Fireworks Arcade vs Firecracker Simulator
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.
Firecracker Simulator
Design and create your own fireworks from scratch. Choose colors, shapes, and gunpowder to craft stunning visual displays for any event. Unleash your artistry and light up the world with custom pyrotechnic shows.
- Create individual firecrackers
- Select explosion shapes
- Fill gunpowder with custom colors
- Paint crackers with unique designs
- Design fireworks shows for events
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Make individual firecrackers from scratch, select the shape you want it to explode into and delight the entire world. This firecrackers simulator has it all! Create amazing fireworks shows for a variety of events all the world! Features: - Fill the gunpowder according to the colours you want the cracker to burst into. - Paint the crackers and create amazing designs - Decide the shapes you want to display when the firecracker burst. Stun the world with your artistry. Light it up! Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSmtnV7qEToPWbtrlB4UB_pXxxJ4CB1TIy8s3KOZLCvvZnLb3bQfC-IT3enbNCmpYnO2WeCahPCpmvx/pub Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Firecracker Simulator at none against Fireworks Arcade's shown. Firecracker Simulator also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Fireworks Arcade's advantage is ratings volume (932 vs 34) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Firecracker Simulator sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Firecracker Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fireworks Arcade has 932 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Fireworks Arcade's written reviews are positive against 100% of Firecracker Simulator's.
Fireworks Arcade ships an update every 12 months, Firecracker Simulator every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fireworks Arcade | Firecracker Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (932 ratings) | 4.6 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 932 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Duck Games LLC | Payal Lakhani |
Customer experience
Fireworks Arcade
Firecracker Simulator
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
Firecracker Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fireworks Arcade
- Remove Ads$0.99
Firecracker Simulator
- Remove Banner Ad for 1 Week$0.997 Days
- Remove Pop-up Ads for 1 Week$1.997 Days
- Remove Banner & Popup ad for 1 Week$2.997 Days
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- Remove Banner Ad for 1 Month$2.991 Month
- Remove Popup Ads for 1 Month$3.991 Month
- Remove Banner & Popup Ad for 1month$4.991 Month
- Remove Banner AD$5.99
- Remove Interstitial AD$5.99
- Remove ADS$9.99
Questions
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