Comparison

Crypto Retro vs SIDES

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

Head to head
About

Crypto Retro

A fun and addictive game where you tap the screen to earn virtual Bitcoins. Unlock new devices to increase your earnings and progress in this engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Tap to earn Bitcoins
  • Unlock new devices
  • Increase earnings
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Enjoy this fun Bitcoin game! Tap on the screen and gain Bitcoins. Unlock new devices to make even more! Download and play this fun and addicting game.

About

SIDES

Control a triangle that must survive for sixty seconds in an arena. Defeat the boss, which has one more side than you, to transform into it and gain new abilities. Progress through increasingly complex shapes and challenges.

Highlights
  • Shape progression
  • Boss battles
  • One-thumb controls
  • Persistent upgrades (Resonance)
  • Offline play
  • Optional rewarded ads
Features
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You are a triangle. The arena fills. Survive sixty seconds and the boss walks in — the shape with one more side than you. Beat it, and you become it. Every vertex is a weapon mount. Ascend from triangle to square to pentagon and beyond, into stars, star polygons, mandalas and the solids — each form multiplies your whole arsenal, and each boss is the next you. ONE THUMB. Kite, collect, and pick your draft between rounds. Sixty-second rounds, a run in ten minutes, a deep climb in an hour. RESONANCE. Every climb pays flux; flux buys permanent Resonance — sharper edges, a harder hull, faster blood. The ladder remembers your best form and lets you start from it. THREATS AND BOUNTIES. Four threat levels, a Wanted ladder that stacks handicaps for more flux, relic chests with real downsides, daily signals, seasonal skins. No account. Plays offline. Your save follows you through iCloud. Ads are optional, rewarded and never personalised. Game Center achievements and leaderboards.

Screenshots

Crypto Retro4 screens
SIDES4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crypto Retro at none against SIDES's 5. Crypto Retro also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SIDES sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Crypto Retro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Crypto Retro against 5.0 for SIDES. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crypto Retro has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Crypto Retro versus SIDES: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrypto RetroSIDES
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings9 — better1
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB16 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMangoverse Inc.Shai Ankori

In-app purchases

None

Crypto Retro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

SIDES

One-time5
  • Flux Pocket$0.99
  • Founder's Pack$2.99
  • Flux Case$3.99
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  • Prism Premium$4.99
  • Flux Vault$7.99

Questions

Is Crypto Retro free?
Crypto Retro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIDES free?
SIDES is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crypto Retro or SIDES?
Crypto Retro and SIDES are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Crypto Retro or SIDES have ads?
Both Crypto Retro and SIDES show ads.

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