Comparison

Retro Cloud Player vs Liner Drop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Legacy gaming emulation
  • iCloud ROM storage
  • Libretro cores integration
  • Companion app for ROM management
  • Gamepad/keyboard support
Features
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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.

About

Liner Drop

Features
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Draw the line. Guide the ball. Liner Drop is a physics puzzle game with one simple rule: sketch a line with your finger, and let gravity do the rest. Your ink becomes a solid platform — bank the falling ball off your lines, ramps, and bumpers to steer it past every hazard and land it on the goal. Simple to learn. Brutal to master. No tutorials, no clutter. Just draw, drop, and dodge your way down through 200+ hand-crafted levels. FEATURES • 500+ levels across distinct worlds, each introducing fresh hazards and mechanics • Real physics — every shot is driven by a true physics engine, so no two runs feel the same • Dodge spikes, spinning saws, fans, bumpers and more • Unlockable styles — earn coins to unlock iconic balls and vivid ink trails • Power-ups — shields, slow-motion, hazard freeze, and the fiery Phoenix revive • Fully localized in 19 languages • Engineered for buttery-smooth frame rates on everything from budget phones to flagships Think you can thread the ball through every trap? Grab your line and start dropping.

Screenshots

Retro Cloud Player1 screens
Liner Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Retro Cloud Player at none against Liner Drop's shown. Liner Drop's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Retro Cloud Player versus Liner Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro Cloud PlayerLiner Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien EyrièsSkender Mustafa

In-app purchases

None

Retro Cloud Player

No in-app purchases

None

Liner Drop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Cloud Player free?
Retro Cloud Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Liner Drop free?
Liner Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retro Cloud Player or Liner Drop have ads?
Liner Drop shows ads; Retro Cloud Player does not.

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