Where no ads games iPhone users find live
- Paid games: a one-off price usually means no ads.
- Apple Arcade: no ads and no in-app purchases, for a monthly subscription.
- Truly free games: rare, usually made by studios with another way to fund them.
How to check a listing for ads
- App Privacy card: "Data Used to Track You" often means advertising.
- In-App Purchases: a "Remove Ads" item means there are ads.
- Reviews: search them for "ads".
- Airplane mode: ad-supported games often break offline.
Free games no ads iPhone: comparison
| Model | Ads | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Free with ads | Yes | Free, paid to remove ads |
| Free with purchases | Sometimes | Free, paid to progress |
| Apple Arcade | No | Monthly subscription |
| Paid | Usually no | One-off price |
| Actually free | No | Nothing |
A free game with no ads: Down The Drone
Down The Drone is our first-person AR shooter for iPhone: hostile drone swarms are anchored into your real room, and you turn, aim and fire to hold them off. It is free with no ads and no in-app purchases, plays fully offline, and runs on iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13+. Rated 12+.
No ads, no purchases, no subscription, and no tracking. Because there are no ads to load, it also plays fully offline.