Phil The Pill vs Retro Cloud Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phil The Pill
Embark on an action-puzzle adventure as a brave pillbug hero. Navigate 96 challenging levels, using unique touch-screen mechanics to defeat a stink bug invasion and save your kingdom. Experience a blend of classic gameplay with modern controls for pure, engaging fun.
- Action puzzle adventure gameplay
- 96 challenging levels
- Unique touch-screen controls
- Classic game inspiration
- Engaging storyline
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****Over 350,000 iOS downloads worldwide!**** Phil The Pill is an immersive, surprising and mildly addicting action puzzle adventure game. Phil the Pill conjures the quality, fun and imagination of classic games like Bomberman, Pacman, Mario and more in a game mechanic designed from the ground up specifically for touch screens! Swipe, tap, punch, shoot and bomb your way through 96 levels of pure puzzle-action excellence! Players may experience fits of laughter, tears of joy, racing hearts, frustration and above all things, pure fun! STORY Welcome to Pillville! Ruled by the fair Princess Polycorn, Pillville is home to a peaceful colony of kind hearted, fun-loving pill bugs. One such joy filled pillbug is our hero, Phil The Pill! Phil is a pillbug who spends his days rolling ‘round the kingdom, hanging with friends and devouring delicious sugary snacks. Pillbugs love sweets! Unfortunately, the peace, quiet and serenity of Pillville is under attack! Hank The Stank, a down right dirty rotten stink bug and his brood of Stenchmen have infiltrated Pillville and are spreading stench across the land. The poor, defenseless pillbugs have no choice but to retreat into their shells to escape Hank’s nauseating smell. Pillville is no longer the joyful paradise it once was. It is a wasteland consumed by vile stink bug stench. Even the once bright and happy Polycorn Palace has been converted to a filthy and pungent bowling alley. Hank The Stank, a fierce, competitive bowler now spends his days on the lanes using frightened, rolled up pilbugs as bowling balls! Having been captured and locked in an airtight bowling trophy, Princess Polycorn's magical powers have been rendered useless and there is nothing she can do to save her kingdom! All hope would be lost, if it weren’t for the severe allergies and clogged sinuses of Phil The Pill! Pillville and it’s sugary snacks have begun to wither and rot. Phil The Pill, immune to the stench, is our only hope! Be a hero, and help Phil The Pill save Pillville!
Retro Cloud Player
Play classic games on your Apple devices with this emulator. It utilizes iCloud for ROM storage and requires a companion app for collection management. A gamepad or keyboard is necessary for gameplay.
- Legacy gaming emulation
- iCloud ROM storage
- Libretro cores integration
- Companion app for ROM management
- Gamepad/keyboard support
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The Retro Cloud Player is an emulator for legacy gaming systems. The ROMs are stored in iCloud. The Retro Cloud Companion app is needed in order to manage your collection of ROMs. A gamepad or keyboard is also required. This emulator include cores from the Libretro project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Retro Cloud Player at free against Phil The Pill's paid. Retro Cloud Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Phil The Pill's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Retro Cloud Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phil The Pill has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Phil The Pill | Retro Cloud Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 260 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curious Labs | Julien Eyriès |
Customer experience
Phil The Pill
Retro Cloud Player
Bugs and requests
Phil The Pill
Reported bugs
19 issues- Crashes regularly
- Doesn't load first level
- Game crashes on first stage
- Game glitches and closes
- Force closes every time
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- Swiping doesn't work correctly
- Game crashes on level 2
- Takes forever to load
- Game crashes every 2 minutes
- Game crashes on world 1
- Game crashes on 4s
- Game crashes on the very first level
- Game crashes on third level
- Game crashes on each level
- Game crashes in the middle of a level
- Game crashes on iPad 4
- Game crashes on iPhone 6
- Game crashes on Apple TV 4K
- Game crashes on 4-ke
Requested features
5 requests- Improve control responsiveness
- Fix crashing and freezing bugs
- Rebalance coin collection/progression
- Add more levels or content
- Make the game less tedious
Retro Cloud Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phil The Pill
No in-app purchases
Retro Cloud Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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