Retro Tron vs Tinla
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!
Tinla
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A handcrafted underwater journey — not an endless runner, but a story with an ending. You are the last of your family to come home. When the dark came, they scattered into the deep. One by one you must find them, drifting back through five seas: the coral grove where you were small, the cold trench that took the elders, the wreck field of old memory, the lightless abyss, and the aurora above the ice, where the family has been waiting. Your body is your only instrument. Inflate to rise, deflate to sink, and thread through pulsing sea gates as they breathe — time it perfectly and your light grows brighter. Every sea changes the rules: currents that carry you, debris from a sunken world, darkness lit only by your own lantern, gates that open in rhythm as you arrive. The creatures of the deep each hunt in their own way — sea turtles, ocean sunfish, octopuses, anglerfish — and a jellyfish is fragile prey. • 40 handcrafted levels across 5 distinct seas • 25 real jellyfish to find and bring home, each with its own story • A quiet, hand-drawn world — every creature and gate rendered in code, no stock art • Single-player · Plays offline Take your time. They have all been waiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Retro Tron at none against Tinla's shown. Tinla's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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 Tron ships an update every 20 months, Tinla weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Tron | Tinla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Morgan Rai | ESTAR NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Retro Tron
No in-app purchases
Tinla
No in-app purchases









