Comparison

Retroid vs Blocky Racer

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

Head to head
About

Retroid

Experience stylish blocky action in this space arcade game featuring lo-res voxels. Explore five levels with a unique 3D camera you can pinch, zoom, and rotate, or switch to an orthogonal 2D view. It also supports a specific arcade cabinet peripheral.

Highlights
  • Lo-res voxel graphics
  • Five levels of action
  • Pinch, zoom, and rotate 3D camera
  • Orthogonal 2D view option
  • Arcade cabinet peripheral support
Features
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Retroid is a space arcade game built with lo-res voxels. Please enjoy the five levels of stylish blocky action! Although is is an arcade game, it has the unusual feature that at any time you can pinch, zoom, rotate the 3D camera to see the action from any angle. There's a button to zoom out to orthogonal 2D view, too, if you are feeling nostalgic. This game also supports a certain arcade cabinet peripheral that shall not be iNamed. The levels and characters for Retroid were built with the block-construction app "Voxel."

About

Blocky Racer

Experience thrilling races with simple one-tap controls and dynamic drifting. Collect and upgrade a variety of unique cars and characters as you speed through a vibrant island circuit filled with beautiful scenery. Enjoy a fresh blocky art style that blends retro charm with modern effects.

Highlights
  • One-tap drifting and speed boosts
  • Collect and level-up cars
  • 30 adorable characters and vehicles
  • Vast island circuit with varied scenery
  • Unique blocky art style
Features
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From the makers of Blocky Football and Agent Dash comes a racing game everyone can play. Featuring simple controls with dynamic one-tap drifting and exhilarating speed boosts, charge through multiple stages where split-second overtaking wins the race! Collect and level-up cars to increase your score combo. ADORABLE CHARACTERS Build your race team with cute drivers and crazy vehicles, including a popstar driving a sports car, a ninja piloting a stealth-copter, a princess riding in a magical carriage and a monkey in a barrel. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY Drive through a living, breathing island circuit with tight corners and flowing straights. Beautiful varied scenery through countryside, rocky mountains, twisting forest roads, a valley lagoon with suspension bridge and beachside tunnel. Charming scenic details, a lighthouse, log cabins and campfires, railway, sand castles, buckets and spades, confetti trumpets and waving inflatable tube men! FRESH STYLE Introducing a fresh blocky look, that mixes retro style with modern graphical techniques and special effects. FEATURES • A racing game everyone can play • 30 adorable characters with crazy vehicles • Huge island circuit with stunning scenery • Collect and level-up cars to increase score combo • Stunning retro style mixed with modern techniques facebook.com/fullfatgames

Screenshots

Retroid4 screens
Blocky Racer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blocky Racer at 4.5 against Retroid's 3.3. Blocky Racer also leads on ratings volume (985 vs 6). Retroid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Blocky Racer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Retroid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blocky Racer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blocky Racer has 985 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Retroid's written reviews are positive against 58% of Blocky Racer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retroid ships an update every 7 months, Blocky Racer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Retroid versus Blocky Racer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetroidBlocky Racer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)4.5 (985 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings6985 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB292 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFlat Black FilmsFull Fat Productions Ltd

Customer experience

Retroid

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%

Blocky Racer

All ratings985 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral11.9%
Negative29.8%

Bugs and requests

Retroid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Blocky Racer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Compatibility issues on older devices
  • Freezing during races

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More tracks and game modes
  • Ability to pause the game
  • Option to disable ads for a one-time fee

In-app purchases

None

Retroid

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Blocky Racer

One-time10
  • #Fool$0.99
  • #Ninja$0.99
  • #Rookie$0.99
Show 7 more
  • #Yeti$0.99
  • #Cyborg$0.99
  • #Alien$0.99
  • #Policeman$0.99
  • #Baby$0.99
  • Free Repairs$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Retroid free?
Retroid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blocky Racer free?
Blocky Racer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retroid or Blocky Racer?
Blocky Racer is rated higher. Retroid averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Blocky Racer averages 4.5 from 985 ratings.
Do Retroid or Blocky Racer have ads?
Blocky Racer shows ads; Retroid does not.
Which is updated more often, Retroid or Blocky Racer?
Retroid ships an update every 7 months, and Blocky Racer every 5 months. Most recently, Retroid was updated on November 6, 2026 and Blocky Racer on November 2, 2026.

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