CraftedBattle vs Aricade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CraftedBattle
Design and play on custom maps in this action-packed game. Features a block-based editor for quick map creation, multiple weapons, and various game modes including deathmatch and challenges. Enjoy single-player against AI or multiplayer battles.
- Block-based map creation and editing
- Multiple firearms and melee weapon
- Up to 63 AI enemies
- Multiplayer deathmatch
- Challenge mode with unlockables
- Map import/export functionality
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CraftedBattle lets you create maps and play deathmatches on them. The block based map system makes it easy and fast. Features: *Create and edit your maps right on your device. *easy map-creation *3 firearms at choice and a knife as backup *up to 63 AI Enemies *multiplayer *deathmatch mode with or without teams *challenge mode (unlocks a pistol and hand grenades) *map import/export *more than 400 maps included What the customers wrote: 'I love this game it's fantastic' 'This is an awesome app! I really liked the challenge mode.' 'Love what you guys did to this game! It's AMAZING a must get game!' 'It's so fun, and has endless replay value!' 'I just got this game today and it's easily worked its way up to one of my favorites.'
Aricade
Enjoy a diverse collection of casual minigames, from retro throwbacks to unique mobile titles. Designed with simple, intuitive controls for players of all ages, it offers over 30 engaging games for endless fun.
- 30+ casual minigames
- Retro and original titles
- Intuitive gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
- Archery, Pool, Chess, and more
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A delightful collection of casual minigames ranging from retro classics to mobile favorites and originals. Features intuitive gameplay and controls suitable for all ages. Just simple, fun, casual games. 30+ Games to choose from including: Archery Pool Brick breaker Match3 Memory Fishing Chess Cars Golf Artillery Lunar Lander Growth Bubbles Tower Stacker and many more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Aricade at Free against CraftedBattle's $0.99. Aricade also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). CraftedBattle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (143 vs 11). On review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Aricade is free to download; CraftedBattle costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aricade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CraftedBattle has 143 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 74% and 75% positive.
CraftedBattle ships an update every 3 weeks, Aricade daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CraftedBattle | Aricade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (143 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | C-Apps | Kingly Software Inc |
Customer experience
CraftedBattle
Aricade
Bugs and requests
CraftedBattle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Weapons not registering hits
- Falling through map geometry
- Crashes when exiting matches
- Multiplayer connectivity issues
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More weapons and equipment
- Improved AI and bot behavior
- Better map editing tools
- Ability to change team colors/skins
Aricade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CraftedBattle
No in-app purchases
Aricade
No in-app purchases
