High Like a Fly vs RetroPaddleBall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
High Like a Fly
Navigate a fly through challenging obstacles using intuitive swipe controls. This game offers a deceptively difficult experience that tests your reflexes and precision.
- Swipe-based navigation
- Challenging gameplay
- Intuitive controls
- High difficulty
- Fly simulation
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It probably looks like yet another Flappy Bird clone, but in this game you navigate the fly by swiping your finger instead of tapping. It is much more difficult than it seems.
RetroPaddleBall
Experience a classic arcade-style game with a modern twist. Aim for the highest score by skillfully hitting a ball, navigating power-ups, and overcoming challenging obstacles. Enjoy simple, addictive gameplay designed for quick sessions.
- Single-player pong-like gameplay
- High score chasing
- Power-ups
- Random bricks
- Spinning squares
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RetroPaddleBall is a simple single player pong like arcade game in which you try to get the highest score. Simple as that. There are power ups, random bricks, and spinning squares to help (or hinder you) to getting points. There really isn't much to it. Download and give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: High Like a Fly at weekly against RetroPaddleBall's every 26 months. High Like a Fly also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for High Like a Fly against 5.0 for RetroPaddleBall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
High Like a Fly ships an update weekly, RetroPaddleBall every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | High Like a Fly | RetroPaddleBall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Tokarev | Luke Cotton |
Customer experience
High Like a Fly
RetroPaddleBall
In-app purchases
High Like a Fly
No in-app purchases
RetroPaddleBall
No in-app purchases
Questions
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