RE vs Scene
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!
Scene
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How accurately can you remember what you just saw? Scene is a minimalist visual memory game built around one simple challenge: Look. Remember. Recreate. Study a scene of geometric shapes, then recreate it from memory by moving and resizing each shape. Submit your attempt to reveal the original and discover how accurate you were. PLAY YOUR WAY • Daily: The same five-scene challenge for everyone each day • Endless: Keep playing through five-scene runs • Zen: An uninterrupted mode that adapts to your performance SIMPLE TO LEARN, DIFFICULT TO MASTER • Fast, focused rounds • Precise drag and pinch controls • Position and size scoring • Detailed play statistics • Light and dark mode Scene is designed to feel clean, tactile and immediate. Improve your visual memory, spatial awareness and precision one scene at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scene at none against RE's 1. Scene also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). RE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Scene asks for nothing beyond the download.
RE ships an update every 4 weeks, Scene every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RE | Scene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stewart Thomson | NARAYAN KULEINDIREN |
In-app purchases
RE
- Remove Ads$0.99
Scene
No in-app purchases
