Comparison

Liner Drop vs Pocket Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Liner Drop

Features
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Draw the line. Guide the ball. Liner Drop is a physics puzzle game with one simple rule: sketch a line with your finger, and let gravity do the rest. Your ink becomes a solid platform โ€” bank the falling ball off your lines, ramps, and bumpers to steer it past every hazard and land it on the goal. Simple to learn. Brutal to master. No tutorials, no clutter. Just draw, drop, and dodge your way down through 200+ hand-crafted levels. FEATURES โ€ข 500+ levels across distinct worlds, each introducing fresh hazards and mechanics โ€ข Real physics โ€” every shot is driven by a true physics engine, so no two runs feel the same โ€ข Dodge spikes, spinning saws, fans, bumpers and more โ€ข Unlockable styles โ€” earn coins to unlock iconic balls and vivid ink trails โ€ข Power-ups โ€” shields, slow-motion, hazard freeze, and the fiery Phoenix revive โ€ข Fully localized in 19 languages โ€ข Engineered for buttery-smooth frame rates on everything from budget phones to flagships Think you can thread the ball through every trap? Grab your line and start dropping.

About

Pocket Arcade

Features
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Six tiny games. One thumb. Endless "just one more go." Pocket Arcade is a handful of bite-size arcade games built for the thirty seconds you actually have โ€” waiting for coffee, standing in a queue, avoiding your inbox. Every game is one tap or one thumb. No tutorials, no setup, no internet required. THE SIX GAMES - Orbit โ€” tap the instant the spark crosses the glowing zone - Hop โ€” leap the moment the pad slides underneath you - Swap โ€” every ball has to land in its own color - Weave โ€” hold to steer, release to drift, thread the gap - Vortex โ€” fly a shard through a collapsing storm - Timber โ€” chop left, chop right, dodge every branch WHY YOU'LL KEEP OPENING IT - Plays offline โ€” no wifi, no signal, no problem - One-handed and portrait: play standing, walking, or one-handed on the sofa - Rounds last seconds, not hours โ€” perfect for a spare moment - 30 unlockable themes, earned by playing rather than paid for - Three daily challenges, refreshed every day โ€” clear all three for a 100-star bonus - Global leaderboards: today, this week, and all time - No forced ads. Watch one only if you choose to continue a run. Chase your best. Lose to a branch. Say "one more go." Repeat.

Screenshots

Liner Drop4 screens
Pocket Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Arcade at none against Liner Drop's shown. Liner Drop's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Liner Drop versus Pocket Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiner DropPocket Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkender MustafaOmer Xhaferi

In-app purchases

None

Liner Drop

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Liner Drop free?
Liner Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Arcade free?
Pocket Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Liner Drop or Pocket Arcade have ads?
Liner Drop shows ads; Pocket Arcade does not.

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