Comparison

Crown Arcade Lite vs Bonshira

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

Head to head
About

Crown Arcade Lite

Features
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Crown Arcade Lite is the free way into Crown Arcade: ten retro neon mini-games with a full Apple Watch companion where the Digital Crown is the controller. Three games are free, the other seven open with a single purchase. PLAY FREE - CROWN BREAKER: neon brick breaker with power-ups, combos and multi-ball - CROWN PADDLE: two fingers, one screen, two players; crown-steered on Apple Watch - NEON SNAKE: grow, don't bite UNLOCK ALL TEN GAMES (one-time purchase) FLUX, DRIFT, ECHO, STACK, REFLEX, ORBIT and MAZE join the free three, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Buy once, restore anywhere with the same Apple ID. IPHONE DUO READY - Built to resize live for iPhone Duo: the layout re-fits itself when you open or close the phone, on the outer and the inner display. EVERY GAME - One screen, one input: drag on iPhone and iPad, turn the Digital Crown on Apple Watch - Procedural chiptune audio and haptics on every hit - CRT scanlines and a neon glow that adapts to any screen, including split and folding displays - Best scores per game, stored on the device No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Fully offline.

About

Bonshira

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Plant a seed and grow your own bonsai, day by day, in real time. Bonshira is a zen garden in your pocket. Your tree lives on even when the app is closed: it drinks, grows and sometimes falls ill. In 30 days it goes from seed to mature bonsai, and its shape is the sum of your choices. LOOK AFTER IT • Water when the soil is dry: touch it with your finger to feel whether it needs it. • Mist the leaves, feed it with the right dose, choose where it lives: windowsill, balcony, garden. • Every species has its own needs: Japanese maple, Chinese elm, ficus, carmona, juniper, pine, ginkgo. SHAPE IT • Prune branches with the scissors, pinch shoots that grow too strong. • Wrap the wire and bend trunk and branches into soft curves, up to three bends per branch. • Turn the pot: the canopy reaches for the light and the bend turns with you. • Repot at the right moment, even over a rock or as a little forest. WATCH CLOSELY • Use the lens to spot the first signs of aphids, spider mites or powdery mildew before they show. • Welcome visits from ladybugs, little birds, butterflies and a cat dozing next to the pot. • The Master gives you small tips and three tasks a day. KEEP IT • At the end your bonsai is judged and recognized for its style: Chokkan, Moyogi, Shakan and more. • A diary with your notes and photos, a time-lapse of its growth, a collection of finished bonsai. • Cuttings in the nursery, gifts to send to your family by AirDrop or Messages. • See it on your table in augmented reality, as a real 3D bonsai. AND MORE • Home Screen widget and an Apple Watch app. • Save your progress to a file and carry on on another iPhone. • In 37 languages. No ads, no account, no data collection: everything stays on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Crown Arcade Lite4 screens
Bonshira4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bonshira at none against Crown Arcade Lite's 1. Crown Arcade Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Crown Arcade Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bonshira asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
Crown Arcade Lite versus Bonshira: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrown Arcade LiteBonshira
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFixPixelDavide Radicchi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crown Arcade Lite

One-time1
  • Unlock All Ten Games$2.99
None

Bonshira

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crown Arcade Lite free?
Crown Arcade Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bonshira free?
Bonshira is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crown Arcade Lite or Bonshira have ads?
Neither Crown Arcade Lite nor Bonshira shows ads.

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