Comparison

Widower's Sky vs Super Retro Bot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Widower's Sky

Embark on an emotional journey as a father and son seeking a new home after a profound loss. Explore breathtaking landscapes, battle wildlife and machines, and manage resources to survive. This adventure blends puzzle, platforming, and survival elements with a compelling narrative.

Highlights
  • Explore gorgeous landscapes
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • Living environments
  • Engaging story told through narration
  • Mix of puzzle, platforming, and survival
  • Battle wildlife and machines
  • Helpful dog companion
Features
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***Note this game is recommended for iPhone 6/iPad Air 2 and higher Experience the mobile exclusive only on iOS: Alone in a mysterious land, follow a father and son on a voyage to find home after the loss of their beloved wife and mother. They will endure a daunting journey of towering buildings and beautiful vistas using the ancient portals they happened upon. Equipped with only his bow and devastating dash attack, the father must fight against the wildlife and the machines while keeping the son fed and rested. Widower's Sky is a game about adventure, survival and family. Like chapters in a novel, you play through the future while listening to the past until the two timelines converge and the story reaches it's climax. Features • Gorgeous landscapes: Beautiful and varied worlds to explore. Stick to the path set before you or take your time wandering, it's up to you. • Engaging soundtrack: A hauntingly moving score that reacts to your progression. • The world: Living environments, including docile and vicious wildlife, set the stage for an ancient history that was ahead of it's time. The Rest • Engaging story told through narration that reveals itself through the chapters of the game. • Just the right amount of everything. A mix of puzzle, platforming and survival • A mix of enemies ranging from machines to wildlife • Compatible with MFi controllers • Make use of your hardware with stunning graphics • A helpful dog! A game by Michael Warren

About

Super Retro Bot

Embark on a challenging retro platformer adventure with pixel art graphics and a science fiction theme. Navigate 30 levels filled with obstacles and enemies, enjoying authentic 8-bit music and real-time lighting effects. This game offers a hard but rewarding experience for fans of classic platformers.

Highlights
  • 30 challenging platformer levels
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Stylized science fiction setting
  • Smooth controls
  • Chip-tune 8-bit music and sound effects
  • Real-time lighting effects
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Featuring: 30 challenging platfomer levels, full of obstacles and enemies Retro, pixel art graphics Stylised, science fiction setting Smooth controls Chip-tune, 8-bit style music and sound effects Stunning, real-time lighting effects Free game If you like old-school platformer games with pixel art graphics, you'll love this! This game is hard - you'll need all the platformer skills you can muster!

Screenshots

Widower's Sky4 screens
Super Retro Bot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Super Retro Bot at 100% against Widower's Sky's 30%. Super Retro Bot also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.4). Widower's Sky's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Super Retro Bot is free to download; Widower's Sky costs $0.99 up front. Super Retro Bot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Widower's Sky asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Retro Bot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widower's Sky has 35 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Widower's Sky's written reviews are positive against 100% of Super Retro Bot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widower's Sky ships an update every 2 months, Super Retro Bot every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Widower's Sky versus Super Retro Bot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidower's SkySuper Retro Bot
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (35 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.2 GB124 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMichael WarrenCharles Hall

Customer experience

Widower's Sky

All ratings35 ratings
Positive25.7%
Neutral11.4%
Negative62.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative56.0%

Super Retro Bot

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Widower's Sky

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Super Retro Bot

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99

Questions

Is Widower's Sky free?
Widower's Sky costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Retro Bot free?
Super Retro Bot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widower's Sky or Super Retro Bot?
Super Retro Bot is rated higher. Widower's Sky averages 2.4 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Super Retro Bot averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Widower's Sky or Super Retro Bot have ads?
Super Retro Bot shows ads; Widower's Sky does not.
Which is updated more often, Widower's Sky or Super Retro Bot?
Widower's Sky ships an update every 2 months, and Super Retro Bot every 40 months. Most recently, Widower's Sky was updated on October 21, 2026 and Super Retro Bot on October 14, 2026.

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