Comparison

Monument Valley vs PwetsArcade

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

Head to head
About

Monument Valley

Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.

Highlights
  • Impossible architecture manipulation
  • Optical illusion puzzles
  • Surreal exploration
  • Hand-crafted worlds
  • Intuitive twist and drag controls
  • Reactive soundscape
Features
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.

About

PwetsArcade

Navigate a timed maze filled with art before the clock runs out. Explore the museum's exhibits while racing against time to find your way through the puzzle.

Highlights
  • Timed maze gameplay
  • Museum art exploration
  • Puzzle solving
  • Single-player mode
  • iOS compatible
Features
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Pwet's Arcade first game is a Museum Maze. Can you get through the maze before the timer times out? Don't forget to admire the art as you go!

Screenshots

Monument Valley4 screens
PwetsArcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PwetsArcade at Free against Monument Valley's $3.99. PwetsArcade also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Monument Valley's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 1) and chart position (#6 vs unranked). On ads, 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

PwetsArcade is free to download; Monument Valley costs $3.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PwetsArcade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PwetsArcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monument Valley has 17K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Monument Valley versus PwetsArcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonument ValleyPwetsArcade
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (17K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size324 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerustwo gamesKim Geraghty

Customer experience

Monument Valley

All ratings15,824 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews946 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative10.9%

PwetsArcade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Monument Valley

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
  • Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
  • Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
  • Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
  • Ability to save progress and resume levels
  • Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions

PwetsArcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monument Valley

One-time1
  • Forgotten Shores$1.99
None

PwetsArcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monument Valley free?
Monument Valley costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PwetsArcade free?
PwetsArcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monument Valley or PwetsArcade?
PwetsArcade is rated higher. Monument Valley averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while PwetsArcade averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Monument Valley or PwetsArcade have ads?
Neither Monument Valley nor PwetsArcade shows ads.

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