Arcade Monkey vs Punch The Monkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Horizontal action gameplay
- Play as the Monkey King
- Battle demons and evil forces
- Collect powerful artifacts
- Assist dharma master Xuan Zang
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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
Punch The Monkey
Tap to punch a monkey and keep it airborne for points. Bonus points are awarded for keeping multiple monkeys in the air and colliding them. The game ends when all monkeys perish.
- Tap-based gameplay
- Keep monkeys airborne
- Bonus points for multiple monkeys
- Simple controls
- Score-based progression
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Monkey and I would strongly recommend that you Punch this Monkey for fun, frolic, wealth, health, joy, peace and happiness. Tap to punch, don't swipe, slide or drag, seen people do this, but the game don't work that way, just tap. Keep the monkey in the air by punching it. More monkeys fall down and you get bonus points for keeping more of them in the air and bonking them together. Game ends when all your monkeys die. Have fun punchin' them monkeys!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Punch The Monkey at none against Arcade Monkey's 6. Punch The Monkey also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Arcade Monkey's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Arcade Monkey sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Punch The Monkey asks for nothing beyond the download.
Punch The Monkey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arcade Monkey has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Arcade Monkey's written reviews are positive against 100% of Punch The Monkey's.
Arcade Monkey ships an update every 8 months, Punch The Monkey every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcade Monkey | Punch The Monkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 晓刚 秦 | Rajesh DMonte |
Customer experience
Arcade Monkey
Punch The Monkey
In-app purchases
Arcade Monkey
- 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
Punch The Monkey
No in-app purchases
