Arcalis vs Lobi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcalis
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Hold the line with your archer atop the tower! Arcalis is an addictive one-handed tower defense / idle game. DEFEND AGAINST ENDLESS WAVES • Your archer fires automatically — you manage the upgrades • Spend battle gold on damage, attack speed, crit, range and more • Elite enemies every 5th wave, giant BOSSES every 10th 18 ENEMIES, 10 BOSS FAMILIES • The Raider Forest Tribes: goblins, wolves, bears, golems… • Unique behaviors: charging boars, burrowing moles, phasing forest wraiths PERMANENT PROGRESSION • Gold talent tree: lasting power that carries between runs • 14 items across 4 rarities — collect from chests, merge to upgrade • Go deeper with the Resonance tree and Supply boosts COMPETE • Race other archers on the weekly leaderboards • Daily quests, a daily market and gifts Arcalis is playable offline; no account required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://arcalis.iodigitalstudio.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://arcalis.iodigitalstudio.com/privacy.html
Lobi
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You have taken over a small seaside resort: 8 rooms, 2 stars and guests waiting at the gate. Lobi is a hotel management game where every decision is yours. A DAY AT THE RESORT • Morning briefing: you set the nightly rate; market, season and your star rating shape demand. • Booking offers: couples, families, retirees, business guests... each with its own rate and length of stay. Accept or decline. • Walk-ins at the gate: give them a room, gamble on a higher rate or turn them away. • Guest requests: late checkout, room service, noise complaints, extra linen. Miss them and satisfaction drops. • Operations alerts: breakdowns, empty stock, worn-out property, missing staff. Snoozing is a decision too. • Daily report card: a grade from A to F, streaks and goals. GROW • Star inspections: upkeep, review score, stock and a fault-free property. 3 stars unlock Block B, 4 stars Block C, 5 stars the villas. • Facilities: bar, restaurant, spa, pool, conference hall, kids club, water sports, evening shows, laundry, solar panels, beach. • Staff: housekeepers, receptionists, waiters, entertainers, technicians, each solving a bottleneck. • Tour operator contracts, loyal guests, a guest book collection and a quest chain. HONEST RULES • The game never progresses in the background; you resume exactly where you left off. • Your save syncs across devices with iCloud. • Growth has a price: bigger hotels break down more, inspections get stricter, winter is quiet. Lobi Premium removes ads, automates supply orders and gives a permanent 25% discount on every upgrade. It is offered as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; you can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://discreet-drizzle-971.notion.site/Lobi-Privacy-Policy-Gizlilik-Politikas-3d9f6c92e25f80e08bded92faf44fec2
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Arcalis at every 3 days against Lobi's monthly. 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
Both are free to download. Arcalis sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Lobi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arcalis ships an update every 3 days, Lobi monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcalis | Lobi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ismail Ozturk | ATA ANIL TURGAY |
In-app purchases
Arcalis
- Gold Hoard$5.99
- 2x Battle Speed$5.99
Lobi
- Lobi Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Lobi Premium Yearly$17.991 Year
- Lobi Premium$5.99









