Comparison

Monkey Quest Adventure. vs Arcade Monkey

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

Head to head
About

Monkey Quest Adventure.

Embark on an adventurous journey as a little monkey aiming to become a hero. Jump, move, and attack your way through demons and monsters across six maps to achieve your dream of becoming the Monkey King. Collect items and unlock hero skins on your quest.

Highlights
  • Six adventure maps
  • Dozens of items
  • Hundreds of monsters
  • Six adventure stories
  • Multiple hero skins
  • Simple movement and jump controls
Features
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Run, jump, dash, and fight through a colorful side-scrolling adventure! Join a brave little monkey on a journey to become a true hero. Explore forests, caves, underwater worlds, and mysterious dungeons filled with enemies, traps, coins, and hidden surprises. Simple controls make it easy to start, while tricky platforms, moving obstacles, and boss battles keep every level exciting. Features: 1. Classic side-scrolling platform gameplay 2. Multiple themed worlds and adventure stages 3. Smooth jump, dash, and attack controls 4. Cute characters, monsters, and boss challenges 5. Collect coins, items, and power-ups along the way A fun platform adventure for players who love classic jumping games, action stages, and lighthearted challenges.

About

Arcade Monkey

Embark on an epic adventure as the Monkey King in this horizontal action mobile game. Battle demons, collect powerful artifacts, and assist the dharma master on a quest to save the world from evil.

Highlights
  • Horizontal action gameplay
  • Play as the Monkey King
  • Battle demons and evil forces
  • Collect powerful artifacts
  • Assist dharma master Xuan Zang
Features
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this is a story about the monkey king,Thousands of years ago and ghost wars, cause permeating the evil-ridden. Dongsheng the shenzhou a fairy stone, the inoculation of heaven and earth, coming into the Monkey King, all the demons also tempted, permeating into crisis again... In response to the holocaust, Buddha Buddha guide Monkey King find spi hoops, stop the lich king ones metempsychosis, assisted the dharma zen master xuan zang, achievement fights against Buddha, perfectly reproduce the horizontal version action mobile game

Screenshots

Monkey Quest Adventure.4 screens
Arcade Monkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monkey Quest Adventure. at none against Arcade Monkey's 6. Monkey Quest Adventure. also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). Arcade Monkey's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Arcade Monkey sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Monkey Quest Adventure. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monkey Quest Adventure. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Monkey Quest Adventure.'s written reviews are positive against 76% of Arcade Monkey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Quest Adventure. ships an update every 4 months, Arcade Monkey every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Monkey Quest Adventure. versus Arcade Monkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey Quest Adventure.Arcade Monkey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews76.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB128 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developer欢 饶晓刚 秦

Customer experience

Monkey Quest Adventure.

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative28.0%

Arcade Monkey

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.0%

In-app purchases

None

Monkey Quest Adventure.

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Arcade Monkey

One-time6
  • 1000 coins$0.99
  • 2500 coins$1.99
  • 7000 coins$4.99
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  • 15000 coins$9.99
  • 30000 coins$19.99
  • 80000 coins$49.99

Questions

Is Monkey Quest Adventure. free?
Monkey Quest Adventure. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arcade Monkey free?
Arcade Monkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monkey Quest Adventure. or Arcade Monkey?
Monkey Quest Adventure. is rated higher. Monkey Quest Adventure. averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Arcade Monkey averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Monkey Quest Adventure. or Arcade Monkey have ads?
Both Monkey Quest Adventure. and Arcade Monkey show ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Quest Adventure. or Arcade Monkey?
Monkey Quest Adventure. ships an update every 4 months, and Arcade Monkey every 8 months. Most recently, Monkey Quest Adventure. was updated on October 3, 2026 and Arcade Monkey on September 24, 2026.

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