Spirited Car vs ArcadeBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spirited Car
An arcade-style racing game where players must avoid enemy cars to earn points. Collect flags to refuel and utilize power-ups like shields and ghost mode for survival. Experience a timeless supercar challenge.
- Avoid enemy cars
- Earn points
- Collect flags for fuel
- Use shield power-up
- Utilize ghost power-up
- Arcade gameplay
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Spirited Car is the timeless arcade game of supercars. GAME RULES * Avoid crashing on the enemy cars and earn points. * Take the flag 3 times in a row and make a pitstop to fuel the car with coins. * In Game A you can use the help of the powers when you are in danger. * Shield power makes you invulnerable to a collision. * Spirit your car using the Ghost power and pass through your enemies without crashing.
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: Spirited Car at 100% against ArcadeBox's 0%. Spirited Car also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). ArcadeBox's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Spirited Car costs $0.99 and ArcadeBox $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spirited Car holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spirited Car's written reviews are positive against 0% of ArcadeBox's.
Spirited Car ships an update every 2 months, ArcadeBox every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spirited Car | ArcadeBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Giovanni Murru | Gianluca Natalini |
Customer experience
Spirited Car
ArcadeBox
In-app purchases
Spirited Car
No in-app purchases
ArcadeBox
No in-app purchases
Questions
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