Comparison

Coromon vs RetroArch

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

Head to head
About

Coromon

Embark on a JRPG adventure to collect and train over 120 unique creatures. Engage in tactical turn-based battles, customize your trainer, and explore a vast world with a compelling story. Experience new mobile-exclusive modes and challenges.

Highlights
  • Collect and train over 120 unique creatures
  • Tactical turn-based battles
  • Engaging JRPG narrative
  • Trainer customization
  • Online head-to-head battles
  • Randomizer and Nuzlocke modes
  • Titan Rush mode
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: Coromon is a “try before you buy” title. A portion of the early game is free to play, but a single purchase of $4.99 is required to unlock the full experience. CLASSIC MONSTER COLLECTING IS BACK, WITH A MODERN TWIST! Collect and train over 120 unique creatures, customize your trainer from hundreds of options, and explore an engaging JRPG narrative! It’s your first day as a Battle Researcher in the land of Velua. Everything is going smoothly until a mysterious force attacks. Build up a squad of Coromon, track down the invaders, and grapple with a rising threat that endangers everyone on Velua! When you aren’t adventuring, challenge other Battle Researchers in head-to-head battles to improve your skills. How high can you climb on the leaderboards? TACTICAL TURN-BASED BATTLES • Build a team from more than 120 charming creatures. • Master a battle system where every action costs resources, so choose skills, status effects, and attacks carefully to overcome your enemies. • Challenge friends online and see whose Coromon squads are the best of the best. A COMPELLING STORY • Explore 6 major zones and cities with dozens of interconnecting routes to traverse. • Travel across frozen glacial caverns to the depths of blistering deserts. • Play a key role throughout a fully-fledged classic JRPG narrative, complete with plot twists, turns, and revelations. PLAY THE WAY YOU WANT • Immerse yourself in the story on the easiest setting without hassle, or focus on tactics, number-crunching, and resource management. • Use the built-in Randomizer and Nuzlocke modes to put fan favorite twists on the creature catching experience. • Create the trainer you want, using hundreds of customizable elements like hair, fashion, and more. NEW FEATURES FOR MOBILE • Titan Rush mode will challenge your teams in new and unique ways. How many can you conquer? • Daily and weekly challenges will give you more ways to unlock rewards just for playing. • New minigames have been added that have been tailor-made for on-the-go gaming. • And more! UPGRADE YOUR ADVENTURE • One-time purchase luxury items enhance your experience, including the Fruit Drone, Remote Storage, Battle Reader 2.0, and Recall Premium • Purchase style gems to customize your Battle Researcher’s unique look. • Unlock and purchase premium Coromon skins for even more exotic creatures. • And more! Your Coromon adventure awaits. What will you discover? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us for the latest news: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoromonTheGame Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coromonthegame Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coromonthegame/ Discord: https://discord.gg/coromon

About

RetroArch

This application serves as a versatile frontend for emulators and game engines, supporting a vast array of systems through downloadable cores. It offers advanced features like netplay, save states, and customizable controls for an enhanced gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Supports numerous gaming systems via libretro cores
  • Netplay for multiplayer gaming
  • Save states and fast forward/rewind
  • Controller support and key remapping
  • Customizable shaders and overlays
  • RetroAchievements integration
  • AI translations for games
Features
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RetroArch is a free, ad-free, open source, and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players, and other applications. Supported systems come in the form of libretro cores. The following systems are supported through various cores: * 2048 * Acorn - BBC Micro * Amstrad - CPC/GX4000 * Anarch * Arcade * Arduboy * Atari - 2600 * Atari - 5200 * Atari - 7800 * Atari - Jaguar * Atari - Lynx * Bandai - WonderSwan/Color * Cave Story * Coleco - ColecoVision * Commodore - Amiga * Commodore - C128 * Commodore - C64 * Commodore - C64 SuperCPU * Commodore - CBM-II 5x0 * Commodore - CBM-II 6x0/7x0 * Commodore - PET * Commodore - PLUS/4 * Commodore - VIC-20 * Dinothawr * Doom * DOS * Fairchild ChannelF * Flashback * GCE - Vectrex * Game Music Emu * Handheld Electronic * MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000 * Mattel - Intellivision * Mega Duck / Cougar Boy * Mr.Boom * NEC - PC Engine / SuperGrafx / CD * NEC - PC-FX * NEC - PC-98 * Nintendo - DS * Nintendo - Game Boy / Color * Nintendo - Game Boy Advance * Nintendo - NES / Famicom * Nintendo - Nintendo 64 * Nintendo - Pokemon Mini * Nintendo - SNES / SFC * Nintendo - Virtual Boy * Palm OS * PocketCDG * Quake * Quake II * Rick Dangerous * SNK - Neo Geo AES/MVS * SNK - Neo Geo CD * SNK - Neo Geo Pocket / Color * ScummVM * Sega - MS/GG/MD/CD/32X * Sega - MS/GG/SG-1000 * Sega - Saturn * Sharp - X68000 * Sinclair - ZX Spectrum * Sony - PlayStation * Sony - PlayStation Portable * Texas Instruments TI-83 * The 3DO Company - 3DO * Thomson - MO/TO * Vircon32 * VirtualXT * WASM-4 * Watara - Supervision RetroArch supports a broad range of features, including: * Netplay * Soft patching * RetroAchievements * Save states * MFi controller support * Key remapping per core or per game * Gyro * Cheats * Custom overlays * Shaders * Fast forward and rewind * Game artwork * AI translations * Advanced latency management **RetroArch and Libretro are in no way affiliated with Nintendo. The name "Nintendo" and all associated game console names are registered trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.**

Screenshots

Coromon4 screens
RetroArch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coromon at 4.9 against RetroArch's 4.3. RetroArch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Coromon sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. RetroArch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coromon holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.5K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Coromon's written reviews are positive against 69% of RetroArch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coromon ships an update every 3 weeks, RetroArch weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Coromon versus RetroArch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoromonRetroArch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.5K ratings) — better4.3 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3.5K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size533 MB652 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFreedom Games, LLCLibretro

Customer experience

Coromon

All ratings3,490 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews326 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative17.5%

RetroArch

All ratings1,547 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1,459 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative19.5%

User reviews

Coromon

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging story and gameplay
  • 👍 Customizable difficulty and settings
  • 🤩 Unique and well-designed Coromon
  • 💰 Good value for the price
  • 🎨 Impressive pixel art and animations

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paid full version required to progress
  • 🐛 Bugs with cloud save syncing
  • 🕹️ Challenging platforming and puzzles
  • 🤖 Microtransactions for cosmetics and power-ups

RetroArch

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth emulation performance
  • 🎮 Wide range of supported systems
  • 🕹️ Controller support
  • 💯 Comprehensive emulation features
  • 🔓 No ads or tracking

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Steep learning curve
  • 🤖 Unintuitive user interface
  • 🐛 Stability issues and crashes
  • 🔌 Slow loading times
  • 🤷‍♂️ Inconsistent core support

Bugs and requests

Coromon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing save data
  • Coromon models not displaying correctly
  • Progression-blocking bugs in certain areas

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free version with limited content
  • Option to disable certain gameplay elements
  • Multiplayer trading and battling
  • More post-game content and updates

RetroArch

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • N64 games not loading textures properly
  • Crashes when changing settings or cores
  • Bios files not being recognized
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Saved settings not persisting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for PS2, GameCube, and 3DS emulation
  • Improve iCloud/cloud storage integration
  • Implement customizable button layouts
  • Add a more user-friendly setup wizard
  • Provide better documentation and tutorials

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Coromon

One-time13
  • Sloth Gem (1)$1.99
  • Level Matcher (1)$1.99
  • Level Matcher (3)$3.99
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  • Unlock Full Game$4.99
  • Premium Pack (L)$4.99
  • Perfection Stone (1)$4.99
  • Mega Experience Pack$4.99
  • Mega Potential Pack$5.99
  • Sloth Gem (5)$5.99
  • Level Matcher (5)$5.99
  • Level Cake (40)$6.99
  • Style Crystals (1200)$9.99
  • Perfection Stone (5)$17.99
None

RetroArch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coromon free?
Coromon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RetroArch free?
RetroArch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coromon or RetroArch?
Coromon is rated higher. Coromon averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while RetroArch averages 4.3 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Coromon or RetroArch have ads?
Neither Coromon nor RetroArch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coromon or RetroArch?
Coromon ships an update every 3 weeks, and RetroArch weekly. Most recently, Coromon was updated on September 27, 2026 and RetroArch on September 26, 2026.

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