Retrowave vs Synthwave Escape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retrowave
Experience a retro music rhythm game where you tap to the beat. The challenge increases with the number of fingers required to match the incoming notes. Immerse yourself in the retro aesthetic and feel the rhythm.
- Retro music rhythm gameplay
- Finger-tapping note matching
- Increasing difficulty
- Retro aesthetic
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Feel the heat in this retro music rhythm game! Tap with the same number of fingers as notes in rhythm!
Synthwave Escape
Embark on a retro rhythm puzzle platformer adventure with an 80s synthwave aesthetic. Guide a team of robots with unique physics to escape a neon bunker and defeat an antagonist. Solve challenges through 60 stages with an original soundtrack and a humorous storyline.
- 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages
- 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks
- 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics
- Robot Storyline
- Dad Jokes
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Synthwave Escape is a Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer game with an 80s inspired Synthwave Soundtrack & Aesthetic. Join Doc Grits' team of robots as they attempt to escape the Neon Bunker and defeat the heinously infamous Red Hawk. Use the Escape Bots' skills together to overcome challenges and make it safely to safety! Features • 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages • 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks • 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics • 1 Most Triumphant Robot Storyline • A Plethora of Dad Jokes Oh, you're still reading! Alright, I'll continue. Here's the situation: this dude Grits is locked away in a Neon Bunker by this other bogus dude named Red Hawk. Grits is forced to make deadly contraptions, but manages to build a robot team to help him escape. They almost make it, but then they get caught. Then they get away. Yada, yada - just play the game already! If you enjoy the game please consider leaving a review. And if you really, really enjoy it, tell a friend. Then next time you see that friend, the two of you can do a jumping high five. Thanks for playing! Your Friend, Nick Culbertson Moby Pixel http://www.mobypixel.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Synthwave Escape at 83% against Retrowave's 25%. Synthwave Escape also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (219 vs 11). Retrowave's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Retrowave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Synthwave Escape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Synthwave Escape holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synthwave Escape has 219 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Retrowave's written reviews are positive against 83% of Synthwave Escape's.
| Parameter | Retrowave | Synthwave Escape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (219 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 219 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | Moby Pixel |
Customer experience
Retrowave
Synthwave Escape
Bugs and requests
Retrowave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Synthwave Escape
Reported bugs
3 issues- Audio option doesn't work
- No invincibility stage after getting hit
- Game won't download
Requested features
5 requests- Longer game or sequel
- More levels
- New music
- PC version
- More cutscenes
In-app purchases
Retrowave
- Remove Ads$1.99
Synthwave Escape
- 20 Coins$0.99
- 50 Coins$1.99
- Unlimited Coins$4.99
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- Unlimited Coins Deal$4.99
