Comparison

Retro Cloud Player vs HexRun

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

HexRun

Features
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The maze won't stand still. Neither should you. HEX RUN is a retro arcade game of hexagonal mazes and shifting walls. Collect three energy cells, unlock the exit and reach the next level. Watch the warnings: get trapped in a sealed corridor and your run ends. MOVE IN SIX DIRECTIONS Keep your finger on the controller and slide between directions without lifting or tapping again. DODGE SHIFTING WALLS Orange markers announce a moving wall. Red crosses show the danger zone. You have three seconds to get clear. FIND YOUR WAY Use a scan to reveal a route to an energy cell or the exit. If you're in danger, the scan helps you escape first. Each scan costs points. BEAT YOUR RECORD Every level brings a new maze. Plan your route, use fewer steps and compare your best completed level score on Game Center. PLAY YOUR WAY Play offline, pause whenever you need to and resume your locally saved progress. Choose from fourteen languages, including English, Dutch, German and Japanese. Sound can be switched off. Game Center requires an internet connection and sign-in for online scores. You can play without Game Center. HEX RUN now supports iPad! Explore a larger playfield, play in portrait or landscape, and steer with the larger six-direction controller. The layout adapts to your screen.

Screenshots

Retro Cloud Player1 screens
HexRun3 screens

Verdict

The call

Retro Cloud Player and HexRun are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Retro Cloud Player versus HexRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro Cloud PlayerHexRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJulien EyrièsValentijn Vyvey

In-app purchases

None

Retro Cloud Player

No in-app purchases

None

HexRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Cloud Player free?
Retro Cloud Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexRun free?
HexRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retro Cloud Player or HexRun have ads?
Neither Retro Cloud Player nor HexRun shows ads.

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