Emu2600 XL vs Retro Cloud Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emu2600 XL
Experience classic Atari 2600 games on your device with this fast and fullscreen emulator. It perfectly recreates the original graphics and sounds, allowing you to load your ROMs and enjoy nostalgic gameplay. Supports external controllers for an enhanced experience.
- Classic console emulation
- Fullscreen display
- Accurate graphics and sound
- ROM loading support
- Gamepad and joystick compatibility
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A fast, fullscreen and easy to use classic console Atari 2600 emulator for your device. The app emulates A2600's graphics, sounds and peripherals to perfection, you can load your roms and play nostalgic videogames. The app supports also hardware peripherals such as gamepads, joysticks, keyboards and more. Have fun!!!
Retro Cloud Player
Play classic games on your Apple devices with this emulator. It utilizes iCloud for ROM storage and requires a companion app for collection management. A gamepad or keyboard is necessary for gameplay.
- Legacy gaming emulation
- iCloud ROM storage
- Libretro cores integration
- Companion app for ROM management
- Gamepad/keyboard support
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The Retro Cloud Player is an emulator for legacy gaming systems. The ROMs are stored in iCloud. The Retro Cloud Companion app is needed in order to manage your collection of ROMs. A gamepad or keyboard is also required. This emulator include cores from the Libretro project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Retro Cloud Player at 5.0 against Emu2600 XL's 3.2. Retro Cloud Player also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Emu2600 XL's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Retro Cloud Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emu2600 XL has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Emu2600 XL | Retro Cloud Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raffaele Amuso | Julien Eyriès |
Customer experience
Emu2600 XL
Retro Cloud Player
In-app purchases
Emu2600 XL
No in-app purchases
Retro Cloud Player
No in-app purchases
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