Comparison

Bomb factory 2 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

Bomb factory 2

Sort colorful bombs by color using drag-and-drop controls before they explode. Strategically let white bombs detonate for bonuses. Compete for high scores across six unique levels and track your global ranking.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced action
  • Drag & Drop controls
  • 6 unique levels
  • Level and overall rankings
  • Progress bar for rankings
  • Bonus for white bombs
Features
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In this factory bombs do not sort themselves, it's up to you to do so. Stupidly enough someone already lit the bombs! To defuse the bombs sort them by color, using the drag and drop control. Keep an eye out for the white bombs: Let them explode for a bonus. The game features 6 unique levels, each with it's own highscore and setting. Try to get the highest scores on each level to compete on the overall ranking. After every game you can keep track of your worldwide ranking by having a look at the progress bar. This should keep you going for the first place! How much bombs can you handle? Features: - Fast paced action - Drag&Drop controls - 6 unique levels - Rankings per level and an overall ranking - An easy progress bar for all the rankings - Explosive action!

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

Bomb factory 23 screens
Retro Cloud Player1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Retro Cloud Player at free against Bomb factory 2's paid. Bomb factory 2's advantage is ratings volume (217 vs 2) and iOS requirement (3.2 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Bomb factory 2 against 3.5 for Retro Cloud Player. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bomb factory 2 has 217 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bomb factory 2 versus Retro Cloud Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBomb factory 2Retro Cloud Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (217 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings217 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS3.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperM2H B.V.Julien Eyriès

Customer experience

Bomb factory 2

All ratings217 ratings
Positive52.5%
Neutral16.1%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive18.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative72.8%

Retro Cloud Player

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

Bugs and requests

Bomb factory 2

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Crashes when loading
  • Crashes after M2H screen
  • Crashes when high score is turned on
  • App closes unexpectedly
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  • Game glitches
  • Game freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices (iPod touch 5th gen, iPad 1, iPad 2)
  • Doesn't respond on newer iOS systems

Requested features

9 requests
  • Update the app for newer iOS systems
  • Update the app for 2026
  • Improve loading times
  • Fix crashes
  • Make the game work
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  • Add more levels
  • Add purpose to the game
  • Fix bugs
  • Make the game faster

Retro Cloud Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bomb factory 2

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Cloud Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bomb factory 2 free?
Bomb factory 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Cloud Player free?
Retro Cloud Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bomb factory 2 or Retro Cloud Player?
Retro Cloud Player is rated higher. Bomb factory 2 averages 3.4 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while Retro Cloud Player averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Bomb factory 2 or Retro Cloud Player have ads?
Neither Bomb factory 2 nor Retro Cloud Player shows ads.

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