Watch Arcade vs CodePick for Apple Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Arcade
Experience classic arcade gameplay directly on your Apple Watch. Enjoy four distinct games with intuitive touch controls and unique animations. More content is planned for future updates.
- Bricks game
- Bubbles game
- Minesweeper game
- 2048 game
- Intuitive touch controls
- Unique animations
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FREE for a limited time! Play Arcade Games on Your Watch! (Requires Apple Watch To Play) Four Fun Games: • Bricks: Line falling bricks up into full rows to clear. • Bubbles: Blast away matching bubble colors • Mines: Sweep away mines • 2048: Combine numbers to create multiples up to 2048. All games play on the Apple Watch with intuitive touch controls. Unique use of animations! More coming soon in app updates!
CodePick for Apple Watch
Test your code-breaking abilities across 60 unique levels. This standalone game is optimized for the Apple Watch, offering a fun way to pass the time during commutes or while waiting. Enjoy 20 levels for free.
- 60 unique levels
- Code deciphering gameplay
- Standalone Apple Watch app
- Ideal for casual gaming
- Play 20 levels free
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Can you crack the code? Test your skills in 60 levels, specially designed for the Apple Watch. - Decipher a variety of codes - Ideal for casual gaming during commute and waiting times - Game specially designed for Apple Watch as standalone app - Play 20 levels for free
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CodePick for Apple Watch at 3.0 against Watch Arcade's 1.9. Watch Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. CodePick for Apple Watch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Watch Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
CodePick for Apple Watch holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 5% of Watch Arcade's written reviews are positive against 0% of CodePick for Apple Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watch Arcade | CodePick for Apple Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (16 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artamata, Inc. | Sebastian Picklum |
Customer experience
Watch Arcade
CodePick for Apple Watch
In-app purchases
Watch Arcade
No in-app purchases
CodePick for Apple Watch
- Level Pack 1$0.99
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