Retro Cloud Player vs Hover Hop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Hover Hop
Navigate an endless sky of shifting platforms with intuitive tap and swipe controls. Unlock characters, upgrade abilities, and discover new visual effects. Enjoy pure, skill-based gameplay with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Tap to hover
- Swipe down for spike-dive
- Swipe up for double-jump
- Unlockable character skins
- Upgrade shop for abilities
- Daily missions and rewards
- Offline play
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Hover Hop Soar, skip, and style your way through an endless sky of shifting platforms—no paywalls, no pop-ups, just play. Tap to hover, swipe down to spike-dive, and—once you’ve earned it—swipe up for a game-changing double-jump. The gaps keep stretching and the speed keeps climbing; how far can you float before gravity wins? KEY FEATURES One-touch hover + swipe-down to spike for instant drops Unlock multiple character skins Upgrade shop: boost hover time, coin multiplier, coin drop rate and more double-jump (swipe-up) adds a whole new layer of depth Unlock trail effects Daily missions & coin rewards for the perfect run Offline friendly—play on the subway, plane, couch or toilet ZERO Forced Ads, ZERO in-app purchases—pure skill, pure fun A SECRET FOR THE SKYBOUND Score 10… 20… 30… and watch the world repaint itself. Reach 100 and the horizon bursts into living rainbow—proof you’re a legend of the hover. Hop once. Hover forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover Hop at 5.0 against Retro Cloud Player's 3.5. Hover Hop also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hover Hop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Cloud Player | Hover Hop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien Eyriès | RICHARD MARCUS ALLEN OPLINGER |
Customer experience
Retro Cloud Player
Hover Hop
In-app purchases
Retro Cloud Player
No in-app purchases
Hover Hop
No in-app purchases
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