The Android port took quite a bit of time to happen which means 2048 had time to eclipse it for many people. And when it finally was on Android, It probably struggled more there for being a paid game when 2048 was free with ads ~~what's wrong with you people, it costs as much as 2 coffees and ads are fucking annoying~~.

It's been available on both iOS and Android for years before Arcade was a thing.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I had not considered that, good point.

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Didn’t 2048 go viral before Apple Arcade even existed?

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This has become a bit of a rollercoaster here. Looks like 2048 peaked around 2014, according to Google Trends. Apple Arcade launched 5 years later. So it turns out that it doesn’t line up.

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 4 points 10 months ago

The reason 2048 took over was probably because Threes was only on iOS for a while, and because 2048 was available as a free, ad-supported game while Threes was only available as a paid game.

I got Threes back around Android release, and 2048 was already huge.

[–] 520@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

It wasn't stuck on Apple Arcade. There was an Android release well before.