Big Pixel Run vs RetroPaddleBall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Pixel Run
Test your reflexes in this challenging, retro-inspired endless runner. Guide your player with a single finger, collecting coins to open gates and avoid obstacles. Power-ups offer temporary invincibility in this highly addictive game.
- Retro-inspired endless runner
- One-finger control
- Coin collection for gate opening
- Obstacle avoidance
- Power-up gems for invincibility
- 9 levels
- Infinite gameplay
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Challenge your reflexes in this addicting and difficult game. Blast through this retro-inspired endless runner, and use your finger to control your player. Pass through the walls by being quick to gather all the coins needed to open the gate. Be careful not to hit the obstacles as you go through the narrow passage. Obtain the power up gem to protect yourself with invincibility, until you hit an obstacle. As you progress through each level, you'll encounter more coins, faster obstacles, and even moving obstacles. Be warned, this game is highly addictive and gets hard very quickly. Features: - 9 Levels - One finger control - Infinite gameplay
RetroPaddleBall
Experience a classic arcade-style game with a modern twist. Aim for the highest score by skillfully hitting a ball, navigating power-ups, and overcoming challenging obstacles. Enjoy simple, addictive gameplay designed for quick sessions.
- Single-player pong-like gameplay
- High score chasing
- Power-ups
- Random bricks
- Spinning squares
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RetroPaddleBall is a simple single player pong like arcade game in which you try to get the highest score. Simple as that. There are power ups, random bricks, and spinning squares to help (or hinder you) to getting points. There really isn't much to it. Download and give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RetroPaddleBall at none against Big Pixel Run's 1. Big Pixel Run's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Big Pixel Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RetroPaddleBall asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Big Pixel Run against 5.0 for RetroPaddleBall. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Pixel Run has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Big Pixel Run ships an update fortnightly, RetroPaddleBall every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Pixel Run | RetroPaddleBall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Calvillo | Luke Cotton |
Customer experience
Big Pixel Run
RetroPaddleBall
In-app purchases
Big Pixel Run
- No Ads$2.99
RetroPaddleBall
No in-app purchases
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