RA Tracker vs nyxigame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RA Tracker
This native iOS app allows users to view and track their RetroAchievements.org account. It provides detailed insights into game completion, earned awards, and recent achievements, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- Track completion progress
- View game awards
- See recently earned achievements
- Discover users with specific achievements
- Get Achievement of the Week notifications
- View user leaderboards
- Manage game backlog
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RA Tracker for RetroAchievements.org is a native application for users to view and track their RetroAchievements account. RA Tracker has many capabilities, all designed around maximizing the RetroAchievements experience and feeling right at home on your iOS Device. - View your completion progress for all games you are earning achievements for - View awards for mastering a game - View all of your recently earned achievements - See users that have earned specific achievements - View the Achievement of the Week and get a notification when a new one is posted! - View the top ten user leaderboard - Add games to the Backlog to keep track of what you want to play - Search for games by console to see what games currently have Achievements to earn - Create a list of games to track completion progress - Follow other RetroAchievements.org users and track their progress and recently earned achievements - Read RANews As the RetroAchievements.org public API evolves, so will RA Tracker. Stay tuned for updates on what is to come next by following iOSLife on Mastodon.
nyxigame
This application allows users to customize settings for specific brand game controllers. It enables adjustments to button configurations, joystick sensitivity, motor feedback, and macro definitions for an enhanced gaming experience.
- Button remapping
- Joystick calibration
- Motor vibration adjustment
- Combo key settings
- Macro definition
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NYXI App is an app specifically designed for nyxi brand controllers to provide the function of setting commonly used buttons Main functions: change key settings, joystick settings, motor settings, combo settings, macro definition settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RA Tracker at 85% against nyxigame's 6%. RA Tracker also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). nyxigame's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. RA Tracker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. nyxigame asks for nothing beyond the download.
RA Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of RA Tracker's written reviews are positive against 6% of nyxigame's.
RA Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, nyxigame every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RA Tracker | nyxigame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (53 ratings) — better | 2.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 5.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | iOSLife | HONGKONG NYX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
Customer experience
RA Tracker
nyxigame
Bugs and requests
RA Tracker
Reported bugs
14 issues- Achievement status flags removed from list
- Profile pictures not updating
- Sorting options for achievements not working
- App hangs upon opening occasionally
- Games show as 'Mock Title'/'Mock Console'
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- Followed users list not showing
- Want to play list not showing
- App crashes upon opening on iPhone 12 (iOS 18.2 Beta)
- App crashes on launch with iOS 18
- No screenshot found at top of profile
- Comments button shows 'page not found'
- Wii icon not visible/in consoles section
- Shows games on profile not played, doesn't show played games
- Notifications for unlocking achievements not working/featured
Requested features
14 requests- Show missable/progression/win condition flags on list
- Show time played per game
- Show beaten/mastered status next to games
- Add iPad support
- Search for other games and add to watch/want to play lists
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- Native iPad app
- Landscape mode and controller support
- Universal game search
- View comments under games and achievements
- More widget options (profile, mastery badges, leaderboards, activity)
- Ability to get AotM (Achievement of the Month)
- Apple Watch version
- Notifications for new achievements
- Option to hide unlocked achievements
nyxigame
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RA Tracker
- Small Tip$0.99
- Nice Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$4.99
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- Out of this World Tip$9.99
nyxigame
No in-app purchases
