RA Tracker vs RetroAchievementsUI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RA Tracker
Track your progress and achievements on RetroAchievements.org with this native iOS app. Browse games, view leaderboards, manage your want-to-play list, and customize your experience. Stay updated with the latest news and achievement sets.
- View completion progress and awards
- Browse and search game catalog
- Track recently earned achievements
- View leaderboards and game ratings
- Manage 'Want to Play' lists
- Follow other users' progress
- Customize app appearance and tabs
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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 and recently played games - Browse every game across every console in one searchable Games catalog - Search for games by console to see what games currently have Achievements to earn - See which achievements are progression, win condition, or missable, and sort by them - View leaderboards for each game and see where users rank - See game ratings and your playtime for each game - Read comments on games and achievements - See users that have earned specific achievements - View the Achievement of the Week and get a notification when a new one is posted - Browse the latest new achievement sets and revisions - View the top ten user leaderboard - Add games to Want to Play to keep track of what you want to play - Create a list of games to track completion progress - Follow other RetroAchievements.org users and track their progress and recently earned achievements - Add home screen widgets for your Profile, Tracked Games, and the Achievement of the Week - Share your achievements and progress as images - Share links from retroachievements.org to open them right in RA Tracker - Choose which tabs to show and make your profile the home screen - Customize the app with alternate app icons, rounded images, and display options like RetroPoints and softcore data - 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.
RetroAchievementsUI
Explore and master retro games with this open-source application. View your gaming history or discover new titles to conquer. All core features are free, with optional in-app purchases to support development.
- View played games
- Discover new games
- Open-source development
- SwiftUI interface
- Free core features
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RetroAchievementsUI is open-source and written entirely in SwiftUI. View games you've played, or find new ones to master! All app features are free and not locked behind a paywall, ads or data collection. In-App purchases are optional to help support future development efforts! Note: This app is not official or endorsed by RetroAchievements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RA Tracker at 4.5 against RetroAchievementsUI's 4.0. RA Tracker also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 56%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). RetroAchievementsUI's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads, 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. RA Tracker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and RetroAchievementsUI sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RA Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RA Tracker has 53 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of RA Tracker's written reviews are positive against 56% of RetroAchievementsUI's.
RA Tracker ships an update monthly, RetroAchievementsUI fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RA Tracker | RetroAchievementsUI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (53 ratings) — better | 4.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iOSLife | Michael Rosenberg |
Customer experience
RA Tracker
RetroAchievementsUI
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
RetroAchievementsUI
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
RetroAchievementsUI
- Tip - Insert Coin$0.99
- Tip - Continue$4.99
- Tip - High Score$9.99
