Comparison

Retro Tron vs Tinla

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Tinla

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Retro Tron2 screens
Tinla4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Tron ships an update every 20 months, Tinla weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Retro Tron versus Tinla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro TronTinla
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMorgan RaiESTAR NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Retro Tron

No in-app purchases

None

Tinla

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Tron free?
Retro Tron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tinla free?
Tinla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retro Tron or Tinla have ads?
Tinla shows ads; Retro Tron does not.
Which is updated more often, Retro Tron or Tinla?
Retro Tron ships an update every 20 months, and Tinla weekly. Most recently, Retro Tron was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tinla on October 31, 2026.

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