Comparison

RA Tracker vs Rebit Play

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Rebit Play

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Rebit Play brings your personal retro game library to iPhone and iPad. Add game files you are permitted to use, then play with touch controls or a compatible controller. YOUR LIBRARY, WITH YOU • Organize games across supported classic systems. • Keep game files, save states, in-game saves, screenshots, and play history in your Rebit account. • Search and filter your library and continue recent games. PLAY YOUR WAY • Use responsive on-screen controls or a compatible physical gamepad. • Customize themes, controls, speed, cheats, and shader options where supported. • Play in portrait or landscape on iPhone and iPad. SAVE AND SHARE • Create automatic and manual save states. • Export saves and screen recordings through the iOS share sheet. • Capture screenshots and control the visibility of your game library. • Track compatible achievements while you play. PLAY TOGETHER • Create or join compatible multiplayer rooms. • Use another phone as a remote controller. • Follow players, comment, react, report content, and block accounts. REBIT PLAY PRO Upgrade in the app for 20 GB cloud storage, faster autosaves, deeper autosave history, shader presets, and profile backgrounds. Monthly and yearly auto-renewable plans are shown with your local App Store price. Restore purchases from Settings at any time. No games are included. You are responsible for providing and using only game files and related content that you own or are legally authorized to use. Compatibility varies by system, game, device, and network connection. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rebit.cc/privacy

Screenshots

RA Tracker4 screens
Rebit Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rebit Play at 5.0 against RA Tracker's 4.5. Rebit Play also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). RA Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RA Tracker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Rebit Play sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rebit Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RA Tracker has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RA Tracker versus Rebit Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRA TrackerRebit Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (54 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperiOSLifeBang Nguyen Viet

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

Rebit Play

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RA Tracker

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Nice Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
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  • Out of this World Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Rebit Play

Subscriptions2
  • Rebit Play Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Rebit Play Pro Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is RA Tracker free?
RA Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rebit Play free?
Rebit Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RA Tracker or Rebit Play?
Rebit Play is rated higher. RA Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Rebit Play averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RA Tracker or Rebit Play have ads?
Neither RA Tracker nor Rebit Play shows ads.

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