Comparison

Retro Games Collection vs ICBMs Inbound

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Retro Games Collection

Experience six classic arcade games with customizable visual styles, including Neon and LCD. Enjoy timeless gameplay without interruptions like timers or lives to purchase. Compete on leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Six arcade classics included
  • Neon and LCD visual styles
  • No timers or lives to buy
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Halloween theme option
Features
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Retro games collection. Six arcade classics in one app, in two looks: glowing Neon or a handheld-style LCD. No timers, no lives to buy and no clutter. Just pick a game and play. Games: - Pong - Block Breaker - Space Invaders - Snake - Falling Blocks - Block Puzzle Pong - beat the computer or pass the phone and play head to head. Block Breaker - nine levels of bricks, with power-up drops and bonus balls. Space Invaders - waves of invaders, destructible bunkers and a boss fight, with a dedicated fire button so you can move and shoot at once. Snake - the one that started it all, with power-ups and a shield. Falling Blocks - move, rotate, hold and drop the falling pieces, and clear lines to climb the levels. Block Puzzle - fit the blocks onto the board and clear full lines before you run out of space. Two looks - Neon, with glowing arcade colours, or LCD, like a pocket console. Switch any time in Settings. From 15 October to 2 November every game gets a Halloween look, which you can also turn off. Game Center leaderboards for every game, plus achievements to earn.

About

ICBMs Inbound

Defend your town from incoming rockets using touch controls. Manage your rocket stockpile carefully to prevent destruction. This classic defense game features improved graphics and performance.

Highlights
  • Rocket defense gameplay
  • Touch controls
  • Improved graphics
  • Stockpile management
  • Classic defense genre
Features
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Defend your town from a barrage of rockets in this classic defence game, with improved graphics and performance. Use touch controls to take down the inbound missiles before they destroy your town! But keep an eye on your rocket stockpile or your town is kaput!

Screenshots

Retro Games Collection4 screens
ICBMs Inbound1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retro Games Collection at Free against ICBMs Inbound's $1.99. Retro Games Collection also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (48 vs 2). ICBMs Inbound's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Retro Games Collection is free to download; ICBMs Inbound costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retro Games Collection holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Games Collection has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Retro Games Collection versus ICBMs Inbound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro Games CollectionICBMs Inbound
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.9 (48 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings48 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIchal LucanskyRichard Bannister

Customer experience

Retro Games Collection

All ratings48 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative40.9%

ICBMs Inbound

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Retro Games Collection

No in-app purchases

None

ICBMs Inbound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Games Collection free?
Retro Games Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICBMs Inbound free?
ICBMs Inbound costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retro Games Collection or ICBMs Inbound?
Retro Games Collection is rated higher. Retro Games Collection averages 3.9 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while ICBMs Inbound averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Retro Games Collection or ICBMs Inbound have ads?
Retro Games Collection shows ads; ICBMs Inbound does not.
Which is updated more often, Retro Games Collection or ICBMs Inbound?
Retro Games Collection ships an update every 3 months, and ICBMs Inbound every 3 months. Most recently, Retro Games Collection was updated on November 11, 2026 and ICBMs Inbound on November 3, 2026.

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