Comparison

Retro Cloud Companion vs OpenConsole

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

Head to head
About

Retro Cloud Companion

This app helps you organize and manage your ROM collection stored in the cloud. It serves as a companion for the Retro Cloud system, providing a centralized hub for your game files.

Highlights
  • Manage ROM collection
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Companion app for Retro Cloud
  • Organize game files
Features
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Retro Cloud Companion is a companion app for the Retro Cloud system. This app allow you to manage your collection of ROM stored in the cloud.

About

OpenConsole

This app offers instant access to a library of AI-generated cloud games and allows you to play your legally owned retro game ROMs on various classic console emulators. Enjoy smooth gameplay with hardware acceleration and customizable controls, with cloud saves for seamless progression.

Highlights
  • AI-generated cloud games
  • Retro console emulation (NES, SNES, PS1, N64, etc.)
  • Hardware-accelerated rendering
  • On-screen touch controls
  • MFi and Bluetooth controller support
  • Save states and cloud sync
Features
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OpenConsole is a beautifully crafted game launcher that brings together two worlds: an ever-growing library of AI-generated cloud games you can play instantly, and a powerful retro console for the games you grew up with. — DISCOVER NEW GAMES, INSTANTLY — Browse a curated and constantly refreshed selection of AI-generated browser games. Tap to play. No installs. No accounts required to dive in. — PLAY YOUR CLASSICS — Bring your own legally-owned game files and play them on the systems you love: • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) • Super Nintendo (SNES) • Game Boy / Game Boy Color / Game Boy Advance • Nintendo 64 • PlayStation • Sega Dreamcast • PlayStation Portable — BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU PLAY — • Hardware-accelerated rendering for smooth, full-speed gameplay on N64, Dreamcast, and PSP • On-screen touch controls for every system, plus full support for MFi and Bluetooth controllers • Save states and continuous SRAM saves — pick up exactly where you left off • Cloud save sync across your devices via secure sign-in • Beautiful purple-and-cyan UI tuned for one-handed portrait play and immersive landscape gaming — YOURS, PRIVATE, PORTABLE — Your games and saves stay on your device unless you choose to sync them. No tracking. No ads. No third-party data sharing. Just games. OpenConsole is for collectors, retro fans, and anyone who wants a single home for the games they own — and the games they're about to discover.

Screenshots

Retro Cloud Companion2 screens
OpenConsole4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: OpenConsole at 5 against Retro Cloud Companion's 1. On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Retro Cloud Companion against 5.0 for OpenConsole. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenConsole has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Retro Cloud Companion versus OpenConsole: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro Cloud CompanionOpenConsole
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB136 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJulien EyrièsAeriCast

In-app purchases

None

Retro Cloud Companion

No in-app purchases

None

OpenConsole

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Cloud Companion free?
Retro Cloud Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenConsole free?
OpenConsole is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retro Cloud Companion or OpenConsole?
Retro Cloud Companion and OpenConsole are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Retro Cloud Companion or OpenConsole have ads?
Neither Retro Cloud Companion nor OpenConsole shows ads.

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