Arclight City vs Sol Frontiers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arclight City
Engage in a cyberpunk MMORPG set in a neon-drenched city. Build your gang, explore procedurally generated dungeons, and customize gear. Master turn-based combat and rise to power in this text-based adventure.
- Unique mercenaries with special abilities
- Unlimited weapons and gear customization
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Turn-based combat
- Anime and pixel art style
- Idle and background progression
- Auto farming
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In the neon-soaked streets of Arclight City, the balance of power is threatened by secret corporations and dangerous underworld figures. The sprawling metropolis is hanging by a thread. It all depends on you and your gang to restore order...or seize control for yourselves. But let's be real, we just want to dominate the city and crush our rivals! This is the cyberpunk MMORPG adventure you've always dreamed of. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, build your gang, customize crazy cyber-gear, and rise to power! Super easy and intuitive controls, smooth gameplay, and immersive rogue-like elements make this the best MMORPG you will find on mobile. Features: - Unique Mercenaries: Each with special abilities to master. - Unlimited Weapons & Gear: Collect, craft, and upgrade an endless array of items to create the ultimate loadout. Make each piece of gear truly unique! - Procedurally Generated Dungeons: Dive into thrilling, ever-changing dungeons! Navigate layouts filled with hidden secrets, valuable treasures, and unexpected threats. Make meaningful choices during dynamic encounters—succeed to earn rewards or face consequences if you fail. Collect hundreds of unique lore notes to uncover the mysteries of Arclight City. Every dungeon brings new traps, puzzles, and enemies, making each adventure unpredictable and exciting. - Turn-Based Combat: Strategize and take turns to defeat your enemies with tactical precision. - Anime & Pixel Art Style: Enjoy a unique blend of anime-inspired visuals and detailed pixel art, making Arclight City stand out with its distinct aesthetic. - Idle & Background Tasks: Progress while you're away! Keep advancing even when the app is closed. - Auto farm: Leave the app open and your character will slowly gather experience and items over time. Download Arclight City today and dive into the neon-drenched world of power, mystery, and adventure. The fate of Arclight City is in your hands!
Sol Frontiers
Embark on a sci-fi odyssey to reclaim humanity's lost home. Captain a mothership, awaken your crew, gather resources, and battle cosmic threats in an idle strategy adventure.
- Explore uncharted cosmos
- Battle the Swarm and Deeper Darkness
- Upgrade mothership and starfighters
- Awaken and train diverse crew
- Gather resources for repairs
- Idle gameplay mechanics
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Millennia after our sun inexplicably began dying, the ember of humanity's hope burns anew. As the cosmos stretches out, vast and uncharted, the call of a homecoming beckons. Entrusted with the dream of reclaiming our long-lost cradle, the flagship THE CROWN OF DAHLIA set forth. But silence has shrouded its heralded journey, and now, it's gone missing. In SOL FRONTIERS you captain the JONAH'S WHALE, dispatched on a perilous mission to uncover the fate of the lost Dahlia and to piece together the fragments of a cosmic puzzle. Awaken your crew and expand your mothership. Navigate through haunting space graveyards, confront the sinister SWARM, and face the lurking DEEPER DARKNESS that threatens more than just humanity's return. Gather resources to repair your mothership With a diverse array of resources such as metal, crystals, and credits, ensure you grow your headquarters and, in turn, your reach by equipping and upgrading your crew's starfighters. Prevail over the Swarm Select from a multitude of available crew and awaken up to 18 to your roster. Explore and secure various areas of the cosmos by defeating enemy bosses. Hone your crew's skills in preparation for random enemy encounters as well as the ultimate challenge. Will you pierce the enigma and reclaim Earth? Or will the vastness of space swallow our last hopes? Allow the diverse idle gameplay to transport you into outer space and embark on a saga of discovery, destiny, and the unyielding spirit of humankind in this gripping sci-fi odyssey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Arclight City at none against Sol Frontiers's shown. Arclight City also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2). Sol Frontiers's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Arclight City sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Sol Frontiers sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arclight City holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 188 and 122 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 59% and 59% positive.
Arclight City ships an update monthly, Sol Frontiers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arclight City | Sol Frontiers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (188 ratings) — better | 4.2 (122 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better | 58.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 188 — better | 122 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ching Huang | Early Morning Studio AB |
Customer experience
Arclight City
Sol Frontiers
User reviews
Arclight City
From 188 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Captivating and fun gameplay
- 🌌 Great cyberpunk aesthetic
- 🎵 Excellent soundtrack
- 🎮 Better mechanics than previous game
- 👍 Casual and fun for cyberpunk fans
Room to improve
- 📉 Poor moderation and punishment
- 💰 Pay-to-play mechanics
- ⏳ Slow energy/psychosis removal
- 🚫 Zero to none drop rates
- 🔞 Embarrassing soft-core pornographic content
Sol Frontiers
From 122 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay loop
- ⭐ Similar to other successful games
- 💡 Innovative space theme
- 🚀 Good for patient players
Room to improve
- ⏳ Slow progression
- ⏳ Long wait times
- 💰 Pay-to-win elements
- 💸 Expensive in-game purchases
- 😩 Repetitive gameplay
Bugs and requests
Arclight City
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unplayable on iPhone X and up due to screen issues
- Cannot access settings without finishing tutorial
- Screen shape issues on newer iPhones
- Nothing works when clicked unless in-game purchases are made
Requested features
10 requests- Add more soundtrack tracks
- Improve moderation and punishment system
- Implement character/avatar updates with equipment
- Add more dungeons and special keys for entry
- Add male mercenaries to the team
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- Reduce the prevalence of anime girls in art
- Add PvP to the game
- Improve social features and community aspects
- Add more music
- Change icon and app store pictures to differentiate from previous game
Sol Frontiers
Reported bugs
16 issues- Save progress not working
- Game no longer works on iPhone 12
- Awaken 2 heroes bug
- Crew is locked
- Cannot save progress due to no login
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- First quest bug (crew locked)
- Buggy combat (0 damage rolls)
- Promo code issues
- Unable to open crew window
- Game bugged after update, progress lost
- Ad on galaxy screen stretches picture
- Login issues after a day of playing
- Game crashes
- Text too small to read
- Zooming in combat limited
- Optimization issues (stuttering graphics)
Requested features
15 requests- Add skip ad feature
- Add overview map
- Option to buy with less/no ads
- Add building base options
- Add ship customization
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- Add battle formations
- Add unique weapons
- Add more endgame content
- Add more missions
- Add permanent IAP (e.g., remove ads)
- Add cloud save functionality
- Add Steam version
- Add more gold from ads
- Add more story/backstory
- Add voice actors for missions
In-app purchases
Arclight City
- premium1$1.99
- premium2$4.99
- premium3$9.99
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- premium4$19.99
- premium5$49.99
- premium6$99.99
Sol Frontiers
- Packet of Credits$0.99
- Canister of Dark Matter$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
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- Starter Bundle$4.99
- Canister of Credits$6.99
- Starter Package$7.99
- Array of Credits$9.99
- Array of Dark Matter$14.99
- Stockpile of Credits$29.99
- Vault of Credits$59.99
- Vault of Dark Matter$59.99
Questions
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