Zaparoo vs RetroAchievementsUI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zaparoo
Enhance your collection experience by connecting to compatible devices. Search for games, organize with tags, and adjust settings. Unlock advanced features to use your phone as a reader for tokens, no extra hardware needed.
- Connect to Zaparoo devices
- Search for games
- Create and manage tags
- Adjust device settings
- Use phone as Zap reader
- Launch Zap tokens via NFC/camera
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Take your Zaparoo experience to the next level with the official Zaparoo app! Connect to the Zaparoo devices on your network to search for games, create new tags, and adjust settings. Take things further by unlocking the ability to use your phone as a Zap reader! Now you can launch your Zap tokens using the NFC reader or camera in your device. No external hardware required. It's everything you love about Zaparoo, now in the convenience of an app.
RetroAchievementsUI
Browse and discover games with achievements. Track your progress and find new challenges to master. This open-source application is built with SwiftUI.
- Browse games with achievements
- Discover new games
- Track game progress
- Open-source
- SwiftUI built
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RetroAchievementsUI is open-source and written entirely in SwiftUI. View games you've played, or find new ones to master!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zaparoo at 5.0 against RetroAchievementsUI's 3.7. Zaparoo also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). RetroAchievementsUI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Zaparoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RetroAchievementsUI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zaparoo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Zaparoo's written reviews are positive against 50% of RetroAchievementsUI's.
Zaparoo ships an update every 2 months, RetroAchievementsUI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zaparoo | RetroAchievementsUI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 3.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wizzo Pty Ltd | Michael Rosenberg |
Customer experience
Zaparoo
RetroAchievementsUI
In-app purchases
Zaparoo
- Zaparoo Launcher$6.99
RetroAchievementsUI
No in-app purchases
