Artful Intelligence vs Arcade95
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artful Intelligence
Manage the artificial intelligence of a fantasy video game. Your goal is to keep the player engaged and entertained, preventing boredom or rage, to help them reach the final battle.
- Play as game AI
- Manage player emotions
- Prevent boredom and rage
- Guide player to final battle
- Unique simulation gameplay
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Artful Intelligence is a game made by a group of St. Louis developers as part of Global Game Jam 2014. The premise of the game is that you play the role of the artificial intelligence for a fantasy video game. Your job is to watch the player of the game and keep him or her entertained without letting them get too bored or too enraged. Can you keep your user excited long enough to get to through the final battle?
Arcade95
Relive the classic Windows 95 experience on your iPhone. Play iconic games like Solitaire and Minesweeper, use familiar applications like Paint and Notepad, and enjoy a nostalgic desktop environment with retro screensavers.
- Windows 95 desktop simulation
- Classic games: Solitaire, Minesweeper, Pinball
- Productivity apps: Paint, Notepad
- Retro web browser
- Customizable screensavers
- Multiple Windows desktop eras
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A working retro PC desktop for iPhone and iPad. Play Solitaire and Space Cadet Pinball, save notes and drawings, and explore seven desktop eras. Every game and app is available from the first boot. Arcade Update unlocks desktop customizations. WHAT'S INSIDE Games - Minesweeper, Klondike Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, FreeCell, and Hearts - Reversi, Gomoku, Janggi (Korean chess), Baduk (Go), and Chess - JezzBall, SkiFree, and Sichuan Mahjong (Shisen-Sho) - Rodent's Revenge and Klotski - 3D Pinball Space Cadet, powered by a native Space Cadet engine port Apps - Calculator, Paint, and Notepad - Winamp for MP3s from Files, with lock-screen Now Playing - Media Player and Sound Recorder - Flash Player for imported .swf files - Disk Defragmenter - Focus Timer with session history, ranks, and a Lock Screen countdown - Outlook Express with letters from your desktop and a mail composer - MS-DOS Prompt - Sticky Notes, including a home-screen widget - Netscape, with dial-up sound, bookmarks, history, browsing, and downloads Desktop - Start menu, taskbar, clock, tray, desktop icons, folders, My Computer, My Documents, Recycle Bin, Control Panel, Run, Arcade Update, boot flow, shutdown flow, and session restore - Arcade Update cosmetic rewards, setup sequences, BSOD surprises, a Clippy-style assistant, Tamagotchi, and a first-launch Welcome - Seven desktop eras: 95, 98, Me, XP, Vista, 3.1, and 7 - Windows 3.1 switches into a real Program Manager-style shell - Long-press context menus, file associations, saved documents, wallpapers, themes, and retro chrome 12 SCREENSAVERS Choose a favorite or randomize 12 screensavers, from 3D Pipes, 3D Maze, and Mystify to Fireplace and Jellyfish Aquarium. GAME CENTER Compete on daily and weekly leaderboards for Minesweeper, Solitaire, FreeCell, Hearts, SkiFree, Pinball, and Sichuan Mahjong. Start asynchronous turn-based matches in Reversi, Gomoku, Janggi (Korean chess), Baduk (Go), and Chess. BUILT FOR MODERN iOS Arcade95 is native on iPhone and iPad for iOS 26 or later. iPhone is portrait-only; iPad supports portrait and landscape. It is rebuilt for touch while keeping the old desktop rhythm: small windows, menus, bevels, files, and the satisfying feeling of poking around a real machine. PRIVACY AND ADS No account or email login is required. Some features use the network, including browsing and downloads. Arcade95 includes Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Remote Config, and Google AdMob. App Tracking Transparency is resolved before AdMob starts, and Google UMP consent is handled separately. There is no persistent banner ad; interstitial ads are limited to user-selected surfaces. Open the Start menu. Pick a game, an app, a folder, or a screensaver. Welcome back to the desktop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Artful Intelligence at 5.0 against Arcade95's 4.4. Artful Intelligence also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Arcade95's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 114 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Artful Intelligence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arcade95 has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Artful Intelligence's written reviews are positive against 75% of Arcade95's.
Artful Intelligence ships an update every 114 months, Arcade95 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artful Intelligence | Arcade95 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 114 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Andrew Rauscher | heewook shin |
Customer experience
Artful Intelligence
Arcade95
In-app purchases
Artful Intelligence
No in-app purchases
Arcade95
No in-app purchases









