Comparison

Fairy Fire vs ArcanoBattle

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

Head to head
About

Fairy Fire

Engage in retro arcade action as you defend fairy pals from evil creatures in this fast-paced side-scroller. Collect power-ups and gems to upgrade your abilities and advance through waves of enemies or play in an endless arcade mode.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade action
  • Side-scrolling gameplay
  • Waves of evil creatures
  • Upgrade items and power-ups
  • Two game modes: floor-by-floor and endless
  • Collect gems for upgrades
Features
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Fairy Fire - Defender of the Fairies Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc. are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. The plot: Defend your fairy pals against the evil! Fight through waves of evil creatures and finally meet the mother of evil and free the fairies - forever... Pick up the fairies and escort them to the warp-hole. Watch out for the snatchers, they are trying to abduct your fairy pals. Advance to the next wave by rescuing all fairies and eliminating all enemies by the end of the timer. Two game modes - Advance floor by floor by defeating the boss of each floor. - Arcade ‘endless’ mode. Collect gems to buy great upgrade items - get additional fire power with the ‘FairyFire’ upgrade ( also protects the fairy from dying ) - increase the number of collectable fairies with the ‘FairyCarry’ upgrade - speed up the wizard and make him fast like a flash - increase the shot frequency with the ‘FirePower’ upgrade - get a ‘GemMagnet’ to ease the pickup of gems Collectable upgrades: - Smart bomb ( black scroll ): kill all enemies on the screen - Invincible ( golden scroll ): kamikaze can be fun - Time Bender ( hourglass ): slow down the enemies for easy killing - Helper ( purple potion ): adds a protecting item to the wizard; it kills enemies - Extra Live ( green potion ) - Fire Power ( magic lamp ): adds serious ( flame thrower like ) fire power to the wizard

About

ArcanoBattle

Features
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ArcanoBattle is a duel that crosses Pong with Arkanoid: two living membranes and a merciless macrophage between them. Take the opposing wall apart cell by cell — before your rival takes apart yours. Contact: kry.sup@proton.me · indie-kry.github.io

Screenshots

Fairy Fire4 screens
ArcanoBattle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ArcanoBattle at Free against Fairy Fire's $0.99. ArcanoBattle also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 37 months). Fairy Fire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

ArcanoBattle is free to download; Fairy Fire costs $0.99 up front. ArcanoBattle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fairy Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, ArcanoBattle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fairy Fire versus ArcanoBattle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFairy FireArcanoBattle
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB138 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStefan PreussRaman Krauchuk

In-app purchases

None

Fairy Fire

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ArcanoBattle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Fairy Fire free?
Fairy Fire costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArcanoBattle free?
ArcanoBattle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fairy Fire or ArcanoBattle have ads?
ArcanoBattle shows ads; Fairy Fire does not.
Which is updated more often, Fairy Fire or ArcanoBattle?
Fairy Fire ships an update every 37 months, and ArcanoBattle every 4 days. Most recently, Fairy Fire was updated on October 24, 2026 and ArcanoBattle on October 25, 2026.

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