Robots On vs Retro Arcade for Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Robots On
Engage in a fast-paced arcade shooter where you must blast through waves of killer robots. Utilize power-ups and strategic targeting to survive increasingly difficult levels in this retro-inspired game.
- Intensive arcade gameplay
- Multiple camera angles
- AI-powered robot enemies
- Power-up collection
- Retro 2D mode
- Rapid fire controls
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Robots On Can you defeat the swarm of killer robots in this old school arcade classic. This is a quick moving intensive arcade game, you will need to keeps moving and keep blasting to stay alive. The robots are attacking in this retro game from the days of classic arcade games. Play flat 2D mode like the original arcade games, or tap the camera icon to zoom in on action and play from several different camera angles including 1st and 3rd person modes. These Robots run the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI 2.0a), but they are still not quite as smart as us humans. I'm assuming you are a human, please forgive me if you are ... er something else... Anyway another advantage is that you get about a 2 second start on the robots, while they are powering up, but all too soon its "Robots On" and you need to move. Make the most of the vital few seconds to target the most powerful and difficult robots first. The action is manic, you are out numbered a thousand to one by the collective bunch of evil killer robots. To get to the next level you must destroy all Robots, accept the Grunts which are indestructible. Be sure to collect the specials and power ups along the way :- Star : Auto aim on, this will override aiming for a short term and target the most dangerous robots. Diamond : Shields Cherry: Big points. Heart: Bonus Life. Lightning: Robots freeze until recharged. You start with 5 lives, but will get bonus lives, initially every 5000 points, later every 10,000 points. Here's a quick guide to the Robots :- Reds, - Common worker bots, shoot lasers from eyes. Greens, Grunt bots. heavy indestructible, avoid. Brain Bots. Shoot homing missiles - deadly Torus Bull Bots - replication bots. Wil make other deadly robots. Cake Bots. Fly straight at you, so keep moving. Cube Bots - A faster replication robot, makes deadly cash registers. Cash registers - Another deadly android, shoot bouncing electric balls. Dumb blocks - Harmless, unless you run into them. Firing controls - Tap on the board, or on a robot to fire in that direction. Tap off the board to fire straight ahead. Hold finger down for rapid fire. That's it, easy - download "Robots On" now and help prevent the killer Robots from overwhelming the human race.
Retro Arcade for Watch
Experience a collection of classic arcade action games on your wrist and phone. Enjoy retro graphics, power-ups, and competitive leaderboards. Play for free with credits or unlock unlimited gameplay by purchasing individual titles.
- Collection of classic arcade games
- Retro graphics and power-ups
- Intuitive Watch Crown controls
- Swipe controls for iPhone
- Game Center leaderboards
- Short burst gameplay
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Retro Arcade is a FREE collection of classic arcade games on your wrist and on your phone! Includes the following games: • Kepler Attack - featured in Apple's "Great on watchOS 6" and "Our Favourite Apple Watch Apps" collections! • Asteroid Commando - Touch Arcade's Game of the Week! • Tank Commando - drive a tank, rescue downed WWII pilots. • Red Baron 1917 - battle fleets of enemy planes in this WWI shooter. • Assault Jet - a brand new shooter set above a city as you battle UFOs. • Area 51 - an experimental 3D game for the Watch. This is not a full game, but something we are exploring! NOTE: If you own any of the paid versions of these games, make sure they are installed on your iPhone when launching Retro Arcade and they will unlock so you have unlimited play. Thank you for supporting us! Featuring: • Beautiful retro arcade graphics! • Power-ups include Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire and Smart Bomb! • Intuitive and simple controls using the Crown on the Watch! • Swipe to move on the iPhone! • Compete against the world with Game Center leaderboards! • Short burst gameplay is perfect for the Watch and iPhone! • Play anywhere, anytime! • Play for free using in game Credits. • Or buy the games outright using IAP. NOTE: Owners of the existing paid games will be able to play unlimited games for FREE! Just make sure the existing paid game is installed on your iPhone when launching Retro Arcade. Relive the glory days of the arcade on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Thanks for playing Johnno & Pete
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Retro Arcade for Watch at 4.1 against Robots On's 1.0. Retro Arcade for Watch also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (54 vs 1). Robots On's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ads 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. Retro Arcade for Watch sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Robots On asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retro Arcade for Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Arcade for Watch has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Robots On's written reviews are positive against 80% of Retro Arcade for Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Robots On ships an update every 31 months, Retro Arcade for Watch every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Robots On | Retro Arcade for Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Galatic Droids | Red Sprite Studios |
Customer experience
Robots On
Retro Arcade for Watch
In-app purchases
Robots On
No in-app purchases
Retro Arcade for Watch
- Area 51$0.49
- Tank Commando$0.99
- Kepler Attack$1.99
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- Assault Jet$1.99
- Red Baron$1.99
- Asteroid!$1.99
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