Ancient War vs Retro Cloud Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ancient War
Lead your ancient tribe to victory in this epic castle defense game. Command a variety of units, upgrade their technology, and crush enemy defenses in both single-player campaigns and multiplayer battles.
- Online multiplayer battles
- Epic campaign against 8 enemy tribes
- 10 upgradeable technologies
- 8 unique units
- Tactical combos
- Summon miracles as god
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*NOW FREE for a LIMITED TIME!* LEAD your WARRIORS to VICTORY in this EPIC CASTLE DEFENSE, and do it MULTIPLAYER ONLINE! ► ► ► ► ► “... a much better looking version of cartoon wars..." -itunes user review "...the world map of knights onrush, the difficulty/star rating of defender chronicles, the gameplay of cartoon wars..." -toucharcade user review ► ► ► ► ► As the god of an ancient tribe, you must lead your followers to conquer their world. Now, command wardens, infantry, hunters, cavalry, wizards, catapults, and even trained dinosaurs to crush enemy tribes' defenses and destroy their totems! Upgrade your units to take advantage of advances in technology! Unlock new troops and upgrade their attributes! Watch your units transform as they level up! ► ► ► ► ► • ONLINE MULTIPLAYER • INTENSE COMBAT with FANTASTIC ANIMATION • EPIC CAMPAIGN against 8 ENEMY TRIBES • 10 UPGRADEABLE TECHNOLOGIES • 8 unique UNITS • TONS of TACTICAL COMBOS • SUMMON MIRACLES as GOD ► ► ► ► ► http://twitter.com/TRINITIgames http://facebook.com/TRINITIgames
Retro Cloud Player
Play classic games on your Apple devices with this emulator. It utilizes iCloud for ROM storage and requires a companion app for collection management. A gamepad or keyboard is necessary for gameplay.
- Legacy gaming emulation
- iCloud ROM storage
- Libretro cores integration
- Companion app for ROM management
- Gamepad/keyboard support
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The Retro Cloud Player is an emulator for legacy gaming systems. The ROMs are stored in iCloud. The Retro Cloud Companion app is needed in order to manage your collection of ROMs. A gamepad or keyboard is also required. This emulator include cores from the Libretro project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro Cloud Player at none against Ancient War's 1. Ancient War's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (80 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ancient War sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Retro Cloud Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ancient War holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ancient War has 80 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Ancient War | Retro Cloud Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (80 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Triniti Interactive Limited | Julien Eyriès |
Customer experience
Ancient War
Retro Cloud Player
Bugs and requests
Ancient War
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Multiplayer connection issues
- Progress loss after updates
- Graphical glitches
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
5 requests- More unit variety
- Faster food generation
- Improved multiplayer experience
- Difficulty balancing adjustments
- Additional game modes
Retro Cloud Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ancient War
- Ancient War 1,000,000 Gold Pack$0.99
Retro Cloud Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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