1D Arcade vs Thermals
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!
Thermals
Pilot a disc through rising air currents, collecting rings to score points and build combos. Compete globally on leaderboards and track your personal bests in this challenging arcade game.
- Dynamic thermal flight simulation
- Ring collection for scoring
- Combo streak system
- Global leaderboard competition
- Personal best tracking
- One-touch controls
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Thermals: Ride the Column Throw your disc into rising air and ride invisible currents of lift. Ride thermals. Chain rings. Climb higher with every run. GAMEPLAY - Steer your disc through the thermal column - Collect blue rings to score points - Chase rare gold rings for big bonus points - Avoid red rings — you'll crash out - Build combo streaks up to 10x for massive scores FEATURES - Dynamic thermal flight with real sense of vertical movement - Ambient, atmospheric soundtrack - Global leaderboard — compete with players worldwide - Personal best tracking for score and altitude - Increasing speed keeps every run challenging - Simple one-touch controls, deep skill ceiling How high can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thermals at none against 1D Arcade's 5. Thermals also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months). 1D Arcade's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume 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. Thermals asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thermals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
1D Arcade ships an update every 9 months, Thermals every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1D Arcade | Thermals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Svante Segelson | JAMIE ALAN PARKER |
Customer experience
1D Arcade
Thermals
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
Thermals
No in-app purchases
