Balls vs. Pixels vs Retro Cloud Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balls vs. Pixels
Experience a vibrant arcade brick-breaker with a pixelated twist. Navigate colorful levels, master challenging gameplay, and defeat enemies to reach the final boss. Enjoy a nostalgic yet fresh take on a classic.
- Pixelated brick-breaking gameplay
- 15 colorful levels
- Various power-ups (enlarge paddle, triple ball, atomic ball)
- Enemies that interfere with gameplay
- GameCenter integration
- PixelArt graphics
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Do you remember Arkanoid? In this arcade game inspired by the famous arcade brick-breaker from the 80's, pixels replace bricks. This gives rise to a multi-color game with PixelArt on some levels. The game is easy to handle but difficult to master. You will need reflexes and concentration to reach the final boss. This brick-breaker ... uh no ... this pixel-breaker offers colorful pixel paintings that will delight the children but not only. You can play it from 7 to 77 years old, everybody has fun with Balls vs. Pixels. LEVELS - 15 colorful levels BONUS - enlarge the paddle - reduce the paddle - triple ball - free ball (extra life) - atomic ball (it blows out everything in its path) - ... GAMECENTER ENEMIES Beware of the enemies who walk on the board and protect the pixels, they can give surprising directions to your ball. ------------------ ALSO AVAILABLE ON MAC APP STORE https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/balls-vs-pixels/id1253964501?l=en&mt=12 ALSO AVAILABLE ON AppleTV ------------------ FOLLOW https://twitter.com/BallsVsPixels https://www.facebook.com/BallsVsPixels DISCOVER http://www.limonval.com/ballsvspixels/ SUPPORT http://www.limonval.com/ballsvspixels/default.asp?Support=1&source=BVSPIOSUK ------------------ Will you reach the final level and defeat the boss? Come on and play!
Retro Cloud Player
Play classic games on your Apple devices with this emulator. It utilizes iCloud for ROM storage and requires a companion app for collection management. A gamepad or keyboard is necessary for gameplay.
- Legacy gaming emulation
- iCloud ROM storage
- Libretro cores integration
- Companion app for ROM management
- Gamepad/keyboard support
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The Retro Cloud Player is an emulator for legacy gaming systems. The ROMs are stored in iCloud. The Retro Cloud Companion app is needed in order to manage your collection of ROMs. A gamepad or keyboard is also required. This emulator include cores from the Libretro project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Retro Cloud Player at 5.0 against Balls vs. Pixels's 4.0. Retro Cloud Player also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Balls vs. Pixels's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Balls vs. Pixels sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Retro Cloud Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retro Cloud Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Balls vs. Pixels has 60 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Balls vs. Pixels | Retro Cloud Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (60 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ICI Solutions | Julien Eyriès |
Customer experience
Balls vs. Pixels
Retro Cloud Player
In-app purchases
Balls vs. Pixels
- 3 Extra Balls$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Retro Cloud Player
No in-app purchases
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