Comparison

My Arcade Center vs PathBloom

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

Head to head
About

My Arcade Center

Manage your own virtual arcade center. Collect chips from customers, convert them to cash, and expand your business by opening new playgrounds to attract more visitors.

Highlights
  • Collect chips from customers
  • Convert chips to cash
  • Improve your game center
  • Open new playgrounds
  • Gain more customers
Features
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Have you managed a game center before? It is very easy and fun! Collect chips from your customers! Change them in to cash! Improve your own game center! Open new playgrounds and gain more customers!

About

PathBloom

This game transforms your walks into a colorful exploration of your surroundings. As you move, the dormant map around you blooms with color, revealing streets and sprouting virtual flowers along your path. Progress is earned through discovery, not distance, with all essential features remaining free.

Highlights
  • Color your city map by walking
  • Discover real-world places and landmarks
  • Daily walking expeditions
  • Time-lapse of your walking history
  • Customize voxel explorer and trail
  • Weekly and global leaderboards
Features
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Your world starts gray. Every walk makes it bloom. PathBloom turns everyday walks into real-world exploration. The map around you is dormant and colorless — walk somewhere new and it blooms: streets flush with color and tiny voxel flowers sprout along the exact path you traveled. Nothing you can buy ever touches your progress. Not your XP, not your streak, not your rank. Everything that matters is free, and every cosmetic can be earned by walking. EXPLORE, DON'T JUST EXERCISE • A fresh expedition every day: PathBloom designs a walking loop through the most unexplored streets near you, past parks, plazas, viewpoints, and local spots you've never visited. • Discover real places: every park, mural, and corner cafe you pass gets collected — common finds to legendary landmarks. • Rewards novelty, never distance: XP comes from new ground and new places, so a curious wander beats a treadmill grind every time. WATCH A YEAR OF WALKING IN SIX SECONDS Your bloom map remembers everything. Open the atlas, drag the slider, and watch every street you have ever walked fill in from your first day to today — a time-lapse of your own two feet. MAKE IT YOURS • Build your voxel explorer and watch them grow from Curious Sprout to legend, level by level. • Earn badges, souvenirs, and daily quest chests. • Keep a streak alive by discovering — and bank Streak Freezes for rest days. • Dress your trail in seasonal themes, stand voxel keepsakes on your home stage, and frame your walks with share cards. CLIMB THE RANKS • Weekly and all-time leaderboards for your city and the world — ranked by places explored, not miles walked. • Opt out anytime with one switch. YOUR MAP STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Your GPS traces and routes never leave your device. Leaderboards only ever see your nickname, avatar, city, and score. FREE TO PLAY, HONEST FOREVER Cosmetic trail themes and keepsakes can be bought or earned by walking, and a one-time Supporter Pack removes interstitial ads forever. That is the whole of it. The world outside your door is bigger than you think. Go bloom it.

Screenshots

My Arcade Center4 screens
PathBloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: My Arcade Center at 6.7K against PathBloom's 1. My Arcade Center also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. My Arcade Center sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and PathBloom sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathBloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Arcade Center has 6.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Arcade Center ships an update fortnightly, PathBloom every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Arcade Center versus PathBloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Arcade CenterPathBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.7K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size396 MB58 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGamesMrkt Yazilim Animasyon Arge Danismanlik TicaretSimple Tree LLC

Customer experience

My Arcade Center

All ratings6,624 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral13.0%
Negative36.4%

PathBloom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

My Arcade Center

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing during ad playback
  • Progression reset after reinstall
  • Inconsistent in-app purchase functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and arcade expansions
  • Ability to revisit previous arcades
  • Helper bots for maintenance tasks
  • Reduced ad frequency or ad-free option

PathBloom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

My Arcade Center

One-time9
  • RV Ticket 1$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
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  • RV Ticket 2$2.99
  • Special Pack$3.99
  • RV Ticket 3$4.99
  • Permanent Helper$6.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • Level Pass2 variants$9.99
9 purchases

PathBloom

One-time9
  • Postcard Frame$0.99
  • Gold Leaf Frame$0.99
  • Ocean Current Trail$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Sakura Drift Trail$1.99
  • Wisteria Rain Trail$1.99
  • Maple Ember Trail$1.99
  • Frostlight Trail$1.99
  • Firefly Night Trail$1.99
  • Supporter Pack$4.99

Questions

Is My Arcade Center free?
My Arcade Center is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PathBloom free?
PathBloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Arcade Center or PathBloom?
PathBloom is rated higher. My Arcade Center averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.7K ratings, while PathBloom averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Arcade Center or PathBloom have ads?
Both My Arcade Center and PathBloom show ads.
Which is updated more often, My Arcade Center or PathBloom?
My Arcade Center ships an update fortnightly, and PathBloom every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Arcade Center was updated on October 27, 2026 and PathBloom on October 12, 2026.

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