Retro Racing vs Cursor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Racing
Experience thrilling top-down racing with classic arcade-style gameplay. Choose your vehicle, collect power-ups, and master racing lines to outmaneuver opponents and cones at breakneck speeds. Enjoy silky smooth 60FPS action and a two-player split-screen mode.
- Choose your car
- Collect power-ups
- Master racing lines
- Avoid obstacles
- Two player split-screen
- 60FPS action
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From the same developer behind the classic Amiga racers, Nitro (Psygnosis) and ATR (Team17). Choose your car, then skid, slide, spin and drive around the track at break neck speed, collecting power-ups as you go. Master the perfect racing line, avoid other cars and cones, and speed your way to victory in this adrenaline pumping top-down racer for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Just how fast can you go? FEATURES Universal App. Awesome Gameplay. Silky Smooth 60FPS Action. Two Player Split-Screen Mode.
Cursor
Use your mouse cursor to hunt down and destroy digital infections in this retro-style arcade game. Eradicate viruses quickly to save your system and achieve Super Cursor status for faster elimination.
- Retro-style arcade gameplay
- Virus hunting and eradication
- Tap and hold controls
- Combo system for power-ups
- Score-based competition
- Suitable for short and long play sessions
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Your computer has been infected. Become the Cursor and dive into a retro digital battlefield where viruses swarm across the screen in a fast-paced arcade shooter inspired by classic computer systems. Tap and hold to fly upward. Release to descend. Destroy viruses. Protect the system. The more enemies you eliminate in rapid succession, the stronger Cursor becomes. Build massive combos, grow into SUPER CURSOR mode, and wipe out entire waves of corrupted data before the system crashes. ■■ FEATURES ■■ • Unique mouse cursor spaceship gameplay • Retro computer & digital virus aesthetic • Fast arcade action with combo mechanics • Simple one-touch controls • Endless score-chasing gameplay • Explosions, pixel chaos, and satisfying destruction • Classic old-school arcade feeling • Optimized for short quick sessions or long play runs Can you clean the system before total shutdown?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cursor at Free against Retro Racing's $1.99. Cursor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Retro Racing's advantage is chart position (#109 vs unranked) and ratings volume (92 vs 15). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Cursor is free to download; Retro Racing costs $1.99 up front. Retro Racing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cursor asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Retro Racing against 4.5 for Cursor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Racing has 92 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Retro Racing's written reviews are positive against 88% of Cursor's.
Retro Racing ships an update every 21 months, Cursor every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Racing | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (92 ratings) — better | 4.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 87.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #109 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mr Qwak Limited | Cogoo Inc. |
Customer experience
Retro Racing
Cursor
Bugs and requests
Retro Racing
Reported bugs
2 issues- Acceleration issues
- Data loss/reset problems
Requested features
5 requests- More tracks and levels
- Landscape mode option
- Permanent car upgrades
- Championship/tournament modes
- Online multiplayer
Cursor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Retro Racing
- Car Pack$0.99
Cursor
No in-app purchases
