Comparison

Bow & Arrow vs Orangle

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

Head to head
About

Bow & Arrow

Defend your castle from enemy hordes in this pixel-art strategy game. Upgrade your defenses, recruit heroes, and cast powerful spells to survive increasingly difficult waves. Compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Pixel-art visuals
  • 30-level campaign with boss encounters
  • Castle hub with upgrades
  • Recruitable heroes with unique abilities
  • Siege Trial and leaderboards
  • In-app purchases for boosts
Features
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Bow & Arrow is a pixel-art castle defence game. Hold the wall against enemy hordes, forge better gear, recruit legendary heroes, and cast powerful spells to protect your stronghold. For the King! FIGHT TO HOLD THE LINE Draw your bow, build towers, and stop enemy waves before they breach your castle. Face growing threats across a campaign or an endless mode, from early skirmishes to epic boss battles with dragons and orc warlords. BUILD YOUR STRONGHOLD Return to your castle hub between battles and invest in long-term power: • Smith — upgrade weapons and equipment • Wizard Tower — learn and improve spells • Training Ground — strengthen core stats • Bastion — fortify walls and siege towers with gold and time • Tavern — recruit heroes and unlock their skills RECRUIT LEGENDARY HEROES Add companions to your roster, each with passive bonuses, primary abilities, and legendary skills. Upgrade and tailor your loadout before the next fight. SPELLS, LOOT, AND PROGRESSION Earn gold, open hero chests, and spend sapphires on premium upgrades. Manage mana, cooldowns, and forge levels as enemies grow tougher level by level. TEST YOUR DEFENCE Push further in Siege Trial, climb the global trophy leaderboard and prove your castle can stand against the horde. FEATURES • pixel-art visuals • 30-level campaign with boss encounters • Castle hub with forge, spells, training, and bastion upgrades • Recruitable heroes with unique abilities • Optional in-app purchases for gold boosts and sapphires • iCloud save support (optional) • English and German Language so far Defend the realm. Upgrade your defences. Unleash your heroes. For the King!

About

Orangle

Features
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Orangle is a 3D merge puzzle that's easy to pick up and hard to put down. Tap a column to drop the next cube, line up matching numbers and watch them merge into bigger and bigger values. Keep the board alive, chase your best score and see how high you can climb. Simple to start. Deep to master. • One-tap controls: drop, match, merge • A 4×4×4 grid you can spin and view from any angle • A board that adapts to how you play and keeps every run fresh • Special cubes, chain reactions and satisfying combos • Power Moves to clear the board when things get tight • Daily rewards and free crystals • Plays offline, no account needed • Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean How long can you keep merging?

Screenshots

Bow & Arrow4 screens
Orangle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Orangle at 3 against Bow & Arrow's 1. Orangle also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bow & Arrow sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Orangle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bow & Arrow versus Orangle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBow & ArrowOrangle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB134 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJen Eric PreißerSebastian Nicosia

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Bow & Arrow

One-time7
  • 100 Sapphires$0.99
  • Double Gold Forever$3.99
  • 550 Sapphires$3.99
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  • Triple Gold Forever$8.99
  • 1,200 Sapphires$8.99
  • 2,500 Sapphires$17.99
  • 6,500 Sapphires$44.99
3 purchases

Orangle

One-time3
  • Crystal Pouch$0.99
  • Crystal Chest$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Bow & Arrow free?
Bow & Arrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orangle free?
Orangle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bow & Arrow or Orangle have ads?
Both Bow & Arrow and Orangle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bow & Arrow or Orangle?
Bow & Arrow ships an update every 2 weeks, and Orangle every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bow & Arrow was updated on November 5, 2026 and Orangle on November 10, 2026.

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