Notebook Games vs ArrowClear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notebook Games
Relive classic notebook paper games with 16 hand-drawn mini-games. Enjoy offline play, pass-and-play multiplayer, and customizable themes without ads or data collection.
- 16 hand-drawn mini-games
- Offline play
- Pass-and-play multiplayer
- Multiple notebook themes
- Game statistics tracking
- No ads or data collection
Read full descriptionHide full description
Remember doodling games in the back of your notebook during class? Tic Tac Toe in the margins. Dots & Boxes on the last page. Snake on every scrap of paper you could find. Notebook Games brings that feeling back — right on your phone. Every game is hand-drawn on warm, yellowed notebook paper. The lines wobble a little. The text looks pencilled in. The background has eraser marks and pencil smudges, just like the real thing. It's not polished. That's the point. 18 games, all hand-drawn on paper: • Doodle Kingdom — A full card adventure drawn in the margins. Build your deck, battle doodle monsters, reach the boss. No two runs alike. • Tic Tac Toe — The timeless classic, plus Super (4x4) and Ultimate (nine boards in one) modes. • Dots & Boxes — Draw lines, capture squares, outwit the AI. • Gomoku — Five in a row on a 15x15 grid. Pinch to zoom, undo moves. • Connect Four — Drop pieces to connect four in a row. Three AI levels. • Checkers — Jump and capture on an 8x8 board. Three AI difficulty levels. • Winding Words — Trace the theme words as they twist through the grid. Every letter gets used. • Five Letters — Guess the five-letter word in six tries. Hand-drawn circles and scribbles for clues. • Mini Sudoku — Quick 4x4 puzzles. Three difficulty levels with timer. • Minesweeper — Tap to reveal, hold to flag. Includes a no-guess mode: every board is solvable by pure logic. • Word Search — Find hidden words in a letter grid. Drag to select. • Maze — Find the exit, or try One Line mode: cover every cell with a single unbroken pencil stroke. • Snake — A calmer, softer Snake. Pencil-drawn on notebook paper. • Hangman — Guess the word before the stickman swings, then learn it: pronunciation, meaning, and an example sentence. • Notebook Siege — Angry-doodles-style slingshot game. 30 hand-crafted levels across 3 chapters, plus endless mode. • Paper Football — Flick a folded paper triangle across the desk. Score touchdowns on notebook paper. • Paper Airplane — Launch a paper airplane through rings and past obstacles. Tilt to steer. • Doodle Jump — Bounce a stickman up through pencil platforms. How high can you go? A new puzzle every day: The Daily Challenge rotates through the week — a fresh Minesweeper board, Word Search, Maze, Winding Words, Five Letters, and more. Everyone gets the same puzzle. Keep your streak alive with tally marks in the margin, and share your result as a hand-drawn card. Everything you'd want, nothing you wouldn't: - No account required. Just open and play. - Works completely offline. No Wi-Fi, no problem. - No ads during gameplay - ever. - AI opponents for solo play. - Sound effects that feel like pencil on paper. - Dark mode support throughout. - Warm notebook paper aesthetic. Notebook Games Pro ($1.99 one-time): Unlock four extra notebook themes - Graph Paper, Blackboard, Aged Parchment, and Blueprint - plus detailed game stats. One purchase, yours forever. No subscription. Whether you're looking to unwind, challenge a friend, or just relive the joy of rainy-day doodling, Notebook Games is here for you. No sign-in. No nonsense. Just games on paper. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://quietbyte.io/privacy-notebookgames.html
ArrowClear
Read full descriptionHide full description
ArrowClear — Tap. Aim. Clear. A minimalist arrow puzzle that looks simple… and gets clever fast. Every tile points somewhere. Tap one, and it fires off the board in that direction. Your goal is to clear every tile — but each move reshapes what's possible next. One wrong tap and you're stuck. One perfect sequence and the whole board melts away. It's the kind of puzzle that makes your brain feel good. No timers. No noise. No pressure. Just you, the board, and that satisfying little "click" when the last tile disappears. WHAT'S INSIDE • Hundreds of handcrafted levels — A carefully tuned difficulty curve, from gentle openers to head-scratchers that take days to crack. • A new puzzle every day — One fresh Daily Challenge every 24 hours. Build your streak. Compare your solve. • Zen Mode — Endless, calming puzzles with no fail state. Made for quiet mornings and long commutes. • Smart hints — Stuck? Tap for a nudge — never a spoiler. • Beautiful themes — Light, dark, and a growing collection of premium color palettes that make every solve feel like a tiny piece of art. • One-handed play — Designed to feel great on the bus, on the couch, in line for coffee. • iCloud sync — Pick up your progress on any iPhone or iPad. • Sound and haptics — Crisp taps, satisfying clears, optional ambient music. Toggle anything, anytime. MADE FOR • Puzzle lovers who've finished every Sudoku, crossword, and Picross they can find • Anyone looking for a calm alternative to fast, twitchy mobile games • Commuters, students, parents — anyone who wants a brain workout in 30 seconds or 30 minutes • People who care about clean design and quiet interfaces FAIR BY DESIGN No paywall on the fun. Every level in the main campaign is free to play. Optional purchases unlock extra themes and remove ads — but the puzzles themselves are always yours. MADE BY POZZELO ArrowClear is built by Pozzelo, a small independent studio that loves puzzle games. Every level is hand-tuned. Every animation is hand-polished. Every piece of feedback gets read. Tap a tile. Take a breath. Clear the board. — Pozzelo pozzelo.app · support@pozzelo.app — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Notebook Games at none against ArrowClear's shown. Notebook Games also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Notebook Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ArrowClear sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Notebook Games | ArrowClear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUMING LAI | Tarik Benali |
In-app purchases
Notebook Games
- Notebook Games Pro$1.99
ArrowClear
- ArrowClear Premium$2.991 Month
Questions
Is Notebook Games free?
Is ArrowClear free?
Do Notebook Games or ArrowClear have ads?
Other comparisons















