# Backrooms vs Retro Backrooms

The clearest difference is ads: Retro Backrooms at none against Backrooms's shown. Retro Backrooms also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Backrooms's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and ratings volume (481 vs 99). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Backrooms sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Retro Backrooms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Retro Backrooms holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 481 and 99 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Backrooms's written reviews are positive against 50% of Retro Backrooms's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

## The numbers

| Metric | Backrooms | Retro Backrooms |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.4 (481 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backrooms-coop-explore/id1626453047/reviews) | **[4.7 (99 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/retro-backrooms/id1631685704/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **481** | 99 |
| Positive reviews | **70.2% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 348 MB | 89 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [IndieFist SRL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1458549407) | [Zeshaan Hussain](https://appshunter.io/developer/1549885289) |

## What reviewers say

### Backrooms

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backrooms-coop-explore/id1626453047)

Navigate an endless maze of empty rooms in this survival horror game inspired by a popular creepypasta. Avoid terrifying entities, use items to your advantage, and stealthily find your way back home from this nightmarish dimension.

**Highlights:** Endless maze exploration, Scary levels with difficulties, Creepy monsters and entities, Survival horror gameplay, Stealth mechanics, Items to aid escape

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Mark | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Very fun game
- 🚀 Nicely done, looks realistic
- 🚀 Great game, captures the feel of the Backrooms

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Confusing, weird monster sounds
- 🐛 Multiplayer not working, no people to play with
- 🔋 Too many ads, ads every 15 seconds
- 🐛 Can't save progress, have to restart from beginning
- 🐛 Glitches, game freezes or crashes

**Reported bugs**

- Can't get past the party level, game is rigged
- Can't use the flashlight, don't know where it is
- Can't enter codes correctly, door won't open
- Game restarts from the beginning when exiting

**Requested features**

- Add more levels, levels are too short
- Add a peaceful mode with no entities
- Improve audio and graphics
- Add more Backrooms monsters and entities
- Implement a save feature to continue progress


### Retro Backrooms

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/retro-backrooms/id1631685704)

Navigate a maze of pixelated rooms, reminiscent of classic creepypastas. Fight monsters, find keys, and collect items to upgrade your character and escape the endless backrooms.

**Highlights:** Fight monsters with weapons, Find keys to unlock doors, Collect items for upgrades, Explore endless pixel rooms, Escape the backrooms

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Backrooms free?

Backrooms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Retro Backrooms free?

Retro Backrooms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Backrooms or Retro Backrooms?

Retro Backrooms is rated higher. Backrooms averages 4.4 out of 5 from 481 ratings, while Retro Backrooms averages 4.7 from 99 ratings.

### Do Backrooms or Retro Backrooms have ads?

Backrooms shows ads; Retro Backrooms does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*