Pong vs Trom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pong
Experience a visually stunning rendition of the classic Pong game, powered by advanced neural rendering and real-time ray tracing on mobile devices. Explore realistic lighting effects and dynamic material properties, with gameplay that evolves as you score.
- Real-time ray tracing
- Neural rendering
- Global illumination
- PBR materials
- Dynamic themes
- Adjustable settings
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Pong-RT is a simple game of Pong that showcases the power of neural rendering by running ray tracing on phones. Real-time GI, sub-surface scattering, refraction, reflections, and caustics with PBR materials are showcased in this tech demo. Change the theme by scoring points. First to 3 points, wins. Tap the cog on the top right and adjust settings to improve quality or performance. Also try changing the device to CPU/GPU.
Trom
This game lets you play trumpet sounds and see colorful notes appear. Test your hearing by guessing the notes being played. It's a simple and fun way to engage with music.
- Play trumpet sounds
- See random colored notes
- Guess played notes
- Test hearing skills
- Simple gameplay
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In this small game you can play the sound of a trumpet, where with each sound play, the game will display randomly colored notes near the trumpet. You can also try to guess which note is being played to test your hearing skills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trom at 5.0 against Pong's 4.3. Pong's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pong has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Pong | Trom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 588 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amrithkiran Manavedan | Jesus Ariza |
Customer experience
Pong
Trom
In-app purchases
Pong
No in-app purchases
Trom
No in-app purchases
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