Retro Tron vs HexRain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Tron
Engage in a fast-paced, neon-lit duel where you steer a light-cycle to trap your opponent. Outmaneuver the CPU in two challenging modes, aiming to be the last cycle running to win rounds and the match.
- Fast-paced light-cycle duels
- Strategic 90-degree turns
- Turbo boost for speed control
- Two difficulty modes (Normal, Hard)
- AI opponent with adaptive strategy
- Retro arcade visual and sound style
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Retro Tron is a fast, neon light-cycle duel for one player. Steer your glowing cycle, trap the CPU’s cycle against a wall of light, and be the last one running. HOW TO PLAY • Swipe anywhere on the screen to turn your cycle 90 degrees. • Your cycle never stops and leaves a solid trail behind it. Hit a wall or any trail and you’re out. • Hold TURBO to double your speed and cut your rival off. Let go to slow down again. • Win a round by being the last cycle running. The first to win 5 rounds wins the match. • Watch for MATCH POINT: whoever is a round from winning is shown before each round, and the 4-4 decider is announced as the last round. TWO MODES • Normal: a steady pace that rewards planning. • Hard: both cycles move 1.5 times faster, and turbo scales to match. A SMARTER OPPONENT The CPU looks ahead for trouble and steers toward open space, and it reads further ahead and wanders less as the rounds go on. It leaves you gaps, but not many. RETRO ARCADE STYLE • Glowing neon trails and grid, with cycles that swing through every turn. • Chunky pixel lettering, a high-score table and classic arcade-style sound effects. A mute button is always at hand. • Pause any time, and play on iPhone or iPad. Quick rounds, easy to learn, hard to master. Let the games begin!
HexRain
A fast-paced action game where players dodge falling hexes and collect bonus items. It features a challenge editor for creating and sharing custom levels, offering endless replayability.
- Dodge falling hexes
- Collect bonus blocks
- Challenge blocks
- Up to 30 challenges
- Challenge editor
- Share custom levels
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A fast paced action game! Dodge the falling hexes, grab bonus blocks and challenge blocks. Earn high scores, complete up to 30 challenges, then remix or make your own to share with the community with a full challenge editor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HexRain at 5.0 against Retro Tron's 3.5. HexRain also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Retro Tron's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. HexRain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Retro Tron asks for nothing beyond the download.
HexRain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.
Retro Tron ships an update every 20 months, HexRain every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Tron | HexRain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Morgan Rai | Fraser Graham |
Customer experience
Retro Tron
HexRain
In-app purchases
Retro Tron
No in-app purchases
HexRain
- Unlock All Game Modes$1.99









