Comparison

MonsterOrb vs Calm Arrows

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

Head to head
About

MonsterOrb

Features
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Drop, merge, and battle! Monster Orb is a puzzle RPG where every orb you drop powers up your monster team. HOW TO PLAY - Slide the falling orb left or right, then release to drop it. - Merge two orbs of the same color and size to grow them: Small, Medium, Large, Huge. - When orbs evolve, allies of that color attack. The bigger the orb, the harder they hit. - Make a Huge orb to charge an ally's skill, then tap to unleash it. - Watch the board: if orbs pile up to the top, it's game over. COLLECT AND RAISE MONSTERS - Over 250 monsters across Fire, Water, Wood, and Light. - Build a team of up to 4, each with skills, leader skills, and abilities. - Level up, evolve, and reach Ultimate Evolution. - Summon new monsters by dropping the orb yourself, with special effects for 4-star pulls and up. LOTS TO PLAY - Story quests and dungeons with Easy to Extreme difficulty. - Star-5 super-difficulty challenges. - Climb the Infinite Castle and set high scores in score attacks. - Daily missions with Gem rewards. BATTLE OTHER PLAYERS - Ranked Match β: compete for rating in monthly seasons and climb the leaderboard. - See past monthly and yearly top 10s. - Battle friends in real time with a room number. - Earn titles and show them on your Ranked card. Easy to pick up, deep to master. Drop your first orb today!

About

Calm Arrows

Features
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Calm Arrows is a quiet puzzle you can play with one finger. Tap an arrow and it slides off the board in the direction it points. If something is in the way, it stays. Work out the order and clear the board. • No ads. No tracking. No account. • No timers, lives, or energy. A wrong tap only costs a star. • 200 levels that grow step by step: bigger boards, stones that block the way, frozen arrows that thaw as others leave, and locked arrows that wait for their key. New boards keep coming after that. • Soft wooden sound effects and calm piano music, each with its own switch. • One daily puzzle, the same for everyone in the world. • Works offline. • Free. An optional tip in Settings supports the developer and unlocks nothing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Music: Erik Satie, Gymnopédie No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Screenshots

MonsterOrb4 screens
Calm Arrows4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MonsterOrb at none against Calm Arrows's 3. MonsterOrb also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calm Arrows sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MonsterOrb asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
MonsterOrb versus Calm Arrows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonsterOrbCalm Arrows
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaruki OuchiJeongjae Lee

In-app purchases

None

MonsterOrb

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Calm Arrows

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99

Questions

Is MonsterOrb free?
MonsterOrb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calm Arrows free?
Calm Arrows is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MonsterOrb or Calm Arrows have ads?
Neither MonsterOrb nor Calm Arrows shows ads.

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