QuantumOrb vs ArcadeOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuantumOrb
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Reality isn't broken - it just follows different rules! A mysterious cosmic event interrupts a scientist's experiment, tearing open a bridge to an unknown Quantum World. To survive in this impossible realm, his physical body is transformed into a tiny, transparent quantum orb - the only form stable enough to exist there. Imagine the familiar idea of a higher-dimensional being entering our 3-dimensional world. Now reverse it. A human consciousness has fallen into a reality it was never meant to perceive. Space twists, paths overlap and directions lose their meaning. What looks like a simple maze is actually a world your brain cannot fully understand. Guide the scientist, now trapped inside his fragile quantum form, through surreal labyrinths, avoid dangerous anomalies, and solve puzzles that challenge your perception. Every level brings him one step closer to escaping the Quantum World and returning home. Features • Control a transparent quantum orb through mysterious mazes. • Explore worlds with impossible geometry and shifting perspectives. • Solve clever puzzles inspired by quantum concepts. • Atmospheric minimalist visuals and immersive sound. • Easy controls with increasingly challenging gameplay. • Help the scientist find the path back to reality. Can you escape a world that obeys laws beyond human understanding?
ArcadeOS
Experience a full arcade with 65 original retro-style games on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Enjoy diverse genres from racing to RPGs, all playable offline with instant resume and authentic chip audio. New games are added seasonally.
- 65 original retro-style games
- Playable on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
- Offline play with no internet required
- Instant resume for all games
- Authentic chip audio
- New games added seasonally
- No accounts, ads, or tracking
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Welcome to ArcadeOS — a whole arcade in your pocket, and now on your wrist. 65 hand-picked original games, each one its own cartridge: kart racers, ninja action, gothic pinball, paper-craft RPGs, sky shooters, momentum platformers, run-and-gun, belt brawlers, puzzle boxes, rhythm, and full 3D adventures. Every game is an original creation in the spirit of the golden age of consoles — drawn in code, scored with real chip audio, and built to be picked up in seconds. CHERRY EDITION 23 new games join the shelf, every one rated five stars by our testers before it shipped — look for the cherry on the cartridge. Highlights: Reefjack's lantern-tide run-and-gun, Thornhollow's gorge platforming, Quiet Falls' suburban-oddball RPG, Emberline's three-winter family saga, Cascabel's commedia brawler, Ironvane's vertical shooter, and Crestline GP's speedboat regatta. APPLE WATCH ArcadeOS now ships with an Apple Watch app. Three games are built for the wrist and the Digital Crown: Redline Ridge (crown hops lanes, hold to burn), Sunstrip (crown steers, tap to shift) and Ironvane (crown flies, hold to charge, tap to call your wingman). Runs on its own — no iPhone needed nearby. FEATURES 65 games — every one with its own hand-crafted cartridge art New home screen: your games as icons, with folders you make yourself Gold-star collection: beat a game, earn its golden seal. Collect them all Authentic chip sound in every game — square waves, the real thing Instant resume — every game remembers exactly where you left off No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No internet required. Just games New games ship in seasonal fruit editions — Cherry is the first ArcadeOS games are living software: they grow new levels, mechanics, and polish over time. Your shelf gets better while you sleep. Powered by RetroApps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ArcadeOS at Free against QuantumOrb's $0.99. QuantumOrb's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.5). On 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
ArcadeOS is free to download; QuantumOrb costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | QuantumOrb | ArcadeOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Shcherban | RetroApps LLC |
In-app purchases
QuantumOrb
No in-app purchases
ArcadeOS
No in-app purchases









