Zero+ vs ArcadeBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zero+
This is a fun and challenging iOS puzzle game where players combine numbered blocks to create zeros. Swipe blocks to merge them and solve increasingly complex levels. Enjoy a vast number of stages with unique block types.
- Swipe blocks to merge
- Combine positive and negative numbers
- Create all zeros
- 120+ levels
- New block types
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A simple iOS puzzle game that is devilishly fun to play. Just add positive and negative numbered blocks to one another to make all zeros. • Easy to play: swipe blocks left, right, up, or down • Lots to do: 120 levels and counting... • Never the same: new levels bring new kinds of blocks
ArcadeBox
This application serves as a free emulator for GameBoy and GameBoy Color games. It supports iCade controllers and offers customizable game modes. Users can legally add their own purchased ROMs via file sharing.
- GameBoy and GameBoy Color emulation
- iCade controller compatibility
- 80s and 90s arcade style design
- Color or green game mode
- Supports user-added ROMs
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"ArcadeBox" is a free emulator for GameBoy, GameBoyColor. The emulator is free, what you pay (at the price indicated in the App Store for downloading the app ArcadeBox) is the ROM of the ArkAttack game (COLOR version, copyright Gianluca Natalini 2024) already pre-installed inside the ArcadeBox emulator. To add new ROMs: ArcadeBox allows the installation (using file sharing or the FILE application - copy/paste or share with or AirDrop, see screenshots of the app) of additional original ROMs for GameBoy, purchased by You in other stores. Please remember that downloading ROMs from internet is ILLEGAL; you can therefore only install the ROMs that you have regularly purchased and for which you have the license to use. COMPLIANCE with the LAWS / COPYRIGHT for the ROMs is your responsibility. Features: - compatible with iCade - 80s and 90s arcade style console/controller - color or green game mode (green phosphors, it depends on the installed ROM) LICENSE for ArcadeBox: - ArcadeBox is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 License. LICENSE for ArkAttack ROM: - ArkAttack ROM is NOT FREE (copyright: Gianluca Natalini 2024).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zero+ at 97% against ArcadeBox's 0%. Zero+ also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Zero+ is free to download; ArcadeBox costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zero+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zero+ has 178 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Zero+'s written reviews are positive against 0% of ArcadeBox's.
Zero+ ships an update monthly, ArcadeBox every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Zero+ | ArcadeBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (178 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | SaturnBoy, LLC | Gianluca Natalini |
Customer experience
Zero+
ArcadeBox
Bugs and requests
Zero+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Screen grays out when undoing moves too quickly
- Tiles occasionally unresponsive to input
- App freezes requiring restart
- Background music/podcasts get blocked during gameplay
Requested features
7 requests- More levels or additional puzzle packs
- Hints system for difficult puzzles
- Updated and more modern visual design
- Allow background music while playing
- Skip level feature (some users noted this exists)
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- User-generated challenges or community puzzles
- Higher difficulty levels
ArcadeBox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zero+
No in-app purchases
ArcadeBox
No in-app purchases
