Comparison

Pretend AI vs Retro Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Pretend AI

Features
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Create the chat you wish you could have. Pretend AI lets you build a fictional persona and simulate realistic text-message conversations in their voice. Say what you never said to your ex. Rehearse the hard conversation before you have it. Hear what a friend, a parent, or a character would text back. Brainstorm with your boss before you actually do, practice asking HR for raise before you go into the meeting - absolutely anyone you can think of - you can even talk to your fictional character to see what they'd say. Create someone based on a real person, an imaginary character, a celebrity-inspired archetype, or a totally original personality. Choose how they communicate, define their traits, add shared history, and decide how realistic you want them to feel. Then start texting. What you can do 1. Create custom personas in minutes 2. Choose relationship types like friend, crush, ex, partner, family, mentor, colleague, or your own custom label 3. Set communication styles and personality traits 4. Choose how they text: one message at a time, a burst of short ones, or a mix 5. Add backstory and shared context for more realistic replies 6. Pick a realism level: Realistic, Softer, or Idealized 7. Keep separate chats for different personas 8. Add context mid-conversation to shape future replies 9. Let a persona text you first now and then, if you turn it on 10. Customize the look of each conversation with different chat themes Designed to feel like texting Pretend AI is built around a message-thread experience, so chats feel familiar, lightweight, and easy to come back to. Personas remember everything you have said in a chat, so replies build on your history instead of starting over. Whether you want closure, creativity, comfort, roleplay, or curiosity, you can shape the conversation your way. Private by design No account required Your saved conversations stay on your device Persona photos stay on your device Only the minimum conversation context needed to generate a reply is sent for AI response generation Personas that text first use notifications scheduled on your phone, never a server Free and Pro Free users can send up to 20 messages per day. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited messages. Pretend AI is for entertainment and creative exploration. Personas are fictional simulations and do not represent real people's actual thoughts, feelings, or responses. EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service - https://www.super-even.com/pretendai-tos Privacy Policy - https://www.super-even.com/pretendai-privacy-policy

About

Retro Tracker

Features
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Discover the history of gaming with Retro Tracker—your comprehensive guide to classic consoles, handhelds, computers, accessories, and games. Explore detailed hardware specifications, release information, console families, generations, peripherals, and more. Organise your personal collection, create wishlists, add notes, photos, and web links, and keep track of the systems you own or hope to find. Whether you are a collector, retro-gaming enthusiast, or simply curious about the evolution of gaming hardware, Retro Tracker brings decades of gaming history together in one beautifully organised app. Explore. Collect. Preserve gaming history. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pretend AI4 screens
Retro Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Retro Tracker at every 8 days against Pretend AI's every 7 months. Retro Tracker also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Pretend AI's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, 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. Pretend AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Retro Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pretend AI ships an update every 7 months, Retro Tracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pretend AI versus Retro Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPretend AIRetro Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKareena RogersGeorge Chalkiadoudis

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pretend AI

Subscriptions2
  • Pretend AI Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pretend AI Pro Annual$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Retro Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Pretend AI free?
Pretend AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Tracker free?
Retro Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pretend AI or Retro Tracker have ads?
Neither Pretend AI nor Retro Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pretend AI or Retro Tracker?
Pretend AI ships an update every 7 months, and Retro Tracker every 8 days. Most recently, Pretend AI was updated on October 24, 2026 and Retro Tracker on October 28, 2026.

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