Arcadium vs Red Ball ™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Dynamic universe generation
- Resource harvesting
- Craftable builds
- Strategic combat preparation
- Quick play sessions
- Endless replayability
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, Red Ball ™ daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcadium | Red Ball ™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luciano Bercini | Jacob Cooper Hirsch |
Customer experience
Arcadium
Red Ball ™
In-app purchases
Arcadium
- Premium$4.99
Red Ball ™
- 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
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