Comparison

1D Arcade vs Kromatica

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • One-dimensional gameplay
  • Paddle control
  • Hit green, avoid red
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Immersive audio experience
Features
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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!

About

Kromatica

A unique puzzle game that blends color, motion, and sound for a captivating sensory experience. Swipe to merge tiles of the same color, progressing through five difficulty levels. Enjoy all future content with your one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Color-based tile merging gameplay
  • Seamless sensory experience
  • Five difficulty levels
  • High score tracking
  • All future content included
  • No ads or data collection
Features
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NO ADS! Your purchase includes all future content that we add to Kromatica! Welcome to Kromatica! A puzzle game where color, motion, and sound combine into a seamless sensory experience. We think it's best played with sound on! Swipe to combine tiles of the same color. Blue tiles merge to become green, green tiles merge to become yellow, and so on. Combine two gray tiles to win the game! Don't worry, you can keep playing for a high score after you win. We have five levels of difficulty: Beginner, Experienced, Challenging, Formidable, and Impossible. Can you beat them all? Kromatica will never have ads, and we don't collect your data.

Screenshots

1D Arcade4 screens
Kromatica2 screens

Verdict

The call

1D Arcade and Kromatica both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Kromatica's written reviews are positive against 50% of 1D Arcade's. Kromatica also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). 1D Arcade's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On rating, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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

1D Arcade is free to download; Kromatica costs $0.99 up front. 1D Arcade sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Kromatica asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 1D Arcade against 5.0 for Kromatica. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of 1D Arcade's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kromatica's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1D Arcade ships an update every 9 months, Kromatica every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
1D Arcade versus Kromatica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1D ArcadeKromatica
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1211.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSvante SegelsonXenophora Studios

Customer experience

1D Arcade

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Kromatica

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

1D Arcade

One-time5
  • 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
None

Kromatica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 1D Arcade free?
1D Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kromatica free?
Kromatica costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 1D Arcade or Kromatica?
1D Arcade and Kromatica are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do 1D Arcade or Kromatica have ads?
1D Arcade shows ads; Kromatica does not.
Which is updated more often, 1D Arcade or Kromatica?
1D Arcade ships an update every 9 months, and Kromatica every 3 weeks. Most recently, 1D Arcade was updated on August 27, 2026 and Kromatica on September 18, 2026.

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