Comparison

UBEK vs Waddle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UBEK

Experience a classic 1995 Amiga game, recreated with its original 30-year-old graphics and code. Enjoy retro 3D gameplay enhanced for modern displays and controllers, with optional upgraded visuals and sound.

Highlights
  • Original 1995 graphics and code
  • Modern display and controller compatibility
  • Enhanced graphics and sound options
  • Retro 3D gameplay
  • Classic Amiga game experience
Features
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What is "UBEK"? Why does this game look like it was created 30 years ago? It's because indeed, it was! "UBEK" was one of the first Wolfenstein-lookalikes for Commodore Amiga, published in Poland in 1995. These were remarkable times. The '90s saw the birth of 3D graphics in games — what looks clunky today was groundbreaking back then. Developers were experimenting with new ways of visualizing and interacting within three-dimensional worlds, and entirely new genres were just beginning to take shape... The 2025 recreation is built from the same, 30-year old graphics, sound, level maps and code, except for small improvements (listed below) in order to make the game more enjoyable and compatible with modern displays and game controllers. Alternatively, the less orthodox retro gaming enthusiasts can also choose the alternative, enhanced versions of some graphics and sound pieces, provided by DJREMIX!

About

Waddle

Play classic Doom WADs on your iPhone or iPad. This app allows you to import your own game files and mods, offering customizable touch controls and full controller support. It comes bundled with two free games and is open-source.

Highlights
  • Play classic Doom WADs
  • Import your own WAD files
  • Customizable touch controls
  • Full game controller support
  • Bundled with Freedoom games
  • Open-source software
Features
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Play the classic-Doom-engine games you own, anywhere. Waddle is a WAD player for iPhone and iPad: a game library and touch controls built around Woof! - the modern continuation of the Boom and MBF ports that faithfully preserves original gameplay while supporting today's mods, up through the MBF21 standard. Ready to play out of the box. Waddle bundles Freedoom Phase 1 and Phase 2: two complete, freely licensed games built by the Freedoom project for this engine family. Tap and play - nothing to configure. Bring your own WADs. Import WAD files you own from the Files app, iCloud Drive, or the share sheet - commercial IWADs you've purchased, or any of thousands of community-made maps and megawads. Zip archives and DeHackEd patches are supported. Every map set is a game. Import a megawad and it lands on your shelf as its own game, already paired with the right base game. Add-ons and DeHackEd patches attach to any game from its page, where you also set the load order and compatibility level (vanilla, Boom, MBF, MBF21 - or auto) and find its saves, which are kept per game. Play your way. Touch controls with two schemes (classic twin-stick and modern drag-to-turn), adjustable feel, and buttons you can drag wherever your thumbs want them - plus full support for game controllers and hardware keyboards. Walk into doors and switches to use them, and pan and zoom the automap by touch. Open source. Waddle is free software under the GPL-3.0; the engine it descends from is GPL-2.0-or-later. Source code for the entire app is available on GitHub. Waddle includes no copyrighted commercial game content. Only the freely licensed Freedoom data is bundled; commercial WADs must be imported by you, from copies you own. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by id Software or Bethesda.

Screenshots

UBEK4 screens
Waddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Waddle at 5.0 against UBEK's 4.2. Waddle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). UBEK's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. UBEK sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Waddle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Waddle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UBEK has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UBEK ships an update monthly, Waddle every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
UBEK versus Waddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUBEKWaddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB67 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTOYSPRINGTyler Vick

Customer experience

UBEK

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Waddle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

UBEK

One-time3
  • Basic Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$2.99
  • Enormous Tip$6.99
None

Waddle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UBEK free?
UBEK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waddle free?
Waddle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UBEK or Waddle?
Waddle is rated higher. UBEK averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Waddle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do UBEK or Waddle have ads?
Neither UBEK nor Waddle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UBEK or Waddle?
UBEK ships an update monthly, and Waddle every 6 days. Most recently, UBEK was updated on October 24, 2026 and Waddle on October 14, 2026.

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