Catch The Sun vs Aricade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catch The Sun
A colorful and fun arcade game where players collect points while avoiding spiked enemies. Fast reflexes and quick decisions are key to success. Power-ups can help slow down opponents and earn bonus points.
- Collect points
- Avoid enemies
- Fast decision making
- Practice reflexes
- Collect power-ups
- Bonus points
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Watch out for nasty spiked blobs and try to collect as much points as you can before the screen is filled with enemies! Catch The Sun is simple, colourful and fun arcade game that forces you to make fast decisions and practice your reflex! Collect power-ups to slow down enemies and act fast to receive bonus points. Are you ready for a challenge?
Aricade
Enjoy a diverse collection of casual minigames, from retro throwbacks to unique mobile titles. Designed with simple, intuitive controls for players of all ages, it offers over 30 engaging games for endless fun.
- 30+ casual minigames
- Retro and original titles
- Intuitive gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
- Archery, Pool, Chess, and more
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A delightful collection of casual minigames ranging from retro classics to mobile favorites and originals. Features intuitive gameplay and controls suitable for all ages. Just simple, fun, casual games. 30+ Games to choose from including: Archery Pool Brick breaker Match3 Memory Fishing Chess Cars Golf Artillery Lunar Lander Growth Bubbles Tower Stacker and many more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aricade at none against Catch The Sun's 1. Aricade also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Catch The Sun's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 75%). On price, rating 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. Catch The Sun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Aricade asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Catch The Sun against 4.8 for Aricade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Catch The Sun's written reviews are positive against 75% of Aricade's.
Catch The Sun ships an update every 4 months, Aricade daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catch The Sun | Aricade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (44 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Piotr Knapczyk | Kingly Software Inc |
Customer experience
Catch The Sun
Aricade
In-app purchases
Catch The Sun
- Support Developer (1 coffee)$1.99
Aricade
No in-app purchases
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