Comparison

Arcade Monkey vs Monkey Swingers

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

Head to head
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

About

Monkey Swingers

A fast-paced arcade game where you control a monkey climbing through a jungle. Collect bananas to buy boosts and costumes, and compete with friends on the leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Arcade climbing gameplay
  • Collect bananas for upgrades
  • Unlockable costumes
  • Boosts for enhanced climbing
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Jungle-themed environment
Features
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Monkey Swingers is back in all its arcadey action. No cage can hold this free swingin’ monkey. In a race to prove who’s king of the jungle, this little monkey plans to go up, up and all the way up! Swing from bush to bush and quickly climb up as high as you can. Skillfully use boosts to power up your climbing strategy. Collect bananas and use them to acquire boosts and cool costumes to show off your unique and flashy outer monkey style! Swing past your Game Center friends leaving their best climbs in the dust. We hope to see you at the top!

Screenshots

Arcade Monkey4 screens
Monkey Swingers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Monkey Swingers at every 3 months against Arcade Monkey's every 8 months. Arcade Monkey's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 and Monkey Swingers sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Arcade Monkey against 4.6 for Monkey Swingers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Arcade Monkey's written reviews are positive against 80% of Monkey Swingers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcade Monkey ships an update every 8 months, Monkey Swingers every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Arcade Monkey versus Monkey Swingers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcade MonkeyMonkey Swingers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1010
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB115 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer晓刚 秦Player1games Inc.

Customer experience

Arcade Monkey

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

Monkey Swingers

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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
8 purchases

Monkey Swingers

One-time8
  • 1000 Bananas$0.99
  • No More Ads - Special$0.99
  • No More Ads$1.99
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  • 4000 Bananas$1.99
  • Double Bananas$1.99
  • 8000 Bananas$2.99
  • 15000 Bananas$3.99
  • 40000 Bananas$4.99

Questions

Is Arcade Monkey free?
Arcade Monkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monkey Swingers free?
Monkey Swingers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arcade Monkey or Monkey Swingers?
Arcade Monkey and Monkey Swingers are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Arcade Monkey or Monkey Swingers have ads?
Both Arcade Monkey and Monkey Swingers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcade Monkey or Monkey Swingers?
Arcade Monkey ships an update every 8 months, and Monkey Swingers every 3 months. Most recently, Arcade Monkey was updated on October 24, 2026 and Monkey Swingers on October 24, 2026.

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