Comparison

Balloner vs ArcadeBox

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

Head to head
About

Balloner

Embark on an endless sky adventure, collecting coins as you soar to cosmic heights. This game offers an uninterrupted, immersive experience with no ads or in-app purchases, focusing on pure enjoyment.

Highlights
  • Endless sky exploration
  • Coin collection
  • Cosmic journey
  • Ad-free experience
  • No in-app purchases
  • Immersive gameplay
Features
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Embark on a thrilling journey from the earth's surface to the farthest reaches of the cosmos in our endless sky world! Collect as many coins as you can while soaring to dizzying heights in this enchanting adventure. Our game offers an uncompromising gaming environment – absolutely no ads, no in-app purchases, just pure, unadulterated enjoyment. Lose yourself in an uninterrupted, immersive gaming experience that's designed with you in mind. Embark on a cosmic adventure today and experience the freedom of the open skies! Any additional refinements or changes? Don't hesitate to ask! Your game, your rules.

About

ArcadeBox

This application serves as a free emulator for GameBoy and GameBoy Color games. It supports iCade controllers and offers customizable game modes. Users can legally add their own purchased ROMs via file sharing.

Highlights
  • GameBoy and GameBoy Color emulation
  • iCade controller compatibility
  • 80s and 90s arcade style design
  • Color or green game mode
  • Supports user-added ROMs
Features
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"ArcadeBox" is a free emulator for GameBoy, GameBoyColor. The emulator is free, what you pay (at the price indicated in the App Store for downloading the app ArcadeBox) is the ROM of the ArkAttack game (COLOR version, copyright Gianluca Natalini 2024) already pre-installed inside the ArcadeBox emulator. To add new ROMs: ArcadeBox allows the installation (using file sharing or the FILE application - copy/paste or share with or AirDrop, see screenshots of the app) of additional original ROMs for GameBoy, purchased by You in other stores. Please remember that downloading ROMs from internet is ILLEGAL; you can therefore only install the ROMs that you have regularly purchased and for which you have the license to use. COMPLIANCE with the LAWS / COPYRIGHT for the ROMs is your responsibility. Features: - compatible with iCade - 80s and 90s arcade style console/controller - color or green game mode (green phosphors, it depends on the installed ROM) LICENSE for ArcadeBox: - ArcadeBox is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 License. LICENSE for ArkAttack ROM: - ArkAttack ROM is NOT FREE (copyright: Gianluca Natalini 2024).

Screenshots

Balloner3 screens
ArcadeBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Balloner at 100% against ArcadeBox's 0%. Balloner also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Balloner costs $0.99 and ArcadeBox $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balloner ships an update monthly, ArcadeBox every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Balloner versus ArcadeBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBallonerArcadeBox
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating—4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB5 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperJiyunke (Chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd.Gianluca Natalini

Customer experience

Balloner

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ArcadeBox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Balloner

No in-app purchases

None

ArcadeBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balloner free?
Balloner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArcadeBox free?
ArcadeBox costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Balloner or ArcadeBox have ads?
Neither Balloner nor ArcadeBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Balloner or ArcadeBox?
Balloner ships an update monthly, and ArcadeBox every 12 months. Most recently, Balloner was updated on October 30, 2026 and ArcadeBox on October 24, 2026.

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