1D Arcade vs UnderControl3D
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!
UnderControl3D
Guide bouncing green balls to the last level by dragging and dropping them onto a whiteboard. Test your agility, dexterity, and reflexes to achieve the highest score.
- Easy touch-and-drag controls
- Progress through multiple levels
- Test agility and reflexes
- Share achievements
- Simple physics gameplay
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Very easy to play with UnderControl ! At startup, you have 10 funny green balls that jump and can't stop. With touch, drag and drop on the white board. And that's it! Try to reach last level with the maximum of these funny balls! Demonstrate agility, dexterity and reflex! At the last level, you can share your feat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1D Arcade at 50% against UnderControl3D's 0%. 1D Arcade also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). UnderControl3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and UnderControl3D sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
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 point the same way: 50% of 1D Arcade's written reviews are positive against 0% of UnderControl3D's.
1D Arcade ships an update every 9 months, UnderControl3D every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1D Arcade | UnderControl3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Svante Segelson | Guisse Ngourane |
Customer experience
1D Arcade
UnderControl3D
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
UnderControl3D
- Pack 250 Coins$0.99
- Pack 1000 coins$1.99
- Pack 10.000 coins$2.99
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- Pack 5000 Coins$4.99
