Comparison

Arcadium vs ikami

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

ikami

Engage in a vibrant endless runner where collecting colors and timing obstacle destruction are key to building your score. Experience a hypnotic challenge of focus and rhythm with satisfying movement and elegant visuals.

Highlights
  • Endless runner with strategic color mechanics
  • Build rainbow trails
  • Match-color obstacle crushing
  • Combo chains and score multipliers
  • Distinct color-driven sound design
  • 30+ achievements and 6 leaderboards
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY] Play free. Unlock the full experience only if you love it. ikami is a vibrant endless runner where color matching, speed, and rhythm become one. Collect glowing colors, build a flowing rainbow trail, and crush matching obstacles in perfect sequence. Every color you carry becomes power. Every decision shapes your run. Simple to start. Deep to master. Made for pure flow. FIND YOUR RHYTHM What begins as a calm dash quickly turns into a hypnotic arcade challenge of focus, reflex, and timing. Collect. React. Chain. Flow. BUILD YOUR FLOWING RAINBOW TRAIL Gather glowing color blobs and watch a living rainbow flow behind you. Your trail is not just beautiful — it is your strength. CRUSH WITH PERFECT TIMING Use collected colors to destroy matching obstacles in your path. The better your timing, the longer your combo chain. The longer your chain, the higher your score. A SATISFYING ARCADE EXPERIENCE ikami blends satisfying movement, elegant visuals, and rising intensity into a focused and rewarding endless runner experience. FEATURES • Endless runner with strategic color matching mechanics • Beautiful flowing rainbow trails • Matching-color obstacle crushing • Combo chains and score multipliers • Distinct color-driven sound design • 30+ achievements • 6 leaderboards • Smooth mobile controls • Colorblind mode • Dark mode Dodge. Collect. Crush.

Screenshots

Arcadium4 screens
ikami4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ikami at 100% against Arcadium's 60%. ikami also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). Arcadium's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 ikami sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ikami holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arcadium has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Arcadium's written reviews are positive against 100% of ikami's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, ikami every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Arcadium versus ikami: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcadiumikami
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB259 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuciano BerciniHawkbit Interactive e.U.

Customer experience

Arcadium

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

ikami

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arcadium

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
2 purchases

ikami

One-time2
  • ikami Premium DayOne$1.99
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Arcadium free?
Arcadium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ikami free?
ikami is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arcadium or ikami?
ikami is rated higher. Arcadium averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while ikami averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Arcadium or ikami have ads?
Arcadium shows ads; ikami does not.
Which is updated more often, Arcadium or ikami?
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, and ikami every 2 days. Most recently, Arcadium was updated on November 4, 2026 and ikami on October 30, 2026.

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