Comparison

Ancient War vs Retro Cloud Player

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Epic campaign against 8 enemy tribes
  • 10 upgradeable technologies
  • 8 unique units
  • Tactical combos
  • Summon miracles as god
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Legacy gaming emulation
  • iCloud ROM storage
  • Libretro cores integration
  • Companion app for ROM management
  • Gamepad/keyboard support
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Ancient War4 screens
Retro Cloud Player1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ancient War sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Retro Cloud Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ancient War versus Retro Cloud Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient WarRetro Cloud Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (80 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings80 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS3.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB70 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTriniti Interactive LimitedJulien Eyriès

Customer experience

Ancient War

All ratings81 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative23.5%

Retro Cloud Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

1 purchases

Ancient War

One-time1
  • Ancient War 1,000,000 Gold Pack$0.99
None

Retro Cloud Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ancient War free?
Ancient War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Cloud Player free?
Retro Cloud Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ancient War or Retro Cloud Player?
Ancient War is rated higher. Ancient War averages 3.9 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Retro Cloud Player averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Ancient War or Retro Cloud Player have ads?
Neither Ancient War nor Retro Cloud Player shows ads.

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