Comparison

Ollie’s Arcade vs LUMINES REMASTERED

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

Head to head
About

Ollie’s Arcade

Experience classic arcade and handheld gaming on your phone with a collection of retro-styled mini-games. Enjoy challenging yet simple gameplay with no ads, coins, or subscriptions required. Accessible for all, including those with color-blindness, and supports game controllers and keyboards.

Highlights
  • Retro-styled mini-games
  • Ad-free experience
  • No in-app purchases or subscriptions
  • Accessible design for color-blindness
  • Game controller and keyboard support
  • Handheld electronic game simulation
Features
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A fun collection of retro-styled mini games that are both challenging and simple to play. Relive fond memories of your favorite classic arcade or electronic handheld games! ⁕ 100% Free Thanks to generous Kickstarter backers, Ollie's Arcade is entirely free to play! ⁕ Handheld Retro Gaming Put the sights and sounds of electronic gaming in the palm of your hand. Turns your device into a perfectly pixelated way to pass the time and have some fun. ⁕ No Ads, No Coins, No Subs There are no ads to watch, no coins to buy, and no subscriptions to renew. Crash that lunar lander all you want, we'll build more! ⁕ Fun AND Accessible Ollie's mini games are easy to learn and designed to be accessible for all, even those with color-blindness. ⁕ Game Controller and Keyboard Support Sometimes you just gotta go old school! Each of Ollie's mini games offer full support for playing with your favorite game controller or keyboard. IGRS Rating: 3+

About

LUMINES REMASTERED

Experience an addictive audio-visual puzzle game with block-dropping action and a vibrant soundtrack. Try free modes before unlocking the full experience with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Audio-visual puzzle gameplay
  • Multiple game modes
  • House, trance, and techno soundtrack
  • Intuitive touch controls or gamepad support
  • Online leaderboards
  • Cloud saves
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY] Try the first 15 levels in Challenge Mode and the full 60-second Time Attack Mode for free, then unlock the full game with a single in-app purchase. LUMINES REMASTERED brings the ultimate audio-visual puzzle phenomenon straight to your fingertips, beautifully marrying sound, light, and puzzle-action into one addictive yet simple game. Immerse yourself at the center of high-energy, block-dropping action while you groove to awesome house, trance, and techno beats. LUMINES REMASTERED is engineered perfectly for mobile. Take control by choosing from multiple intuitive touch layouts or connecting a gamepad for old-school precision. Take Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s critically acclaimed masterpiece with you everywhere and lose yourself in the music. Key Features: - Feel the vibes: 40 stages and a legendary soundtrack of house, trance, and techno beats—from chill to upbeat. Shuffle stages like a music playlist in Skin Edit mode. - Feel the challenge: From the non-stop puzzle fun of Challenge mode to the Time Attack, Puzzle, Mission, VS CPU and a 2P Battle (local only) modes, there's more than enough to sink your teeth into. - Feel the fun: Unlock all the music, stages, and avatars, and climb the ranks to the top of the online leaderboards. Cloud saves keep your progression going. - Feel the music: Grab your favorite pair of headphones and turn on vibration (if offered) on your device to immerse yourself in the experience.

Screenshots

Ollie’s Arcade4 screens
LUMINES REMASTERED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LUMINES REMASTERED at every 2 weeks against Ollie’s Arcade's every 8 months. Ollie’s Arcade's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ollie’s Arcade sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and LUMINES REMASTERED sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ollie’s Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 138 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Ollie’s Arcade's written reviews are positive against 63% of LUMINES REMASTERED's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ollie’s Arcade ships an update every 8 months, LUMINES REMASTERED every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ollie’s Arcade versus LUMINES REMASTERED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOllie’s ArcadeLUMINES REMASTERED
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (138 ratings) — better4.5 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better62.8% of reviews
Number of ratings138 — better58
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB596 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe IconfactorySound Games

Customer experience

Ollie’s Arcade

All ratings135 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

LUMINES REMASTERED

All ratings54 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral16.3%
Negative20.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ollie’s Arcade

One-time2
  • Tranquility Touchdown$1.99
  • Snake$1.99
2 purchases

LUMINES REMASTERED

One-time2
  • Unlock Full Game$7.99
  • Unlock Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Ollie’s Arcade free?
Ollie’s Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LUMINES REMASTERED free?
LUMINES REMASTERED is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ollie’s Arcade or LUMINES REMASTERED?
Ollie’s Arcade is rated higher. Ollie’s Arcade averages 4.8 out of 5 from 138 ratings, while LUMINES REMASTERED averages 4.5 from 58 ratings.
Do Ollie’s Arcade or LUMINES REMASTERED have ads?
Neither Ollie’s Arcade nor LUMINES REMASTERED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ollie’s Arcade or LUMINES REMASTERED?
Ollie’s Arcade ships an update every 8 months, and LUMINES REMASTERED every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ollie’s Arcade was updated on November 7, 2026 and LUMINES REMASTERED on November 9, 2026.

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