Antstream Arcade vs Club Pogo

Antstream Arcade is a cloud-streaming service for officially licensed retro games. Its advertised library includes over 1,300 games across arcade, computer, and console systems. Players can take on more than 300 original challenge modes, join weekly tournaments, and use global leaderboards. Games stream from the cloud without ROMs or downloads. They save automatically on exit, and players also have three personal save slots, although save states are unavailable for some games. Listed devices include PC, Mac, Linux, Android tablets and phones, iPhone and iPad, Xbox, PlayStation, web browsers, Amazon Fire TV, Atari VCS, and Samsung TV. Subscriptions bought online, through iOS, Android, or Amazon work across several listed platforms; Epic, Xbox, and PlayStation purchases are tied to their respective accounts. A membership is listed at $3.99 a month, and the pricing note includes a 7-day trial. Device compatibility depends on the device. Support is in English, and the UK-based team aims to respond within 24 hours.

Club Pogo is the premium membership for Pogo, Electronic Arts’ web-based casual gaming service, which offers card, puzzle, and board games. Pogo says visitors can play over 50 games, including solitaire, word games, and mahjong. The service works across desktop, tablet, and mobile, with web, iOS, and Android support. A free account can unlock additional game content, save progress, and participate in community chat and forums. Free players and Club Pogo subscribers can complete challenges to earn Pogis, which can unlock power-ups, site currency, and other prizes. Club Pogo adds ad-free gameplay, exclusive titles and in-game content, and over 1,000 challenges with collectible badge rewards. Subscribers can also take part in monthly and seasonal events for special badges and choose from three monthly reward bundles. EA advertises a 7-day Club Pogo trial. The free Pogo account costs nothing.