Comparison

Arrow Maze Out vs UpWord

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

Head to head
About

Arrow Maze Out

Slide arrows in a grid to solve increasingly complex puzzles. Plan your moves carefully to clear the board and unlock the exit. Enjoy hundreds of handcrafted levels with a clean, minimalist design, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Arrow sliding mechanics
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Minimalist design
  • Offline play
  • No timers or scores
  • Puzzle-solving gameplay
Features
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tuck in a grid of arrows? Your only job is to slide them out. The Rules Are Simple: Tap any arrow It slides only in the direction it points Movement stops when it hits another arrow Get every arrow off the grid to unlock the exit But The Puzzles Are Not. Every level is a carefully crafted knot of one-way paths, dead ends, and tricky sequences. Plan ahead, think in reverse, and find the perfect order to free them all. Why You'll Love It: Pure Brain-Burner Mechanics – No timers, no scores, just the puzzle and your wits. Hundreds of Handcrafted Levels – From gentle warm-ups to mind-bending labyrinths. Clean Minimalist Design – Distraction-free gameplay with crisp, satisfying visuals. Offline Play – Perfect for commutes or quiet moments. Can you find the one way out? Arrow Maze Out — Move. Think. Escape.

About

UpWord

Features
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UpWord is a turn-based word game with a twist you won't find anywhere else: you can stack tiles on top of tiles. Play crossword-style across a glowing neon board, then go vertical — build a new letter on top of an existing one, up to three layers high. Every layer multiplies that tile's value (×2 on the second, ×3 on the third), so one clever stack can swing the whole game. Only the top letter counts towards words, and a three-high square locks for the rest of the match. FEATURES • Stack to score — the tile-stacking twist turns familiar word play into fresh strategy • Practise anytime — play offline against three bot difficulties, from warm-up to ruthless • Challenge friends online — turn-based matches you pick up whenever; share a code to invite anyone • Learn in a minute — a quick How to Play walks you through the rules and scoring • Clean neon interface, built-in dictionary, live scoring, swap and pass HOW STACKING WORKS 1. Someone plays a word — say CAT. 2. You stack an R on the T to make CAR — that R scores double. 3. An opponent stacks again to make FAD — the new tile scores triple, then locks. Transform your own words, ladder your own stacks, set up multipliers — building on your own tiles is fair play. Free to play, with an optional one-time Remove Ads purchase. Words, but with altitude. Download UpWord and start stacking.

Screenshots

Arrow Maze Out4 screens
UpWord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UpWord at every 3 days against Arrow Maze Out's fortnightly. Arrow Maze Out's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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. Arrow Maze Out sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and UpWord sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arrow Maze Out ships an update fortnightly, UpWord every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arrow Maze Out versus UpWord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrow Maze OutUpWord
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer仁兵 杜Olaf Andreas Ovrum

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Arrow Maze Out

One-time10
  • 1000 coins$1.99
  • Start Bundle$4.99
  • No Ads$7.99
Show 7 more
  • 5000 coins$7.99
  • Basic Bundle$9.99
  • 10000 coins$14.99
  • 25000 coins$29.99
  • Super Bundle$34.99
  • 50000 coins$54.99
  • 100000 coins$99.99
1 purchases

UpWord

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Arrow Maze Out free?
Arrow Maze Out is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UpWord free?
UpWord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arrow Maze Out or UpWord have ads?
Both Arrow Maze Out and UpWord show ads.
Which is updated more often, Arrow Maze Out or UpWord?
Arrow Maze Out ships an update fortnightly, and UpWord every 3 days. Most recently, Arrow Maze Out was updated on October 24, 2026 and UpWord on October 29, 2026.

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