Comparison

Tractor Beam vs RETRO GAME GENERATOR

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

Head to head
About

Tractor Beam

Pilot a ship through an asteroid field using only a tractor beam. Slingshot your vessel and use the beam to manipulate asteroids, creating a unique and challenging arcade experience. Enjoy dynamic music or play your own.

Highlights
  • Tractor beam mechanics
  • Asteroid field navigation
  • Multi-touch gameplay
  • Procedurally generated music
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Three difficulty levels
Features
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Your engines are down. Use your tractor beams to move. "Some of the most fun we've had with $0.99 on the iPhone and we still can't put it down" - Slide To Play Tractor beam is a powerfully simple and addictive arcade game inspired by the classics. Unarmed and out of fuel, to survive you must slingshot your ship through an asteroid field using only your tractor beam. But the beam will also send the asteroids on a collision course with your ship, making for a unique challenge as you press onward to earn points. Tractor Beam can be played in either portrait or landscape orientation, and multi-touch gameplay allows for more than one beam and complex strategies. The procedurally generated background music is never the same twice, or choose to listen to your own music from within the iPod application. - Classic arcade look and feel - Multi-touch gameplay - Three levels of difficulty - Dynamic music is created on-the-fly - Allows for music from other applications

About

RETRO GAME GENERATOR

Features
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# RETRO GAME GENERATOR RETRO GAME GENERATOR is a unique game in which you can conquer retro games that are generated automatically. Challenge the retro games generated one after another. ## Features - New retro games based on various elements of retro games are automatically generated one after another. - You can power up your aircraft with items acquired by playing the game. Let's aim for even higher scores by strengthening your own ship. ## Recommendations - Fans of retro games will love this blend of nostalgia and novelty. - The number of automatically generated retro games is endless, and you will never get bored of playing them. - Simple operation makes it easy for anyone to enjoy.

Screenshots

Tractor Beam3 screens
RETRO GAME GENERATOR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RETRO GAME GENERATOR at every 4 weeks against Tractor Beam's every 6 months. Tractor Beam's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tractor Beam costs $0.99 and RETRO GAME GENERATOR $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tractor Beam ships an update every 6 months, RETRO GAME GENERATOR every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tractor Beam versus RETRO GAME GENERATOR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTractor BeamRETRO GAME GENERATOR
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB221 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManufacturing ContentHideki Kubo

In-app purchases

None

Tractor Beam

No in-app purchases

None

RETRO GAME GENERATOR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tractor Beam free?
Tractor Beam costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RETRO GAME GENERATOR free?
RETRO GAME GENERATOR costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tractor Beam or RETRO GAME GENERATOR have ads?
Neither Tractor Beam nor RETRO GAME GENERATOR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tractor Beam or RETRO GAME GENERATOR?
Tractor Beam ships an update every 6 months, and RETRO GAME GENERATOR every 4 weeks. Most recently, Tractor Beam was updated on October 24, 2026 and RETRO GAME GENERATOR on October 5, 2026.

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