Comparison

VAR Challenge vs Gaffer Arcade

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

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About

VAR Challenge

Features

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Can you spot the offside? VAR Challenge puts you in the role of the video assistant referee. Review attacking plays, find the exact moment of the pass, draw the offside line and make the final decision. FEATURES • Spot tight offside decisions • Scrub the timeline to find the pass • Draw the offside line like VAR • Unlimited training drills • Daily Matchday challenges • Global leaderboards Improve your football knowledge and test your referee instincts. Some decisions are clear. Others are just centimeters. Can you make the right call?

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Gaffer Arcade

Features

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The football quiz for two. Play Who Are Ya, Odd One Out, Higher or Lower and Transfer Auction with a mate on one phone, or take on a rival online. PLAY YOUR WAY Build rival teams in Hidden Player. Bid for your next signing in Transfer Auction. Claim a football grid in Three at the Back. Test your knowledge in Who Are Ya, Higher or Lower and Odd One Out. Return for a new daily grid. PLAY ONLINE Challenge a friend from Friends or share a match link. Online searches can expand to other leagues to help you find an opponent. Enable notifications to hear when a rival is ready. Online games and account features require an internet connection. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gaffer.footyzone.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

VAR Challenge4 screens

Gaffer Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VAR Challenge at none against Gaffer Arcade's 1. VAR Challenge also leads on ads (none vs shown). Gaffer Arcade's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Gaffer Arcade sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. VAR Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VAR Challenge ships an update weekly, Gaffer Arcade every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

VAR Challenge versus Gaffer Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	VAR Challenge	Gaffer Arcade
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Weekly	Every 4 days — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	17.0	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	34 MB	42 MB
Age rating	4+	9+
Developer	Denys Denysov	Metin Jakup

In-app purchases

None

VAR Challenge

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gaffer Arcade

Subscriptions1

Gaffer Club$2.991 Month

Questions

Is VAR Challenge free?

VAR Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Gaffer Arcade free?

Gaffer Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do VAR Challenge or Gaffer Arcade have ads?

Gaffer Arcade shows ads; VAR Challenge does not.

Which is updated more often, VAR Challenge or Gaffer Arcade?

VAR Challenge ships an update weekly, and Gaffer Arcade every 4 days. Most recently, VAR Challenge was updated on September 21, 2026 and Gaffer Arcade on October 24, 2026.