Comparison

FruitDrum vs Arrow Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

FruitDrum

Features
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A quick game for your spare moments, and a straight test of how fast your fingers really are. Fruit rolls in row after row. Clear it before the clock runs out. Every correct tap buys you time; a wrong tap, or letting any row overflow, ends the run. The longer you last the faster the fruit comes, so how far you get is down to nothing but finger speed and focus. How to play - Fruit fills four rows. Tap the matching button below. - The higher your combo, the higher your score multiplier, up to three times. - Bombs appear from time to time and clear half a row. Well timed, one can save the run. - Boss rounds arrive on a timer. Tap the marked button as fast as you can for bonus points and time. Finger techniques Start at the Qi Gathering Finger and climb through Foundation, Golden, Genesis, Soul Sever and Void, all the way to the Immortal Finger. Every rank has sub-levels and there is no ceiling, so there is always a next one to chase. Also - Thai, English and Chinese, switchable at any time - Close the app and pick up the same run later - One hand, portrait, ready whenever you have a minute

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Arrow Puzzle

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Arrow Puzzle: Pair Match is a puzzle about matching arrow pairs in the right order. Find two arrows of the same color on one row or column: one horizontal, one vertical. Tap the arrow pointing along that line to clear the pair and the arrows between them. Every move changes the matches left on the board. Remove a pair too soon and you may lose your next move. Look ahead, try another order and work toward a clear board. Smart has 200 puzzles to clear completely. Undo your last shot for free if you want to try another way. Some levels let you rotate an arrow. Recolor is there if you want it, but every Smart puzzle has a solution without it. Classic starts with 200 levels, then makes new boards as you go. Beat Classic level 10 to open Expert's snowflake-shaped boards. In every mode, you can play the board in 3D. Tap the 2D/3D button to switch views, tap the angle button to change the tilt, and pinch to zoom. Expert opens in 3D, Classic and Smart start flat, and each mode remembers your choice. Solved a good one? Send it to a friend. They can play that same board in their browser without installing the app. There's no timer, and you can leave an unfinished game and come back to it. The included levels work offline; level updates download when you're online. You can turn music and sound effects on or off separately. The first 12 attempts cost no energy. After that, a new attempt or restart costs 1 energy, which refills over time. In Smart, from your third attempt at the same level, you can skip after a loss by spending 3 coins. The game was previously called Crosswise Arrows.

Screenshots

FruitDrum3 screens
Arrow Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arrow Puzzle at none against FruitDrum's shown. FruitDrum's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FruitDrum ships an update every 4 days, Arrow Puzzle monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
FruitDrum versus Arrow Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFruitDrumArrow Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerthananan srimueangNikita Kliuchnikov

In-app purchases

None

FruitDrum

No in-app purchases

None

Arrow Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FruitDrum free?
FruitDrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrow Puzzle free?
Arrow Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FruitDrum or Arrow Puzzle have ads?
FruitDrum shows ads; Arrow Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, FruitDrum or Arrow Puzzle?
FruitDrum ships an update every 4 days, and Arrow Puzzle monthly. Most recently, FruitDrum was updated on October 1, 2026 and Arrow Puzzle on October 16, 2026.

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