Comparison

Arcadium vs Red Ball ™

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

Head to head
About

Arcadium

Embark on a survival roguelite adventure across a dynamic universe. Harvest resources, craft powerful builds, and battle relentless alien waves in an ever-changing galaxy. Enjoy endless replayability with unique playthroughs and strategic preparation between combat encounters.

Highlights
  • Dynamic universe generation
  • Resource harvesting
  • Craftable builds
  • Strategic combat preparation
  • Quick play sessions
  • Endless replayability
Features
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Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries. Key Features - Endless replayability: A dynamically generated universe that offers limitless exploration with planets, stars, black holes, aliens, and wonders to discover, setting it apart from traditional static or repetitive maps. - Countless builds: Hundreds of different abilities obtainable through talents, items, artifacts (and more) that can completely shift the gameplay. - Strategic gameplay: Between alien waves, harvest resources from nearby planets and interact with the universe to prepare your next move. - Quick play sessions: Play in short bursts and pick up right where you left off. - And more: Missions, unlockables, and surprises await.

About

Red Ball ™

Guide a ball with your finger in this endless arcade game. Catch the ball by following its shadow, collect coins to unlock new items, and avoid hazards. Level up to gain advantages and compete with friends.

Highlights
  • Finger-guided ball catching
  • Unlockable balls and backgrounds
  • Hazard avoidance
  • Leveling system for boosts
  • GameCenter achievements and leaderboards
  • In-app purchases for coins and ad removal
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Download Red Ball™, a single-player endless arcade game that you won’t be able to put down. Use your finger to guide the player’s hand and catch the ball — but be prepared, the ball gets faster as the game goes on! A shadow shows where the ball is heading. The more centered your palm is on the shadow, and the longer your palm is on the shadow, the more likely you are to make a catch! - Collect coins as you play to unlock new balls and backgrounds. - Make sure to avoid hazards with your hand — if you hit them, you will lose the game. - Find clovers to become immune to hazards and get a guaranteed lucky catch for the next five balls! FEATURES: - Shop: Over 40+ unique balls and 10+ cool backgrounds to unlock with coins. Collect them all! - Level Up: Earn XP with every catch. Unlock exclusive balls at level 25 and level 50 and boost your catch luck every time you level up! - Achievements: Unlock GameCenter achievements by breaking your high score, collecting coins, leveling up, and finding the secret ball. - Leaderboards: Compete with friends on GameCenter across high scores, coins collected, XP collected, and balls unlocked. - In-app purchases: Buy coins or remove advertisements. Completely optional. Note: Red Ball™ is free to play and features child-safe advertisements served by Google AdMob. No personal user data is collected or tracked by this app. For more information, see Google’s AdMob privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

Screenshots

Arcadium4 screens
Red Ball ™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Red Ball ™ at daily against Arcadium's every 3 months. Red Ball ™ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Arcadium's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). 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. Arcadium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Red Ball ™ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcadium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Arcadium's written reviews are positive against 50% of Red Ball ™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, Red Ball ™ daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Arcadium versus Red Ball ™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcadiumRed Ball ™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20 ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuciano BerciniJacob Cooper Hirsch

Customer experience

Arcadium

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Red Ball ™

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arcadium

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
5 purchases

Red Ball ™

One-time5
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 250 Coins$1.99
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  • 500 Coins$3.49
  • 1,000 Coins$5.99

Questions

Is Arcadium free?
Arcadium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Ball ™ free?
Red Ball ™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arcadium or Red Ball ™?
Arcadium is rated higher. Arcadium averages 4.7 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Red Ball ™ averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Arcadium or Red Ball ™ have ads?
Both Arcadium and Red Ball ™ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcadium or Red Ball ™?
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, and Red Ball ™ daily. Most recently, Arcadium was updated on October 5, 2026 and Red Ball ™ on October 10, 2026.

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