1D Arcade vs Hardest Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1D Arcade
Engage in a minimalist, one-dimensional action game where you control a paddle. Your goal is to hit beneficial green objects and avoid harmful red ones before they cross the centerline. An interactive tutorial guides you through the mechanics.
- One-dimensional gameplay
- Paddle control
- Hit green, avoid red
- Interactive tutorial
- Immersive audio experience
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One-dimensional-space action game. * You're the paddle in the middle. * ~Green things are good. * ~Red things are bad. * Hit the green and avoid the red... * ...before they have passed the centerline. Go through the interactive tutorial to learn and test all detalis! ---------------------------------------- Put on your headphones and turn out the light, let's play 1D arcade. Enjoy! ---------------------------------------- Disclaimer: If you delete the app-data or uninstall the app, you will loose possible purchased coins. So keep that in mind, just saying!
Hardest Dash
A challenging one-touch action platformer where players jump through dangerous levels. It offers a variety of characters and worlds with engaging gameplay that is easy to learn but difficult to master.
- One-touch gameplay
- Double jump and amaze jump mechanics
- Stylish, colorful graphics
- 5 worlds with many challenges
- 39 cute characters
- Offline play
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Simple one touch game play with lots of levels that will keep you entertained for hours! Jump your way through danger in this action platformer! Hardest Dash will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes! Features - Free to play. No wifi, not problem - Fun jumping mechanics like "double jump" and "amaze jump" - Stylish, super smooth and colorful graphics - Simple control, easy to play but hard to master. - 5 World with many amazing challenges - 39 Beautiful, cute character. -Very addicting… definitely a very different running game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hardest Dash at 100% against 1D Arcade's 50%. Hardest Dash also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). 1D Arcade's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. 1D Arcade sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hardest Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.
1D Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of 1D Arcade's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hardest Dash's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
1D Arcade ships an update every 9 months, Hardest Dash every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1D Arcade | Hardest Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 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 | 12 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Svante Segelson | Loi Vo |
Customer experience
1D Arcade
Hardest Dash
In-app purchases
1D Arcade
- 20 Coins$0.99
- 60 Coins$1.99
- 60 New Coins$1.99
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- 100 Coins$2.99
- 100 New Coins$2.99
Hardest Dash
No in-app purchases
