Spider King vs Retro Battle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spider King
Tap to shoot webs and trap enemies. Hold and swipe to launch them away. Eliminate all foes to rescue your friend.
- Tap to shoot web
- Hold and swipe to throw
- Kill all enemies
- Rescue your friend
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Tab to shoot web. Hold and swipe to throw enemy away! Kill all the enemies and rescue your friend!
Retro Battle
Relive classic gaming on your mobile device. Experience the nostalgia of portable consoles and challenge younger generations with a collection of retro titles. Enjoy a blast from the past anytime, anywhere.
- Portable console experience
- Challenge younger generations
- Retro game collection
- Nostalgic gameplay
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Challenge the kids with your portable console!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spider King at 4.6 against Retro Battle's 4.1. Spider King also leads on ratings volume (30K vs 497) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Retro Battle's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 51%). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Spider King sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Retro Battle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spider King holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider King has 30K ratings behind it against 497, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Spider King's written reviews are positive against 60% of Retro Battle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Spider King ships an update every 3 weeks, Retro Battle monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spider King | Retro Battle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (30K ratings) — better | 4.1 (497 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | 59.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30K — better | 497 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 299 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Spider King
Retro Battle
User reviews
Spider King
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Fun game
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 🕷️ Cute spider characters
- 🕸️ Cool web animations
Room to improve
- 🔍 Repetitive levels
- 🚧 Frequent freezing/crashing
- 📺 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
- 🔓 Difficulty unlocking skins/items
Retro Battle
From 497 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🕹️ Smooth controls
- 🎨 Retro pixel art style
- 🕹️ Challenging but fair difficulty
- 🕹️ Variety of mini-games
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🐛 Occasional freezing/crashing issues
- 🕹️ Unresponsive controls at times
- 🕹️ Difficulty curve not always balanced
- 🕹️ Lack of solo/practice mode
Bugs and requests
Spider King
Reported bugs
3 issues- Black screen issue preventing gameplay
- Inability to watch ads for rewards
- Levels not progressing properly
Requested features
4 requests- More level variety
- Ability to customize spider characters
- Reduced ad frequency
- Improved reward system for completing levels
Retro Battle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing during battles
- Unresponsive left/right controls
- Inconsistent game performance on some devices
- Certain mini-games not functioning properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more games and content updates
- Implement an option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Improve responsiveness and fine-tune controls
- Introduce a solo/practice mode for players
- Enhance the difficulty balancing across levels
In-app purchases
Spider King
- Remove Ads$2.99
- NoAds And Cash Bundle$3.99
- NoAds And Cash And Skin Bundle$5.99
Retro Battle
- Candies$0.99
- Pack of Candies$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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