Wallpapers console retro games vs RetroGuide.TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wallpapers console retro games
Discover high-quality, nostalgic wallpapers from classic gaming consoles like GameBoy and Game Boy Advance. Easily download and set backgrounds for your phone's lock and home screens. The collection is regularly updated with new designs.
- Exclusive retro console wallpaper collection
- High-resolution backgrounds
- Easy download and set functionality
- Supports GameBoy, Game Boy Advance, and DS
- Regular updates with new designs
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Dive into nostalgia with Retro Console Wallpapers, designed for gaming enthusiasts and retro gamer lovers! Our collection features a wide array of high-quality wallpapers from iconic gaming consoles like the Nintendo GameBoy, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, and more. Exclusive Collection: Handpicked wallpapers showcasing various retro consoles in multiple colors and versions to pair with your favorite emulator. High Quality: Each wallpaper is crafted in stunning resolution, perfect for both lock and home screens. Easy to Use: Simple, user-friendly interface lets you download and set wallpapers in just a few taps. Constantly Updated: Regular updates. More consoles and design coming soon! From the classic grey tones of the original GameBoy to the vibrant hues of the GameBoy Advance, our app brings these timeless designs right to your fingertips.
RetroGuide.TV
Transform your Plex media library into a live TV experience with automatically generated channels. Enjoy curated content, a program guide, and a built-in player that supports various media formats. Customize your viewing with themes and advanced scheduling options.
- Automatic channel creation from Plex library
- Customizable genre, decade, and show channels
- Cable-style program guide with live preview
- Built-in player for various media formats
- Multiple themes and CRT scanline options
- Support for multiple Plex servers (Pro)
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RetroGuide.TV turns your Plex library into live TV. It builds dozens of always-on channels from the shows and movies you already have: comedy, anime, sci-fi, 90s TV, 24/7 marathons of your favorite series, and more. Turn it on and something is already playing. Flip channels with a swipe or the Siri Remote, drop into whatever's on mid-episode, and browse what's next in a cable-style program guide. AUTOMATIC CHANNELS Genre, decade and format channels, plus channels for each library, TV network, collection and long-running show. The lineup scales to the size of your library and skips channels with too little to air. CUSTOM CHANNELS Combine genres, shows, networks, collections, decades and libraries, with a live preview of what your channel will air. One custom channel is free; RetroGuide Pro adds as many as you like. REAL TV SCHEDULING Every channel runs on a fixed clock, with Shuffle, Block Shuffle, Show Rotation or Marathon ordering and optional start times on the half hour. PROGRAM GUIDE AND SEARCH A focus-driven guide with a live preview, show logos and artwork, and search with live results that tells you what's on now and when it airs next. PLAYS NEARLY ANYTHING A built-in player handles MKV, HEVC, AV1, Dolby Vision, DTS, TrueHD and styled subtitles. Compatible files play directly; playback requirements depend on the file, device and server settings. Audio and subtitle tracks follow your Plex language preferences. MULTIPLE SERVERS (PRO) Mix your own server with ones shared with you. Titles on more than one server are kept once, and each server has its own quality settings for watching away from home. MAKE IT YOURS Twelve themes, from Classic Cable to Local Forecast, VHS and Teletext, and optional CRT scanlines on menus. FREE AND PRO RetroGuide.TV is free, with a small banner under the menus and an occasional full-screen ad between programs on iPhone and iPad. RetroGuide Pro, a one-time purchase, removes ads and adds multiple servers, unlimited custom channels, every theme, and schedule order and start-time controls, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Works on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Requires access to a Plex Media Server you own or that is shared with you. No media is included. Link your Plex account to get started; no separate RetroGuide.TV account is required. The free iPhone and iPad app uses Google AdMob for ads and related measurement. Apple TV and RetroGuide Pro show no ads. See the Privacy Policy for details. RetroGuide.TV is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Plex, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Wallpapers console retro games at none against RetroGuide.TV's shown. Wallpapers console retro games also leads on ratings volume (61 vs 2). RetroGuide.TV's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Wallpapers console retro games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RetroGuide.TV sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RetroGuide.TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wallpapers console retro games has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wallpapers console retro games ships an update monthly, RetroGuide.TV every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wallpapers console retro games | RetroGuide.TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pibardos LLC | Adam Hunt |
Customer experience
Wallpapers console retro games
RetroGuide.TV
In-app purchases
Wallpapers console retro games
- Lifetime Access$4.99
RetroGuide.TV
- RetroGuide Pro: Ad-Free Live TV$9.99
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