Comparison

Breakout by CodeHS vs Retro Spaceship Arcade

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

Head to head
About

Breakout by CodeHS

Control a paddle by tilting your phone to break all the bricks in this classic arcade game. Built on a platform for teaching coding, this game offers simple, engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Tilt controls for paddle movement
  • Break all the bricks
  • Classic arcade gameplay
  • Built on CodeHS platform
Features
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This is the Breakout game from CodeHS. Tilt your phone left and right to move the paddle. Try to break all the bricks! This app was built on CodeHS (http://codehs.com), a platform for helping schools teach coding. Any app you build on CodeHS can get submitted to the App Store as well.

About

Retro Spaceship Arcade

Engage in classic arcade-style space combat. Destroy waves of enemies to achieve the highest score possible. Experience nostalgic gameplay with simple, addictive mechanics.

Highlights
  • Destroy all enemies
  • Score as many points as possible
  • Classic arcade gameplay
  • Nostalgic experience
Features
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Retro arcade game - Destroy all enemies and win as much points as you can!

Screenshots

Breakout by CodeHS2 screens
Retro Spaceship Arcade3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retro Spaceship Arcade at 100% against Breakout by CodeHS's 27%. Retro Spaceship Arcade also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7). Breakout by CodeHS's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Retro Spaceship Arcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breakout by CodeHS has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Breakout by CodeHS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Retro Spaceship Arcade's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Breakout by CodeHS versus Retro Spaceship Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakout by CodeHSRetro Spaceship Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequency—Every 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeHSVanja Milivojevic

Customer experience

Breakout by CodeHS

All ratings19 ratings
Positive36.8%
Neutral10.5%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative53.3%

Retro Spaceship Arcade

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Breakout by CodeHS

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Spaceship Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breakout by CodeHS free?
Breakout by CodeHS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Spaceship Arcade free?
Retro Spaceship Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Breakout by CodeHS or Retro Spaceship Arcade?
Retro Spaceship Arcade is rated higher. Breakout by CodeHS averages 2.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Retro Spaceship Arcade averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Breakout by CodeHS or Retro Spaceship Arcade have ads?
Neither Breakout by CodeHS nor Retro Spaceship Arcade shows ads.

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