Comparison

Retro Diamond vs Touchdown Dreams

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

Head to head
About

Retro Diamond

Experience pixel art baseball with intuitive controls and strategic gameplay. Pitch, bat, and steal bases in quick matches. Enjoy a pure, ad-free baseball simulation.

Highlights
  • Pixel art retro graphics
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Multiple pitch types
  • Strategic baserunning
  • Quick match gameplay
  • Offline play
Features
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RETRO DIAMOND: baseball the way you remember it, in pixel art. Bat, pitch, steal bases, and make real strategic calls mid-play, with controls designed for your thumb and the clean spirit of the best retro arcade games. THE DUEL AT THE HEART OF THE GAME Throw 5 pitch types with a single gesture, paint the corners, and face an opposing pitcher who mixes it up every inning. Time your swing to send the ball exactly where you want — from a clean single to a home run. REAL BASERUNNING STRATEGY It's not just a duel: decide where every runner goes, go for the double play on defense, take calculated risks to score. BUILT FOR MOBILE Dedicated touch controls, quick matches you can play between subway stops, no ads, no in-app purchases, no account required. 100% FREE No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. Just baseball, wherever you are. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

About

Touchdown Dreams

Live out a football player's career from high school to the pros. Develop skills, make strategic decisions on and off the field, and customize your team to achieve ultimate success.

Highlights
  • Player career progression
  • Skill development and attributes
  • On-field control and simulation
  • Recruiting and contract management
  • Team customization
  • Playbook creation
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Every football dream starts somewhere. Yours starts under the Friday night lights. Touchdown Dreams puts you in control of a player’s journey from high school tryouts to college football and the professional league. Earn your place on the depth chart, develop your skills, and prove you can lead a team when the game is on the line. BUILD YOUR CAREER Create your player, improve your attributes, and earn badges that shape your playing style. Chase season goals, compete for awards, and build a trophy room that tells your story. TAKE CONTROL ON THE FIELD Read the defense, find the open receiver, and escape pressure. Run the offense yourself, watch the action unfold in live simulation, or simulate games to keep your career moving. MAKE YOUR NEXT MOVE Navigate recruiting, college transfers, the draft, contracts, free agency, and trades. Build relationships with coaches and teammates as you compete for opportunities at every level. MAKE THE LEAGUE YOURS Customize team names, colors, uniforms, logos, stadiums, and field artwork. Create plays, assign routes and blocking responsibilities, and organize your own playbooks. From your first tryout to your biggest championship moment, build a career worth remembering.

Screenshots

Retro Diamond4 screens
Touchdown Dreams4 screens

Verdict

The call

Retro Diamond and Touchdown Dreams both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Retro Diamond's written reviews are positive against 59% of Touchdown Dreams's. Retro Diamond also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Touchdown Dreams's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (38 vs 7). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Touchdown Dreams sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Retro Diamond asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Retro Diamond against 4.1 for Touchdown Dreams. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Touchdown Dreams has 38 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Retro Diamond's written reviews are positive against 59% of Touchdown Dreams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Diamond ships an update every 2 weeks, Touchdown Dreams every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Retro Diamond versus Touchdown Dreams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro DiamondTouchdown Dreams
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.1 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings738 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMerlin SalesseMichael Silva

Customer experience

Retro Diamond

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Touchdown Dreams

All ratings38 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral13.6%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

Retro Diamond

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Touchdown Dreams

One-time2
  • Editor Pack$4.99
  • Premium Edition$7.99

Questions

Is Retro Diamond free?
Retro Diamond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touchdown Dreams free?
Touchdown Dreams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retro Diamond or Touchdown Dreams?
Retro Diamond and Touchdown Dreams are both rated 4.1 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 38 ratings respectively.
Do Retro Diamond or Touchdown Dreams have ads?
Touchdown Dreams shows ads; Retro Diamond does not.
Which is updated more often, Retro Diamond or Touchdown Dreams?
Retro Diamond ships an update every 2 weeks, and Touchdown Dreams every 3 days. Most recently, Retro Diamond was updated on October 21, 2026 and Touchdown Dreams on October 22, 2026.

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