Comparison

JOiler vs Retro

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

Head to head
About

JOiler

Features
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JOiler – Save the Fish! Dive into a colorful underwater puzzle adventure and help free the fish! In JOiler, your goal is simple but challenging: clear the board by freeing all the fish. Match fish of the same color and tap on them to make them disappear. Remove every color and leave no fish behind to complete the level. As you progress, levels become more complex and combining fish of the same color gets harder. Don’t worry — helpful boosters, hints, and special items** will appear to assist you and make each level more exciting. Earn points by completing levels and gain bonus points for finishing special tasks and challenges. Test your logic, strategy, and attention as you advance through increasingly difficult puzzles. Game Features: Fun and addictive match-style gameplay Bright, colorful fish and underwater visuals Increasing difficulty with every level Boosters and hints to help you win Points and rewards for levels and completed tasks Easy to learn, challenging to master Are you ready to free all the fish and become a JOiler master? Start your underwater journey today!

About

Retro

Features
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Step into the neon-lit world of Retro: GO — a fast-paced drive-in diner game where you play as a carhop waitress serving hungry customers on wheels! Take orders, prepare them lightning-fast, and deliver to the right car before time runs out. Every completed order earns you points — the faster you serve, the higher your score! How to play: Accept incoming orders from customers in their cars Assemble each order correctly and quickly Deliver to the right car before the timer expires Serve as many cars as possible to maximize your score Win by completing all orders before time runs out. One missed deadline and it's game over! How many cars can you serve? Challenge yourself, beat your high score, and become the ultimate carhop queen!

Screenshots

JOiler4 screens
Retro4 screens

Verdict

The call

JOiler and Retro 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
JOiler versus Retro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJOilerRetro
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBRENDAN SORENSENJames Smith

In-app purchases

None

JOiler

No in-app purchases

None

Retro

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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