RA Tracker vs Palisade
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.
Palisade
A head-to-head strategy game where players strategically move pawns and place walls to block opponents. The goal is to prolong your path while ensuring your opponent can always find a way through. It offers AI opponents, local multiplayer, and timed games.
- Head-to-head strategy gameplay
- Place walls to block opponents
- Multiple AI difficulties
- Two-player local mode
- Adjustable game clocks
- Undo moves
- Offline play
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Cross the board first. Make sure they don't. Palisade is a head-to-head strategy game with no luck and nowhere to hide. Every turn you choose: move your pawn one space, or spend one of your ten walls to block your opponent's path. The catch is that you can never seal them off completely. There's always a way through — your job is to make it long. • Play against three AI difficulties, from casual to master • Two-player mode on a single device • Chess-style clocks at 1, 5, or 10 minutes • Undo any move • Choose your colors • No ads, no purchases, no accounts, works offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palisade at none against RA Tracker's 4. Palisade also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). RA Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 3). On price, 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. Palisade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Palisade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RA Tracker has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | RA Tracker | Palisade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| 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 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iOSLife | Andreaus Rivera |
Customer experience
RA Tracker
Palisade
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
Palisade
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
Palisade
No in-app purchases
