Retro Racing vs Laser Panic
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.
Laser Panic
Navigate a robot through challenging levels, collecting gold and dodging lasers. Inspired by arcade classics, this game offers fast-paced action and modern graphics. An optional upgrade unlocks a unique Pac-Man mode.
- Collect gold beacons
- Dodge lasers
- Escape through sliding doors
- High score focus
- Multiple levels
- Modern graphics
- Optional Pac-Man mode
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Laser Panic is a fast pace arcade game, where you play as a robot and collecting gold beacons, dodging lasers, and escaping through the sliding doors to the next level. Simple gameplay focuses on getting the highest score! Inspired by classics like Pac-Man, but with much higher difficulty level, several levels, and modern graphics. All the fans of bullet hell games should be delighted. Game features an optional Pac-Man mode upgrade, that let’s you play against Ghosts from Pac-Man. This game does not have any ads, so by purchasing the Pac-Man Mode upgrade you are supporting the development of the game. This game also does not collect any data from you, not even analytics, so I count on your feedback to make it better!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Retro Racing at 4.6 against Laser Panic's 3.0. Retro Racing also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 70%) and ratings volume (89 vs 6). Laser Panic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Retro Racing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Laser Panic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Retro Racing holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retro Racing has 89 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Retro Racing's written reviews are positive against 70% of Laser Panic's.
Retro Racing ships an update every 21 months, Laser Panic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Racing | Laser Panic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (89 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mr Qwak Limited | Dawid Fatyga |
Customer experience
Retro Racing
Laser Panic
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
Laser Panic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Retro Racing
- Car Pack$0.99
Laser Panic
- Pac-Man Mode$1.99
Questions
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