unique - Fireworks are created randomly with physics applied to each particle - Tilt to control gravity - Dynamic, stereo sound effects Enjoy.
Idle Fireworks
Launch beautiful fireworks and experience a sense of calm. This simulation game offers a relaxing escape, playable offline during downtime like meetings or classes.
- Launch beautiful fireworks
- Relaxing simulation
- Free to play
- No internet required
- Play offline
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Let 's launch beautiful fireworks and be healed! - Free to play - No internet connection required - Play in a boring meeting or class
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Verdict
Fireworks Arcade and Idle Fireworks both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Fireworks Arcade's written reviews are positive against 30% of Idle Fireworks's. Fireworks Arcade also leads on ratings volume (942 vs 74) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Idle Fireworks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). 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
Both are free to download. Fireworks Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Idle Fireworks asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Fireworks Arcade against 4.4 for Idle Fireworks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fireworks Arcade has 942 ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Fireworks Arcade's written reviews are positive against 30% of Idle Fireworks's.
Fireworks Arcade ships an update every 12 months, Idle Fireworks every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Fireworks Arcade | Idle Fireworks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (942 ratings) | 4.4 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better | 29.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 942 — better | 74 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Duck Games LLC | HENN Inc. |
Customer experience
Fireworks Arcade
Idle Fireworks
Bugs and requests
Fireworks Arcade
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add more firework types and customization options
- Implement a screen lock feature to prevent accidental exits
- Include a way to record and save firework displays
Idle Fireworks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fireworks Arcade
- Remove Ads$0.99
Idle Fireworks
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fireworks Arcade free?
Is Idle Fireworks free?
Which has better reviews, Fireworks Arcade or Idle Fireworks?
Do Fireworks Arcade or Idle Fireworks have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fireworks Arcade or Idle Fireworks?
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