Comparison

Inside The Box vs Retro Radar

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

Head to head
About

Inside The Box

Features
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Use together with your Inside The Box lock to manage your own unmanned drop-off and pick-up point for deliveries. After creating an account you can install your new lock, connect and grant accesses to other users and order return pick-ups and deliveries directly to your mailbox.

About

Retro Radar

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Svenska: Retro Radar appen hjälper dig att hitta dina lokala Second Hand butiker, Loppisar, Vinyl- samt spelbutiker! Första sidan visar butikerna närmast dig och du kan sortera efter vad som är öppet just nu. En effektiv sökfunktion finns på första sidan för att underlätta letandet. Du kan sedan klicka dig in till butikernas info sida där kompletta beskrivningar, adresser, öppettider, inlämningstider och annat finns tillgängligt. Sedan kan varje butik favoriseras och på så sätt sparas för att kommas ihåg inför potentiella framtida besök. Appen innehåller en karta med alla butikerna utplacerade, även denna kan filtreras efter "Öppet nu" men även dina sparade favoriter. Öppettiderna visas och sidan med butiksinfon kan man klicka sig fram till. Kartan har även den en sökfunktion. English: Retro Radar helps you discover your local second-hand shops, record stores, game stores and flea markets! The home screen shows the shops closest to you, and you can sort by what’s open right now. There’s a powerful search feature on the home screen to make browsing easier. You can tap through to each shop’s info page, where you’ll find full descriptions, addresses, opening hours, drop-off times and more. You can also “favorite” any shop to save it for potential future visits. The app includes a map plotting all the shops. You can filter it to show only those “Open now” or just your saved favorites. Opening hours are displayed on the map, and you can tap any marker to go straight to that shop’s info page. The map even has its own search function.

Screenshots

Inside The Box4 screens
Retro Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Retro Radar at weekly against Inside The Box's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inside The Box ships an update fortnightly, Retro Radar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Inside The Box versus Retro Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInside The BoxRetro Radar
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperInside The Box ABRetro Radar AB

In-app purchases

None

Inside The Box

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inside The Box free?
Inside The Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Radar free?
Retro Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Inside The Box or Retro Radar have ads?
Neither Inside The Box nor Retro Radar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inside The Box or Retro Radar?
Inside The Box ships an update fortnightly, and Retro Radar weekly. Most recently, Inside The Box was updated on October 20, 2026 and Retro Radar on October 12, 2026.

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