Retroid vs Ollie’s Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Lo-res voxel graphics
- Five levels of action
- Pinch, zoom, and rotate 3D camera
- Orthogonal 2D view option
- Arcade cabinet peripheral support
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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."
Ollie’s Arcade
Experience classic arcade and handheld gaming on your phone with a collection of retro-styled mini-games. Enjoy challenging yet simple gameplay with no ads, coins, or subscriptions required. Accessible for all, including those with color-blindness, and supports game controllers and keyboards.
- Retro-styled mini-games
- Ad-free experience
- No in-app purchases or subscriptions
- Accessible design for color-blindness
- Game controller and keyboard support
- Handheld electronic game simulation
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A fun collection of retro-styled mini games that are both challenging and simple to play. Relive fond memories of your favorite classic arcade or electronic handheld games! ⁕ 100% Free Thanks to generous Kickstarter backers, Ollie's Arcade is entirely free to play! ⁕ Handheld Retro Gaming Put the sights and sounds of electronic gaming in the palm of your hand. Turns your device into a perfectly pixelated way to pass the time and have some fun. ⁕ No Ads, No Coins, No Subs There are no ads to watch, no coins to buy, and no subscriptions to renew. Crash that lunar lander all you want, we'll build more! ⁕ Fun AND Accessible Ollie's mini games are easy to learn and designed to be accessible for all, even those with color-blindness. ⁕ Game Controller and Keyboard Support Sometimes you just gotta go old school! Each of Ollie's mini games offer full support for playing with your favorite game controller or keyboard. IGRS Rating: 3+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ollie’s Arcade at 4.8 against Retroid's 3.3. Ollie’s Arcade also leads on ratings volume (135 vs 6) and review sentiment (82% vs 67%). Retroid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Ollie’s Arcade sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Retroid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ollie’s Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ollie’s Arcade has 135 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Retroid's written reviews are positive against 82% of Ollie’s Arcade's.
Retroid ships an update every 7 months, Ollie’s Arcade every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Retroid | Ollie’s Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (135 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 135 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flat Black Films | The Iconfactory |
Customer experience
Retroid
Ollie’s Arcade
In-app purchases
Retroid
No in-app purchases
Ollie’s Arcade
- Tranquility Touchdown$1.99
- Snake$1.99
Questions
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