Comparison

Multicross Puzzle Challenge vs Arabilis

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

Head to head
About

Multicross Puzzle Challenge

Engage your mind with a new puzzle game from the creator of Tetris. Solve over 1800 unique challenges across three distinct modes, with new puzzles added daily. Enjoy stylish visuals and a rewarding gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Over 1800 unique puzzles
  • Three challenge types: Fill, Rotate, Mirror
  • Daily new challenges
  • Simple drag-and-drop gameplay
  • Stylish visuals and sound
  • Score multiplier system
Features
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TETRIS® 40 YEARS: This game designed by Tetris® creator. Multicross is new puzzle game designed by Tetris creator – Alexey Pajitnov. Multicross features: • Fun and simple gameplay; • 600+600+600 challenge puzzles of 3 types; • 15 new challenges every day; • Stylish visuals, music and sound effects How to play main game: • Drag a shape from bottom pool onto vacant space of the playing field; • Form the full line of blocks either horizontally or vertically to score and clean it up; • Build crossing lines to obtain better score, as well as to clear entire playing field; • Increase blocks’ price placing same color blocks on the playing field; • Collect stars in challenges to increase main score multiplier; • Keep the blocks from filling the playfield. How to play FILL challenge: • Drag a shape from bottom pool onto vacant space of the playing field; • Fill the whole playing field with blocks; • Collect stars to increase main score multiplier. How to play ROTATE challenge: • Tap a shape in stack to rotate before placing it onto vacant space of the playing field. How to play MIRROR challenge: • Tap a shape in stack to flip it horizontally before placing it onto vacant space of the playing field. Shape your mind while mastering the shapes of new game from Puzzle Guru – Alexey Pajitnov.

About

Arabilis

Experience a cozy arcade farming puzzle game where you plant, grow, and harvest vegetables in randomized gardens. This free version offers four unique seasons to play and challenge your high score. Enjoy a completely ad-free and in-app purchase-free experience.

Highlights
  • Farming puzzle gameplay
  • Roguelike elements
  • Color matching mechanics
  • Four unique seasons
  • High score chasing
  • Tutorials included
  • Multi-language support
Features
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-- PocketGamer App Army -- "Absolutely recommended to anyone who enjoys puzzle games." "If you like puzzle games I think there's a lot here to learn/discover and it will keep you coming back. I definitely want to spend more time with it and attempt to master its mechanics" "There is definitely lots here for lovers of this genre." -- PocketGamer - Bronze Rating -- “It's a very unique concept to combine colour matching, roguelike elements and farming in a single game" Arabilis: Sprout Edition is a free version of Arabilis: Super Harvest, which is a cozy arcade farming puzzle game. You are planting, growing and harvesting vegetables in gardens filled with randomized challenges. In this version you can play 4 seasons of Arabilis and chase your highscore. Completely ad, in-app purchases free. Sprout Edition contains: - 4 unique seasons to plant, grow and harvest in. - Save you high scores. - Play all tutorials. - English, German, Dutch, French, Indonesian and Spanish language support. - No ads, no in-app purchases, no data gathering

Screenshots

Multicross Puzzle Challenge4 screens
Arabilis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arabilis at none against Multicross Puzzle Challenge's shown. Arabilis also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Multicross Puzzle Challenge's advantage is ratings volume (167 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arabilis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Multicross Puzzle Challenge has 167 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multicross Puzzle Challenge ships an update every 4 months, Arabilis weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Multicross Puzzle Challenge versus Arabilis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulticross Puzzle ChallengeArabilis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (167 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREY NOVIKOVTim Overvliet

Customer experience

Multicross Puzzle Challenge

All ratings167 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral7.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral10.6%
Negative23.4%

Arabilis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Multicross Puzzle Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

Arabilis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Multicross Puzzle Challenge free?
Multicross Puzzle Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arabilis free?
Arabilis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Multicross Puzzle Challenge or Arabilis?
Arabilis is rated higher. Multicross Puzzle Challenge averages 4.5 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Arabilis averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Multicross Puzzle Challenge or Arabilis have ads?
Multicross Puzzle Challenge shows ads; Arabilis does not.
Which is updated more often, Multicross Puzzle Challenge or Arabilis?
Multicross Puzzle Challenge ships an update every 4 months, and Arabilis weekly. Most recently, Multicross Puzzle Challenge was updated on November 1, 2026 and Arabilis on November 3, 2026.

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