SkyTides vs Banana Blitz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkyTides
Immerse yourself in a serene world of soft colors and calming music. Collect gems, chase high scores, and enjoy a smooth, satisfying arcade experience. Escape into the clouds for a few minutes or dive deep into endless skies.
- Gem collection
- High score chasing
- Calming music
- Soft color palette
- Infinite skies
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Play all the SkyTides games in our arcade! Collect gems, earn high scores, and immerse yourself in a world of soft colors, calming music, and infinite skies. Whether you're chasing a high score or just escaping into the clouds for a few minutes, SkyTides offers a smooth and satisfying experience that feels as good as it looks
Banana Blitz
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Banana Blitz: Monkey Arcade is a fast fruit-racing adventure across 17 stages and five wild worlds. Guide Monkey around each arena, collect bananas, coconuts, and pineapples, and outscore Croc before time runs out. As you advance, score targets, routes, and threats change, so quick movement and smart timing matter. RACE FOR FRUIT - Compete with Croc in lively score-chasing matches - Learn simple drag controls and sharpen your route through every arena - Collect higher-value fruit while rivals and hazards close in MASTER POWER-UPS - Pull nearby fruit toward Monkey with the Magnet - Freeze active enemies with the Grenade - Earn a shell guard in the Reef and block one heavy hit SURVIVE FIVE WORLDS - Tropical Beach: meet Croc, Rhino, Gazelle, and the tentacle hazard - Volcano Lagoon: navigate lava cracks and stop the fruit-stealing Chameleon - Ice Age: slide across frozen routes, dodge blizzards, and escape the Saber-tooth - Jungle Temple: survive rolling boulders, vine shortcuts, Toucan thefts, and the Temple Snake - Sunken Reef Ruins: read wave sweeps, Pufferfish warnings, urchins, and Tide Turtle support FACE THE ABYSSAL GRASP Reach Stage 17 for the Giant Octopus boss finale. Read the tentacle warnings, collect six charged pearls during recovery windows, and hit the stage score target to win. Unlock all 17 stages, master each world, and prove Monkey can beat Croc all the way to the final boss. PLAY AD-FREE Remove banner ads permanently with an optional one-time in-app purchase. Restore your purchase on devices using the same App Store account. No subscription required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkyTides at none against Banana Blitz's 1. SkyTides also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Banana Blitz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SkyTides asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SkyTides against 5.0 for Banana Blitz. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyTides has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SkyTides ships an update every 9 days, Banana Blitz every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | SkyTides | Banana Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 387 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuvenu | Dmytro Davydov |
In-app purchases
SkyTides
No in-app purchases
Banana Blitz
- Remove Ads$5.99
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