WatchRetro vs Underkeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
WatchRetro
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WatchRetro is a whole arcade that lives on your wrist โ thirty hand-built games, all free, all yours. No ads, no paywall, no account, and it works with no iPhone nearby. Start with the classics: Volley (paddle), Breaker (bricks), Coil (snake), and Drop (falling blocks). Then work through the shelves โ Crown games like Bounce, Vortex, Helix, and Dodge, where the Digital Crown is the whole controller; aim-and-fire games like Salvo, Rocks, and Lander; tap games like Pulse, Stack, Cascade, Pairs, Mines, and Lights; swipe games like Merge, Weave, and Forage; and the newest pair โ Juggle, where one paddle keeps three balls alive, and Putt, a seeded putting green where the Crown aims and a tap commits the stroke. Every game names its control on the Ready screen, so you're never guessing. The physics are real โ fixed-timestep motion and swept collision mean the ball never clips through a wall or tunnels through your paddle, even at top speed. Every hit, break, and landing answers back on the Taptic Engine, so the arcade plays in your wrist, not just on it. Leave the picker idle and the cabinet starts playing itself โ a real Attract Mode, demoing real games until you tap in. And every game you beat leaves a ghost: Ghost Replay races your live run against the recorded pace of your best, right on the HUD. Every run is scored. Your best for each game is saved on-device, forever โ force-quit, relaunch, it's still there. Beat it and you get a "New best." Earn two achievements per game โ sixty in all โ without a Game Center login. Built for start/stop play: raise your wrist for a twenty-second run, drop it, and the game auto-pauses and resumes exactly where you left off โ never a lost run, never an accidental exit. Pick from six CRT phosphor themes โ green, amber, white, ice, magenta, red โ toggle haptics, and put your top score on a watch-face complication. An optional iPhone companion mirrors your settings and scores, but the watch is the whole game and needs nothing else. No network. No data collected. Just the arcade, on your wrist.
Underkeep
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A dungeon adventure on your wrist. Descend through 20 handcrafted levels of ancient cells, forgotten crypts, dangerous mines and haunted depths as you fight your way toward the heart of Underkeep. Tap anywhere to move. Tap an enemy to strike with your sword. Simple controls make Underkeep easy to pick up, while new enemies, traps and puzzles make each descent more dangerous. EXPLORE Navigate twisting dungeon rooms, hunt for keys, open gates, discover hidden paths and find your way deeper underground. FIGHT Battle rats, slimes, skeletons, bats, spiders, ghosts, mages, armoured guards and more. Every enemy behaves differently, so watch their movements and choose when to strike. SURVIVE Dodge charging enemies, magical attacks, spikes and other dungeon hazards. Learn each enemy's weakness and make every sword strike count. DESCEND Journey through five distinct areas across 20 levels, culminating in a final confrontation with the Warden. Designed specifically for Apple Watch with simple tap controls, short levels and no complicated menus. Underkeep is completely free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Underkeep at Free against WatchRetro's $0.99. WatchRetro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Underkeep is free to download; WatchRetro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WatchRetro ships an update every 5 days, Underkeep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchRetro | Underkeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free โ better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hemal Modi | Daniel Beer |
In-app purchases
WatchRetro
No in-app purchases
Underkeep
No in-app purchases









