Comparison

Oh! Edo Towns vs Arctictopia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Oh! Edo Towns

Build your own samurai town in Edo period Japan. Strategically place buildings to create combos and boost your town's yield. Rewrite history with your unique medieval marvels.

Highlights
  • Build Edo period towns
  • Strategic building placement
  • Create building combos
  • Boost town yield
  • Rewrite history
  • Screen rotation and zoom
Features
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Plunge into the past for a rousing romp through Edo period Japan! Your ideal samurai town awaits you! Erect houses, castles, and all manner of medieval marvels with a touch of the finger--rewriting the pages of history as you see fit! Strategically place compatible buildings to make "combos," boosting your Yield to become the best castle town in all the land! ---- Turn your device to rotate the screen, touch to scroll, and pinch to zoom in and out. Supports iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Note: Screen rotation and zoom are only available on iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch 2nd generation and later, and iPad. The game now lets you switch between English and Japanese. Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!

About

Arctictopia

Guide a mother polar bear across a melting Arctic landscape to reunite with her cub. Solve intricate puzzles with unique mechanics across 150 levels. Enjoy a charming, hand-drawn world with relaxing gameplay and adorable animal friends.

Highlights
  • 150 captivating levels
  • 10 unique mechanics
  • Hand-drawn Arctic world
  • Melting ice puzzle element
  • Relaxing gameplay with undo
  • Adorable animal characters
Features
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///// Achievements ///// ・2021 - Kyoto BitSummit The 8 Bit | Official Selection ///// Introduction ///// Arctictopia is a puzzle game set in the Arctic Ocean. Plan your moves carefully to help a mother polar bear reach her cub across the melting ice. As the ice sheets melt away, their journey home becomes even more perilous... ///// Features ///// ・10 unique mechanics across 150 captivating levels. ・Immerse yourself in a hand-drawn, picture book-style (but frosty!) Arctic world as you cross the icy ocean. ・Think through every move — with each step, the ice beneath your paws melts a little. ・Relax and take your time solving puzzles. You can easily undo moves or try a different level. Chill out and enjoy the challenge. ・Meet adorable friends — a playful cub, a curious seal, and a cheerful puffin. ///// Languages ///// English, 繁體中文, 简体中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Русский, Español, Português, Italiano, Türkçe, Polski, ไทย, Tiếng Việt, हिन्दी, Norsk, Svenska, Suomi, Nederlands //////////////////// Terms of Use: https://gamtropy.com/term-of-use-en/ Privacy Policy: https://gamtropy.com/privacy-policy-en/ © 2021 Gamtropy Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

Oh! Edo Towns4 screens
Arctictopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arctictopia at 5.0 against Oh! Edo Towns's 4.7. Arctictopia also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Oh! Edo Towns's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Oh! Edo Towns costs $4.99 and Arctictopia $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arctictopia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oh! Edo Towns has 48 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Oh! Edo Towns's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arctictopia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oh! Edo Towns ships an update every 20 months, Arctictopia every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Oh! Edo Towns versus Arctictopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOh! Edo TownsArctictopia
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.7 (48 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB272 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdGamtropy Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Oh! Edo Towns

All ratings48 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews259 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative5.8%

Arctictopia

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Oh! Edo Towns

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezes
  • Newspaper reporting new buildings when only unlocked
  • Game finishing in 6th year instead of 16th

Requested features

10 requests
  • More Japanese-style games
  • More land to build on
  • More buildings
  • Hotel game
  • Ninja game
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  • World War 2 style game
  • Airline/Airport management game
  • Hospital management game
  • Hotel management game
  • Business/product management game

Arctictopia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Oh! Edo Towns

No in-app purchases

None

Arctictopia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oh! Edo Towns free?
Oh! Edo Towns costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arctictopia free?
Arctictopia costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Oh! Edo Towns or Arctictopia?
Arctictopia is rated higher. Oh! Edo Towns averages 4.7 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Arctictopia averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Oh! Edo Towns or Arctictopia have ads?
Neither Oh! Edo Towns nor Arctictopia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oh! Edo Towns or Arctictopia?
Oh! Edo Towns ships an update every 20 months, and Arctictopia every 6 months. Most recently, Oh! Edo Towns was updated on November 6, 2026 and Arctictopia on November 7, 2026.

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