Fireworks Arcade vs Ultimate Coaster 2
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.
Ultimate Coaster 2
Design and experience your own roller coasters in a 3D environment. This app offers intuitive controls for all skill levels, allowing you to build, customize, and ride your creations with realistic physics. Save your designs and explore pre-built demo coasters.
- Create custom roller coasters
- Realistic physics simulation
- Intuitive and advanced controls
- Save and load track designs
- Paint tracks any color
- Modify terrain
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Ultimate Coaster 2 lets you create and ride your own roller coasters in a fully customizable 3D world. This is your playground - let your imagination run free! (: Features: - Simple, intuitive controls - Advanced controls for power users - Realistic Physics - Roller coaster models generated real time - The ability to save and load tracks - Options to paint your track any color - Terrain modification - Comes preloaded with demo coasters inspired by real existing rides!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ultimate Coaster 2 at none against Fireworks Arcade's shown. Ultimate Coaster 2 also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). Fireworks Arcade's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 74%) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, 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 Ultimate Coaster 2 sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fireworks Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 932 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Fireworks Arcade's written reviews are positive against 74% of Ultimate Coaster 2's.
Fireworks Arcade ships an update every 12 months, Ultimate Coaster 2 every 6 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Fireworks Arcade | Ultimate Coaster 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (932 ratings) — better | 4.1 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 932 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 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 | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Duck Games LLC | Jason Hu |
Customer experience
Fireworks Arcade
Ultimate Coaster 2
User reviews
Fireworks Arcade
From 932 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💥 Fun to play and works offline
- 🎨 Amazing visuals and sound effects
- 👶 Great for kids and babies
- 🕰️ Nostalgic and brings back memories
- 🧘♀️ Relaxing and soothing experience
Room to improve
- 🔊 Occasional sound issues
- 🔍 Could use more variety in fireworks and effects
- 🔧 Needs some improvements and bug fixes
Ultimate Coaster 2
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Amazing game
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎢 Great for roller coaster enthusiasts
- 🔥 Best mobile coaster game
- 🎨 Good customization options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 💰 Paid content required
- 🔍 Limited camera controls
- 🌄 Lacking scenery and theming options
- 🔧 Clunky track transitions
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
Ultimate Coaster 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when loading large coasters
- Glitches with track placement and orientation
- Autosave feature not working as expected
- Inability to load previously saved coasters
Requested features
10 requests- Add switch tracks
- Implement shuttle coasters
- Include more pre-made inversion elements
- Allow customization of station and queue
- Introduce day/night cycle and lighting
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- Add water rides and scenery
- Enable multiple coasters on a single plot
- Provide an undo/redo function
- Implement a smoothing tool for tracks
- Add more free coaster types
In-app purchases
Fireworks Arcade
- Remove Ads$0.99
Ultimate Coaster 2
- Box-Spined Hyper Coaster$1.99
- Dive Machine (10 Seats)$1.99
- Box-Spined Wing Coaster$1.99
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- Box-Spined Inverted Coaster$1.99
- Girder Rocket Coaster$1.99
- Corkscrew Coaster$1.99
- Hybrid Coaster$1.99
- Single Rail Coaster$1.99
- Girder Blitz (OTSR) Coaster$1.99
- Girder Spinner Coaster$1.99
- Single Spined Coaster (3 Row)$1.99
- Multidimensional Coaster$1.99
- Girder Blitz (Lapbar) Coaster$1.99
- Double Spined Coaster (2 row)$1.99
- Girder Coaster (4 Seats)$1.99
- All Coaster Types$19.99
Questions
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