Comparison

Obstacle Fiesta vs SlatesArcade

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

Head to head
About

Obstacle Fiesta

Guide a snowman through a festive, hazard-filled world using intuitive controls. Your progress is visually represented by a growing sombrero, unlocking dynamic environments and challenges. Enjoy fast-paced arcade survival gameplay optimized for quick sessions.

Highlights
  • Character-based arcade survival
  • Sombrero progression system
  • Tap-to-jump mechanics
  • Dynamic evolving environments
  • Digital Crown and tap controls
  • Optimized for Apple Watch
Read full description

Obstacle Fiesta is a vibrant, character-driven arcade survival game designed specifically for Apple Watch. Guide a lovable snowman through a festive world filled with colorful hazards and dynamic events. Use the Digital Crown to control movement flow and tap the screen to jump at just the right moment. Every successful run helps your magical sombrero grow larger, visually representing progress and giving you more room to survive as the challenge intensifies. As your score increases, the environment transforms with new visual themes, surprising obstacles, and celebratory effects. From rising stone idols to erupting volcanoes and swirling storms, each session delivers fast, satisfying gameplay designed for short bursts on your wrist. Features: • Character-based arcade survival gameplay • Unique sombrero progression system • Tap-to-jump mechanics with vivid visual effects • Dynamic environments that evolve with your score • Intuitive Digital Crown + tap controls • Optimized performance for Apple Watch Obstacle Fiesta focuses on joyful visuals, expressive character animation, and easy-to-learn controls that make it perfect for quick play sessions anytime, anywhere.

About

SlatesArcade

Features
Read full description

Forty-two games for Apple Watch. Cards, board games, puzzles, arcade action and a few things that just look good on your wrist — all of them built for a small screen and a spare minute. Nothing here needs the internet. No accounts, no ads, no purchases, and nothing leaves your watch. Open a game and play. THE GAMES Cards — Aces Up, Crazy Eights, Cribbage, Go Fish, Pyramid Board — Backgammon, Checkers, Dominoes, Dots & Boxes, Four in a Row, Reversi, Salvo, Yacht Puzzle — 2048, Blackout, Bulls & Cows, Crates, Mines, Peg Solitaire, Sliding, Sudoku Action — Blocks, Bricks, Chomp, Glide, Hopper, Pinball, Runner, Snake Aim — 9-Ball, Bowling, Darts, Dogfight, Drift, Flick, Golf, Tilt Maze Eye Candy — Automata, Fractal, Langton's Ant, Life, Pendulum BUILT FOR THE WATCH, NOT SHRUNK TO FIT Tap and drag do most of it. Eleven games take the Digital Crown, where it is the better control — aiming a cue, putting spin on a bowling ball, changing the speed of a simulation — and two are steered by leaning your wrist. EVERY GAME EXPLAINS ITSELF How to Play sits in every game's menu: what winning means, and which control the game is actually listening for. No game leaves you guessing. IT REMEMBERS WHERE YOU WERE A dropped wrist or a notification does not cost you a game. The long ones keep their position — the sudoku grid, the cribbage hand, the crate you were pushing — and hand it back when you return. IT KEEPS SCORE Best scores where a score makes sense, fewest moves where that is the better measure, and a win-loss record against Otto, the opponent in ten of the games.

Screenshots

SlatesArcade1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SlatesArcade at every 4 days against Obstacle Fiesta's every 4 months. Obstacle Fiesta's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obstacle Fiesta ships an update every 4 months, SlatesArcade every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Obstacle Fiesta versus SlatesArcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObstacle FiestaSlatesArcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRetroApps LLCJAMES LEE SLATE

In-app purchases

None

Obstacle Fiesta

No in-app purchases

None

SlatesArcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Obstacle Fiesta free?
Obstacle Fiesta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SlatesArcade free?
SlatesArcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Obstacle Fiesta or SlatesArcade have ads?
Neither Obstacle Fiesta nor SlatesArcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obstacle Fiesta or SlatesArcade?
Obstacle Fiesta ships an update every 4 months, and SlatesArcade every 4 days. Most recently, Obstacle Fiesta was updated on October 9, 2026 and SlatesArcade on October 18, 2026.

Other comparisons