TATAU vs Retrogram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TATAU
Learn to count to one million in Te Reo Māori with this engaging game. Compete on leaderboards, practice specific levels, and translate numbers into New Zealand's native language.
- Learn Te Reo Māori counting
- Competitive timed games
- High score leaderboards
- Practice specific levels
- Number translation
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Tatau translates to counting in Te Reo Māori, New Zealand's native language. Tatau is a competitive counting game that hopes to teach it's audience how to count to a million in Te Reo Māori. In Tatau users can: - play a timed game to try and make it up the High Scores leaderboard - practise specific levels to get ready for a fast timed game - translate any number to Te Reo Māori - learn how to count to a million in Te Reo Māori
Retrogram
Challenge your vocabulary with a daily word puzzle. Create as many words as possible from seven letters. Enjoy a stylish, retro-themed experience designed to sharpen your mind and introduce you to new words.
- Daily hand-made puzzles
- Solve puzzles together via SharePlay
- Apple Watch compatibility
- No ads
- Discover new words
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Think you’re a word nerd? Put your vocabulary to the test with new word puzzles every day Retrogram is a love letter to the 1970s — a cozy collection of handcrafted word games, curious words and satisfying puzzles to make part of your daily routine PLAY EVERY DAY SPELLOTRON Make as many words as you can using seven letters. Find the pangram, climb the ranks and discover interesting stories behind some of your favorite words WORDWAY Build a bridge of words from one word to another. Use the letters you’re given and find a path across the board THERE’S MORE Subscribe to Retrogram to catch up on the past week of daily puzzles, explore the Puzzle Vault, play limited-edition bonus packs, switch things up with vintage app icons, and play after dark with Neon Nites FEATURES * Two handcrafted word puzzles every day * Play today’s Spellotron and Wordway puzzles for free * Catch up on the past seven days * A growing Vault of bonus puzzles * Limited-edition puzzle packs * Neon Nites dark theme * Vintage alternate app icons * SharePlay — solve together over FaceTime * Play Spellotron on your Apple Watch * No ads, ever Additional details Privacy policy: https://retrogram.app/#privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TATAU at none against Retrogram's 10. TATAU also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Retrogram's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price 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. Retrogram sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TATAU asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retrogram holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retrogram has 320 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of TATAU's written reviews are positive against 66% of Retrogram's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TATAU ships an update every 6 months, Retrogram every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TATAU | Retrogram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (320 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 320 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Duncan | in Color |
Customer experience
TATAU
Retrogram
Bugs and requests
TATAU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Retrogram
Reported bugs
7 issues- Words marked as missed that were actually found
- Puzzle letters changing when spinning the wheel
- Apple Watch app no longer functioning
- Game progress deletion without explanation
- Inconsistent word acceptance across different puzzles
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- Hint feature disappeared in recent updates
- Contact support only available through Apple Mail
Requested features
10 requests- Access to previous/archived puzzles
- Multiple puzzles per day or puzzle difficulty levels
- Statistics tracking (completion rate, pangram frequency)
- Hint system that doesn't impact streak
- Word find rate percentages for context
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- Immediate answer reveal after puzzle completion
- Cheaper one-time purchase option instead of subscription
- In-game dispute method for word validation
- Apple Watch functionality restoration
- Automatic daily prefix posting on social media
In-app purchases
TATAU
No in-app purchases
Retrogram
- Daily Puzzle (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Daily Puzzle (Yearly)$29.991 Year
- Where in the World$3.99
- 80s Dinner Party$4.99
- Gaming Icons$4.99
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- Stone Cold$4.99
- Flower Power$4.99
- Dear Reader$4.99
- Outer Rim$4.99
- Daily Puzzle (For Life)$49.99
