Pendulum Swing vs Retro Arcade for Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pendulum Swing
A physics-based game where you guide a swinging orb into target spots. It features 18 challenging levels with harmonic oscillation mechanics. Simple, yet addictive gameplay for players seeking a unique puzzle experience.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Harmonic oscillation mechanics
- 18 challenging levels
- Orb swinging into target spots
- Addictive puzzle experience
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A physics-based game that similar to pendulum clock uses a pendulum, a swinging weight to swing back and forth in harmonic oscillation. Simple, annoying yet addictive game where your goal is to swing an orb into white spot located in every level borders. • an app features 18 levels to complete
Retro Arcade for Watch
Experience a collection of classic arcade action games on your wrist and phone. Enjoy retro graphics, power-ups, and competitive leaderboards. Play for free with credits or unlock unlimited gameplay by purchasing individual titles.
- Collection of classic arcade games
- Retro graphics and power-ups
- Intuitive Watch Crown controls
- Swipe controls for iPhone
- Game Center leaderboards
- Short burst gameplay
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Retro Arcade is a FREE collection of classic arcade games on your wrist and on your phone! Includes the following games: • Kepler Attack - featured in Apple's "Great on watchOS 6" and "Our Favourite Apple Watch Apps" collections! • Asteroid Commando - Touch Arcade's Game of the Week! • Tank Commando - drive a tank, rescue downed WWII pilots. • Red Baron 1917 - battle fleets of enemy planes in this WWI shooter. • Assault Jet - a brand new shooter set above a city as you battle UFOs. • Area 51 - an experimental 3D game for the Watch. This is not a full game, but something we are exploring! NOTE: If you own any of the paid versions of these games, make sure they are installed on your iPhone when launching Retro Arcade and they will unlock so you have unlimited play. Thank you for supporting us! Featuring: • Beautiful retro arcade graphics! • Power-ups include Shield, Triple Shot, Rapid Fire and Smart Bomb! • Intuitive and simple controls using the Crown on the Watch! • Swipe to move on the iPhone! • Compete against the world with Game Center leaderboards! • Short burst gameplay is perfect for the Watch and iPhone! • Play anywhere, anytime! • Play for free using in game Credits. • Or buy the games outright using IAP. NOTE: Owners of the existing paid games will be able to play unlimited games for FREE! Just make sure the existing paid game is installed on your iPhone when launching Retro Arcade. Relive the glory days of the arcade on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Thanks for playing Johnno & Pete
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Retro Arcade for Watch at Free against Pendulum Swing's $1.99. Retro Arcade for Watch also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (54 vs 1). Pendulum Swing's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On 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
Retro Arcade for Watch is free to download; Pendulum Swing costs $1.99 up front. Retro Arcade for Watch sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pendulum Swing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pendulum Swing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Arcade for Watch has 54 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pendulum Swing ships an update every 25 months, Retro Arcade for Watch every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pendulum Swing | Retro Arcade for Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 54 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Lukaszyk | Red Sprite Studios |
Customer experience
Pendulum Swing
Retro Arcade for Watch
In-app purchases
Pendulum Swing
No in-app purchases
Retro Arcade for Watch
- Area 51$0.49
- Tank Commando$0.99
- Kepler Attack$1.99
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- Assault Jet$1.99
- Red Baron$1.99
- Asteroid!$1.99
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