MicroRacer vs Final Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicroRacer
Experience nostalgic 2D racing with miniature cars on everyday surfaces. Compete against AI opponents across multiple maps to unlock new challenges and set new records.
- Nostalgic 2D pixel art graphics
- Miniature car racing gameplay
- Compete against AI opponents
- Unlockable maps and challenges
- Simple thumb steering controls
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You liked micro machines? You gonna love this. MicroRacer brings back the oldschool feelings of driving around with those minicar pixelmonsters in an colourful 2d environment on desks, carpets and more. No fancy 3d models and no super special effects, just plain fun bringing back the old times and trying to get that next record! You have to beat your opponents map after map to unlock the next challenge. Instructions: Beat the 3 AIs over 5 rounds to unlock the next map. Use your thumbs to steer left and right.
Final Guard
Engage in a retro-style shooter defending Earth from alien invaders. Pilot robot planes, equip various weapons, and team up with a friend for two-player action.
- Retro shooting gameplay
- Robot cop heroes
- Ride robot form battle planes
- Multiple weapon options
- Defend Earth from aliens
- Two-player support on iPad
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Final Guard is a classic retro shooting game. The Heroes are robot cops and Ride the Robot Form Battle planes, Armed with many different Weapons and Options. to defend the Earth from the Outer space alien Invader. *Support two players in ipad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Final Guard at Free against MicroRacer's $0.99. Final Guard also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months). MicroRacer's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On 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
Final Guard is free to download; MicroRacer costs $0.99 up front. Final Guard sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. MicroRacer asks for nothing beyond the download.
MicroRacer ships an update every 21 months, Final Guard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MicroRacer | Final Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Saman Razavi | Tang Cho man |
Customer experience
MicroRacer
Final Guard
In-app purchases
MicroRacer
No in-app purchases
Final Guard
- Stage 2 Unlock$0.99
- Stage 3 Unlock$0.99
- Stage 4 Unlock$0.99
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- 10 credits$0.99
- Stage 5 Unlock$1.99
- Stage 6 Unlock$1.99
- Unlock All Stages$1.99
- Stage 7 Unlock$2.99
