Retrowave vs Chip8 Emulator
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!
Chip8 Emulator
Experience vintage games and programs from 8-bit microcomputers on your mobile device. This app brings the charm of retro computing to the palm of your hand.
- Play classic Chip-8 games
- Experience vintage programs
- Retro computing simulation
- Mobile retro gaming
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Relive the golden age of retro computing with Chip8 Emulator! Experience the charm of vintage games and programs, originally developed for 8-bit microcomputers, all in the palm of your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chip8 Emulator at none against Retrowave's 1. Chip8 Emulator also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Retrowave's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.2). On price, rating, 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. Retrowave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chip8 Emulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Retrowave against 4.0 for Chip8 Emulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retrowave has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Retrowave's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chip8 Emulator's.
| Parameter | Retrowave | Chip8 Emulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GammaLateral LLC | SUPERSONIC BYTE Sarajevo |
Customer experience
Retrowave
Chip8 Emulator
In-app purchases
Retrowave
- Remove Ads$1.99
Chip8 Emulator
No in-app purchases
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