Mole's Quest vs RetroAchievementsUI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mole's Quest
Guide a mole through hazardous mines to recover scattered belongings. Navigate mazes, avoid dangers like miners and radioactive walls, and utilize special mechanics like radiation shields and teleporters to reach safety.
- 50 levels of arcade action
- Swipe or tap controls
- Adjustable music and sound
- Landscape orientation
- Auto-save functionality
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Monty the Mole's subterranean home had been damaged by the careless mining of uranium by the Noh-Kair Megacorp. His belongings have been scattered throughout the mines, and he needs to recover them before they are destroyed as well. You must lead Monty through the maze of elevator shafts to safety by avoiding the miners, bizarre creatures, radioactive walls and other shocking obstacles. Deactivate the radiation shields when necessary and navigate the teleportation system to retrieve belongings. Features: - 50 levels of arcade action - Control Monty by swiping or tapping - Music and sound can be turned on/off - Play in either landscape orientation - Game is auto-saved when interrupted
RetroAchievementsUI
Browse and discover games with achievements. Track your progress and find new challenges to master. This open-source application is built with SwiftUI.
- Browse games with achievements
- Discover new games
- Track game progress
- Open-source
- SwiftUI built
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RetroAchievementsUI is open-source and written entirely in SwiftUI. View games you've played, or find new ones to master! All app features are free and not locked behind a paywall, ads or data collection. In-App purchases are optional to help support future development efforts! Note: This app is not official or endorsed by RetroAchievements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RetroAchievementsUI at Free against Mole's Quest's $0.99. RetroAchievementsUI also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 25 months). Mole's Quest's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On 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
RetroAchievementsUI is free to download; Mole's Quest costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RetroAchievementsUI holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Mole's Quest's written reviews are positive against 56% of RetroAchievementsUI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mole's Quest ships an update every 25 months, RetroAchievementsUI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mole's Quest | RetroAchievementsUI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Wyrmkeep Entertainment Co. | Michael Rosenberg |
Customer experience
Mole's Quest
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In-app purchases
Mole's Quest
No in-app purchases
RetroAchievementsUI
No in-app purchases
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