Comparison

Matching Pennies vs Super16Bit

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

Head to head
About

Matching Pennies

Learn pattern recognition and strategy development through a game similar to Rock, Paper, Scissors. Play against AI, computer vs. computer, or other players via Wi-Fi. Features include team play, strategy building, and wagering.

Highlights
  • Pattern recognition learning
  • Play against AI
  • Computer vs. computer mode
  • Wi-Fi multiplayer
  • Team play
  • Strategy builder
  • Wagering system
Features
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Matching Pennies is the two-weapon equivalent of the more widely known Rock, Paper, Scissors game. Any successful strategy in such a game is some form of pattern recognition, which is a highly developed topic, since it is a fundamental component of both data compression and machine learning. This makes a large set of standard strategies available to players by adapting well-established pattern recognition techniques. The App is designed to help you learn such techniques, and have fun doing so! You can learn by playing against the computer, after selecting a standard strategy for the computer to use. You can experiment with the relative strengths of different strategies by playing computer versus computer, with a different strategy selected for each side. The App contains elaborate help documentation that describes the standard strategies, with particular emphasis on helping you learn Prediction by Partial Matching, which is one of the most useful pattern recognition techniques. Most importantly, the App allows you to play against human opponents by connecting your mobile devices over Wi-Fi, so you can apply what you have learned. You can control the level of difficulty by setting the number of rounds per game to be any odd number between 1 and 99. The requirement that it be an odd number leverages an advantage that Matching Pennies has over Rock, Paper, Scissors. There is no possibility of a tie in a game with an odd number of rounds. This makes it a better method for settling disagreements with your friends! You can speed up games with a large number of rounds, and make them more challenging, by setting a time limit per round. When connected to other players, the time remaining in a round is synchronized among all devices, in order to enforce the time limit fairly. There are four advanced features that make the game even more interesting and challenging: Team Play - allows multiple players to mutually connect over Wi-Fi, and form two teams that play against each other. Strategy Assist - provides additional features in the user interface that help you follow the Prediction by Partial Matching strategy. Strategy Builder - allows you to create new computer strategies that are variations on the standard strategies. This increases the experimentation you can do to help you form your own unique strategy. Wagering - allows you to express confidence in your moves by associating a wager with each move, which is a number from 1 to 10. Scoring is adjusted so that a higher wager means a higher reward if you win a round, and a higher penalty if you lose. Mesh networking by http://underdark.io

About

Super16Bit

Experience classic Super Nintendo games on your Apple device with this advanced emulator. Enjoy features like game controller support, state saving, cheat codes, and optimized video and audio for a smooth retro gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Game controller support
  • State save and load
  • Cheat code functionality
  • Turbo mode and Rewind
  • External display output
  • iCloud sync for backups
  • Customizable touch screen controls
Features
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An advanced SNES (Super Nintendo) emulator optimized for Apple devices. ・Game controller ・State save ・Cheat code ・Turbo mode, Rewind ・External display output ・Metal rendering video optimized for Apple devices ・AudioUnit low-latency audio optimized for Apple devices ・iCloud sync (backup, restore) ・Touch screen controller layout customization ・Added various other functions *Last Inc. has no relationship with Nintendo. The name "Nintendo" and all related game console names are registered trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Screenshots

Matching Pennies1 screens
Super16Bit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Super16Bit at 71% against Matching Pennies's 0%. Super16Bit also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months). Matching Pennies's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super16Bit holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super16Bit has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Matching Pennies's written reviews are positive against 71% of Super16Bit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Matching Pennies ships an update every 15 months, Super16Bit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Matching Pennies versus Super16Bit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatching PenniesSuper16Bit
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews71.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings126 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNatural Computation LLCLast,Inc.

Customer experience

Matching Pennies

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Super16Bit

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral9.7%
Negative19.4%

In-app purchases

None

Matching Pennies

No in-app purchases

None

Super16Bit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Matching Pennies free?
Matching Pennies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super16Bit free?
Super16Bit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Matching Pennies or Super16Bit?
Super16Bit is rated higher. Matching Pennies averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Super16Bit averages 4.5 from 26 ratings.
Do Matching Pennies or Super16Bit have ads?
Neither Matching Pennies nor Super16Bit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Matching Pennies or Super16Bit?
Matching Pennies ships an update every 15 months, and Super16Bit fortnightly. Most recently, Matching Pennies was updated on November 2, 2026 and Super16Bit on November 4, 2026.

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