Comparison

Reigns vs ArcFlush

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

Head to head
About

Reigns

Lead an intergalactic indie rock band on a quest for stardom. Travel the galaxy, recruit alien band members, and rock out while managing ship resources and crew. Make critical decisions to avoid disaster on your stellar tour.

Highlights
  • Unlock legendary Galactic Guitars
  • Fight pirates and tax collectors
  • Recruit alien band members
  • Meet 60+ unique characters
  • Over 1400 decision cards
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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As an intergalactic indie rockband, plot your rise to *star*dom, traveling from planet to planet and gig to gig on your quest for fame and fortune. Play local (and not-so-local) clubs throughout the galaxy, recruiting alien band members along the way, and rock out across the cosmos! But make sure you're managing your ship's resources and keeping your crew in check while on this stellar tour because one wrong decision may leave you dead in space! ***FEATURES*** - Unlock the legendary Galactic Guitars and rock out in front of your adoring fans. - Fight pirates, overzealous tax collectors and more in swiping dogfights. - Hang out on your ship for band practice and offer directions to lost space travellers - Meet 60+ curious characters, including your manager, Lord Shark, Strombo the scholarly mollusc, Gron the space bear, ... and of course your crew and your ship's know-it-all AI - 1400+ decision cards. Infinite possibilities! - Original soundtrack by Sam Webster

About

ArcFlush

This game combines solitaire-style card removal with poker hand building. Strategically clear layered card formations to unlock new cards and build winning poker hands to achieve target scores and progress through unique stages.

Highlights
  • Layered card formations
  • Solitaire card removal
  • Poker hand building
  • Unique stage themes
  • Unlockable twists
  • Collectible trinkets
  • In-game shop
Features
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Cards don't line up politely here. They're stacked in layers — the way mahjong tiles are stacked, except these are playing cards, and one of the maps is on fire. Which means there are two games sitting on top of each other: getting a card out of the pile, and knowing what to do with it once you have it. HOW IT WORKS · The map is a layered formation. Anything underneath is locked until you clear what's covering it, so every card you take decides what you're allowed to take next. That half is solitaire. · Play up to five of the cards you've taken as a poker hand. A pair is fine. A Flush is better. A Straight Flush means you planned ahead — or got lucky and will claim you planned ahead. That half is poker. · Beat the stage's target score, spend what you earned in the Shop, and do it again. And again. Until the target has grown a couple of digits and you're no longer certain which of your trinkets is doing the heavy lifting. WHAT'S IN IT · Every map is built around exactly one idea. Ice Lake freezes cards. Furnace sets them alight. Dark Pool turns the lights off and invites you to feel your way out. · Clear a map and its Twist unlocks: the same map, in a considerably worse mood. · Trinkets. Some add points. Some quietly rewrite a rule you'd assumed was permanent. The legendary ones turn up rarely enough that finding the right one feels like the run has decided to help you, just this once. · A Shop between stages, because a roguelite without a shop is just a difficult puzzle. · A tutorial that leaves quickly and waits in Settings in case you ever want it back. WHAT'S NOT IN IT · Ads. · In-app purchases. · A season pass, a battle pass, or a little bar that refills while you sleep. · An internet connection. This app has never phoned home and wouldn't know who to call. Buy it once and own all of it — every map, every trinket, every Twist. There is nothing else to sell you, and we are not going to think of anything. One deck, thirteen languages. Good luck.

Screenshots

Reigns4 screens
ArcFlush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ArcFlush at 90% against Reigns's 40%. ArcFlush also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and chart position (#5 vs #45). Reigns's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Reigns costs $4.99 and ArcFlush $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArcFlush holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Reigns's written reviews are positive against 90% of ArcFlush's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reigns ships an update daily, ArcFlush weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Reigns versus ArcFlush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReignsArcFlush
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (39 ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better8
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#45#5 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.欣宇 王

Customer experience

Reigns

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

ArcFlush

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reigns

No in-app purchases

None

ArcFlush

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reigns free?
Reigns costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArcFlush free?
ArcFlush costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reigns or ArcFlush?
ArcFlush is rated higher. Reigns averages 4.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while ArcFlush averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Reigns or ArcFlush have ads?
Neither Reigns nor ArcFlush shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reigns or ArcFlush?
Reigns ships an update daily, and ArcFlush weekly. Most recently, Reigns was updated on October 14, 2026 and ArcFlush on October 11, 2026.
Which is more popular, Reigns or ArcFlush?
Reigns currently peaks at #45 in the App Store charts, and ArcFlush at #5. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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