RE vs Echo Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RE
A memory-based arcade game where players tap flashing tiles in sequence. The difficulty increases as you progress, with added elements like combo multipliers and limited lives. Compete with friends for the highest score.
- Memory tile matching
- Increasing difficulty
- Combo multipliers
- Limited lives
- High score competition
- Arcade gameplay
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RE-TRACE is a memory based arcade game. Tiles flash, you tap them, and repeat; Thats all there is to it... Well almost, add a combo multiplier some lives and make it get more difficult as you progress then you've got RE-TRACE. Test yourself against your friends and see who can get the highest score!
Echo Tap
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Test your focus, rhythm, and memory in Echo Tap — a minimalist audio-visual puzzle game. Watch the glowing sequence, remember each tone, and tap them back in the correct order. Each round gets faster and trickier — how far can you go? Features • Unique tones — each shape has its own sound frequency. • Smooth animations and pulses. • Progressive challenge that adapts as you play. • Best-score tracking to keep improving. • Dynamic colors and haptic feedback for immersion. Echo Tap is simple to start, hard to master — a calming challenge for your brain and reflexes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo Tap at none against RE's 1. Echo Tap also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). RE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). 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. RE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Echo Tap asks for nothing beyond the download.
RE ships an update every 4 weeks, Echo Tap weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RE | Echo Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stewart Thomson | Abdul Sadik Yalcin |
In-app purchases
RE
- Remove Ads$0.99
Echo Tap
No in-app purchases
