Comparison

PlayCloud vs Movecade

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

Head to head
About

PlayCloud

Transform your phone into a game controller for local multiplayer fun on your TV. Play a variety of free party and competitive games with friends and family, all from your couch.

Highlights
  • Phone as TV game controller
  • Local multiplayer gaming
  • Free to play
  • Party games
  • Competitive games
  • Over 8 free games
Features
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PlayCloud is a local multiplayer gaming console that lets you play games with your phone as the controller in front of the TV This app is used as a controller, You play games using your computer connected via HDMI cable to the TV Its free to play and is great for local multiplayer / couch coop lovers There are more then 8 free games, fun party games and king of the hill, capture the flag games.

About

Movecade

Experience arcade classics using your phone as a motion controller. Enjoy games like bowling, go-karts, and darts with intuitive, sensor-based gameplay.

Highlights
  • Motion sensor controls
  • Arcade game collection
  • Bowling game
  • Go-karts game
  • Darts game
Features
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One download. Everyone else just scans a QR. One person opens movecade.com/tv on a TV or a laptop. A room appears with a QR code on it. Everyone else points their phone camera at the code and they are in, playing in their browser. No download, no account, no email. Movecade turns your phone into a motion controller. You swing your arm to bowl. You tilt to steer. You chop with the phone like a katana. The phone reads the motion and an avatar on the big screen does exactly what you did. There is no virtual joystick anywhere in this app, because there is no joystick in a swing. FIVE MOTION GAMES Bowling. A real overarm swing, a real hook if you turn your wrist, and pins that go everywhere. Kart Racer. Hold the phone like a wheel and lean into the corner. Both tracks are included. Samurai Slice. Fruit in the air and everyone chopping at the same second. Nobody waits their turn. Sky Stacker. Hold the phone level against the wind, then tap DROP when the block lines up. The tower goes up until somebody's hand shakes. Bullseye Bash. Throw darts with an actual throwing motion. UP TO FOUR PLAYERS Three of the five run everyone at once — karts, katana and the tower — which is why it gets loud. Bowling and darts take turns, the way bowling and darts do. Late arrivals can join from the lobby, so a room becomes a party when somebody walks in. Playing on your own? Fill the empty seats with bots and start now. WHAT YOU NEED, SAID UP FRONT A TV or a computer with a web browser, in the room, on the internet. That screen is the arcade. Your phone is the controller. If there is no second screen nearby, there is nothing to play yet, and we would rather tell you here than after you download. The app is for you, the host. Everyone you play with uses their browser, which is why one download covers the whole room. MAKE YOUR PLAYER YOURS Avatar customisation is free. Outfits are optional one-time purchases and they change how you look, never how you play. Restore purchases with your Apple Account. NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS, NO TRACKING PIXEL There is no sign-up. There are no ads. There is no third-party analytics script in this app. Room codes, player names and scores stay out of anything we send off the device, by design rather than by policy. Open a screen. Hand out the code. Swing.

Screenshots

PlayCloud3 screens
Movecade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Movecade at 5.0 against PlayCloud's 2.3. Movecade also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). PlayCloud's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price and device support 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. PlayCloud sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Movecade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Movecade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlayCloud has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlayCloud ships an update every 5 days, Movecade fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PlayCloud versus Movecade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayCloudMovecade
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB76 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChen EliezerJames Schade

Customer experience

PlayCloud

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

Movecade

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlayCloud

Subscriptions1
  • PlayCloud Supporter$3.991 Month
None

Movecade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlayCloud free?
PlayCloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Movecade free?
Movecade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PlayCloud or Movecade?
Movecade is rated higher. PlayCloud averages 2.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Movecade averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PlayCloud or Movecade have ads?
PlayCloud shows ads; Movecade does not.
Which is updated more often, PlayCloud or Movecade?
PlayCloud ships an update every 5 days, and Movecade fortnightly. Most recently, PlayCloud was updated on October 7, 2026 and Movecade on October 13, 2026.

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