Comparison

Retro Wanderer vs Grumpy

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

Head to head
About

Retro Wanderer

Explore classic puzzle levels with updated graphics and modern features. This game offers a challenging experience where every screen is a unique puzzle to solve. Save your progress and replay your moves.

Highlights
  • Classic puzzle gameplay
  • Shiny new graphics
  • Game Center support
  • Game controller support
  • 60 unique screens
  • Saveable moves for replay
Features
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Welcome to Retro Wanderer! Wanderer is an old PC puzzle game similar to Boulderdash, Repton, XOR and others. This is port of the original game from the original code. All 60 screens are available with shiny new graphics, game center support and game controller support. Each screen is a separate puzzle to solve, nothing is random and the game can save your moves for a replay. No monsters were harmed while developing this game. (This is open source - see https://github.com/teleportaloo/RetroWanderer )

About

Grumpy

Embark on a relaxing puzzle adventure to restore color and harmony to a whimsical world. Match items to help quirky characters overcome their troubles and bring peace back to their lives. Enjoy satisfying visuals and gentle humor as you progress through delightful challenges.

Highlights
  • Match-two puzzle gameplay
  • Restore color to environments
  • Help quirky characters
  • Relaxing visual puzzles
  • Gentle humor
  • Chase high scores
Features
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This is a charming match-two puzzle game starring the meadow’s most unlikely hero: Grumpy. Once the fastest bee alive, Grumpy mysteriously wakes up grounded. His wings will not lift, and the world around him is losing its color. When he encounters a tiny elk, the elk tells Grumpy that the world is out of sync. Minds are tangled, matching objects have been separated, and reality itself is slipping into black and white. So what now? Reunite what belongs together to restore the peace of mind of others. Help a lonely cloud finally play the violin, spark the appetite of a dramatic flesh-eating plant, lull a wide-awake cat into gentle dreams, and give a shy astronaut the courage to dance on the moon. Relaxing, satisfying visual puzzles, gentle humor, and beautifully transforming environments make Grumpy hard to put down. Grumble your way through delightful challenges, chase high scores, and maybe even fix those stubborn wings along the way.

Screenshots

Retro Wanderer3 screens
Grumpy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retro Wanderer at Free against Grumpy's $0.99. Retro Wanderer also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Grumpy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model 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

Retro Wanderer is free to download; Grumpy costs $0.99 up front. Retro Wanderer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grumpy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grumpy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Wanderer ships an update every 11 months, Grumpy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Retro Wanderer versus Grumpy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro WandererGrumpy
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB238 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTeleportaloobad monkee

Customer experience

Retro Wanderer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grumpy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Retro Wanderer

One-time1
  • Donation$0.99
None

Grumpy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Wanderer free?
Retro Wanderer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grumpy free?
Grumpy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retro Wanderer or Grumpy?
Grumpy is rated higher. Retro Wanderer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Grumpy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Retro Wanderer or Grumpy have ads?
Neither Retro Wanderer nor Grumpy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retro Wanderer or Grumpy?
Retro Wanderer ships an update every 11 months, and Grumpy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Retro Wanderer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Grumpy on November 5, 2026.

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