Comparison

Tesla Toy vs RetroScreens

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

Head to head
About

Tesla Toy

An interactive entertainment app that simulates a powerful electrical field. Touching the screen causes thousands of particles to react dynamically and amusingly.

Highlights
  • Interactive electrical field simulation
  • Thousands of reactive particles
  • Touchscreen interaction
  • Amusing particle reactions
Features
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Tesla Toy is an interactive toy. Touching the screen generates a powerful electrical field that makes the thousands of particles react in amusing ways.

About

RetroScreens

Features
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RetroScreens is a library of classic-inspired ambient motion visuals, rebuilt as modern native scenes for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. Open the app, pick a visual, and let your device become a quiet piece of motion design: morphing geometry, 3D pipes, color fields, starfields, flip clocks, split-flap boards, plasma waves, sand-table paths, cellular patterns, and more. The launch catalog includes 24 visuals: - Test Pattern - Departures - Lorenz - Rosette - Lifelike - Flip Clock - Neon Grid - Plasma - Flocks - Flying Microwaves - Starfield - Mystique - Lake - Pipeworks - 3D Text - Tunnel - Shapeshifter - Ribbons - Green Rain - Bubbles - Cradle - Filament - Bounce - Sand Table RetroScreens is built for the Apple devices you already have: - Play immersive foreground visuals on iPhone and iPad - Use the Apple TV app as a living-room visual library - Use the Mac app directly - Unlock the full v1 catalog once and use it across supported Apple platforms with the same App Store account Some visuals are precise and minimal. Some are bright, strange, and nostalgic. All of them are rendered on-device and tuned for foreground playback, ambient presentation, and slow visual texture. RetroScreens includes free starter visuals. Full Unlock opens the full premium catalog and premium settings.

Screenshots

Tesla Toy4 screens
RetroScreens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RetroScreens at Free against Tesla Toy's $1.99. RetroScreens also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). Tesla Toy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On 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

RetroScreens is free to download; Tesla Toy costs $1.99 up front. RetroScreens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tesla Toy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tesla Toy ships an update every 3 months, RetroScreens every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tesla Toy versus RetroScreens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTesla ToyRetroScreens
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPDJ AppsDave Davis

Bugs and requests

Tesla Toy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatibility with certain devices or screen sizes
  • Issues with taking screenshots or saving images

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add sound effects or music integration
  • Introduce more varied animations and patterns
  • Implement a save/load feature for creations
  • Allow recording of sessions as videos

RetroScreens

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tesla Toy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RetroScreens

One-time1
  • Unlock All$1.99

Questions

Is Tesla Toy free?
Tesla Toy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroScreens free?
RetroScreens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tesla Toy or RetroScreens have ads?
Neither Tesla Toy nor RetroScreens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tesla Toy or RetroScreens?
Tesla Toy ships an update every 3 months, and RetroScreens every 6 days. Most recently, Tesla Toy was updated on November 1, 2026 and RetroScreens on October 31, 2026.

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