Comparison

Retro Classics vs Haunted House Fruit Machine

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

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About

Retro Classics

Relive the golden age of arcade gaming with this collection of four classic 80s tabletop electronic games. Experience authentic retro graphics, sounds, and addictive gameplay that defined an era. Perfect for nostalgic gamers and new players alike.

Highlights
  • Four classic 80s tabletop arcade games
  • Authentic retro graphics and sounds
  • Addictive old-school gameplay
  • Accurate machine simulations
  • i-Cade controller support
  • Score tracking and combined scores
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Four absolute retro classic tabletop arcade machines in this one collection guaranteed to take you back to your childhood. With bright fluorescent graphics, simulated display, genuine retro blips and bleeps, simplicity and addictive old school gaming. All these games have had their meticulous details emulated to almost perfection (some minor changes). " If you are a retro arcade die hard fan this is a must!" In a distant time, not too long ago, before the internet and mobile phones; arcade games of the 70's and 80's were beautifully simple and addictive. Imagine going back in time to see your old games (or your friends' old games you couldn't have!) Now you can own some of the best handheld/tabletop games of that era in this awesome retro collection. Scramble (also known as Astro Command) , Missile Invader, Frogger and Galaxy Invader are some of the best tabletop games. Made by companies like CGL, Grandstand, Tandy, Epoch, Entex and Tomy to name but a few. Now these games have been brought back from distant and forgotten memories to the 21st century. Nostalgic but fun for all ages! Check the screenshots to see how accurate these are! • Better value then obtaining these as individual apps • Accurate simulations of the machines • Full retro sounds • Totally nostalgic • i-Cade support • Keep track of scores of all levels on the 4 VFD games • Super combined score of all games to prove how hard core retro fan you are • Scores automatically update to Game Center if logged in To play each device simply click on the machine you want to play then turn it on NOTE: To use iCade controller, press iCade button once loaded a game. Pressing this without connection to a controller will bring up the keyboard. Press the button again to turn it off.

About

Haunted House Fruit Machine

Experience a spooky UK-style fruit machine game with Halloween themes. Match fruits for virtual wins, gamble to advance, and trigger exciting bonus features for a chance at the jackpot. Play offline or compete online.

Highlights
  • Halloween themed graphics
  • Haunting sound effects and music
  • Match 3 fruits for virtual wins
  • Gamble higher or lower
  • Eleven part trail for main game
  • Bonus features like skill nudges and holds
  • 23 position main feature board
Features
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Haunted House fruit machine is spooky UK style fruit machine game, featuring halloween themed graphics and lots of haunting sound effects and music. Match 3 fruits on the winline for a virtual win, and gamble higher or lower to exchange to the main feature board! Or complete the eleven part trail using the super-imposed numbers on the reels to start the main game! You may start the feature with extra bonuses such as extra life, multi add and extra bonus! Bonuses such as trail climber, skill nudges, holds and trail skill will let you enter the feature to win big virtual money! The main feature game is a 23 position board, spin the dice to land on a square that can add cash shots, win spins, nudges, cash and mini-features! Beware of the mystery squares, they could help or hinder your progress to the jackpot! Light the 3 bats to activate invincible mode, where you are guarenteed the super spooky jackpot! Feature bonuses such as Skill Stop, Move Back 3, Extra Life and Add again can really help achieve the big virtual wins! Some of halloween themed classic fruit machine features offered are scary spins, mega hold, Trick or Treat, Creepy Cash and Vampit it up amongst others! Play offline or against other players online to get to the top of the highscore board. All game wins and losses are virtual, no real money can be won or lost on this fun game. If you are a fan of pub slot machines, you will loved this spooky halloween themed game with reaslistic graphics and excellent sound effects!

Screenshots

Retro Classics4 screens
Haunted House Fruit Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Haunted House Fruit Machine at Free against Retro Classics's $3.99. Haunted House Fruit Machine also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 57 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Retro Classics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 52%). On rating, in-app purchases, 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

Haunted House Fruit Machine is free to download; Retro Classics costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Retro Classics against 4.9 for Haunted House Fruit Machine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Haunted House Fruit Machine has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Retro Classics's written reviews are positive against 52% of Haunted House Fruit Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Classics ships an update every 57 months, Haunted House Fruit Machine every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Retro Classics versus Haunted House Fruit Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro ClassicsHaunted House Fruit Machine
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 57 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRob WilmotSoftware Illusions

Customer experience

Retro Classics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Haunted House Fruit Machine

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral11.9%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

Retro Classics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Haunted House Fruit Machine

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Bug after jackpot prevents flashing stopping
  • Graphical glitches with upper lights stuck on
  • Leaderboards removed
  • When nudges are highlighted during feature board and you push collect at same time they do not collect nudges

Requested features

20 requests
  • How to get a jackpot repeat?
  • Add Hi/Low gamble on the board
  • More different things on the game board
  • Option for every spin to be a winner
  • Bonus on number 4, not reel
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  • High/low gamble on everything on the board
  • Repeat chances on jackpots
  • Hidden features on reels
  • Not go dead after being kicked off board
  • 5 bonus nudges instead of 4
  • How do players win over £80?
  • How to get 3 bats?
  • Sort out leaderboards
  • More games like this
  • Pac-Man version
  • Barcrest's 'Let The Good Times Roll'
  • Barcrest's 'Boulder Dash'
  • More invincible mode and jackpot repeats
  • Collect nudges during feature board
  • Option to remove all adverts

In-app purchases

None

Retro Classics

No in-app purchases

None

Haunted House Fruit Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retro Classics free?
Retro Classics costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Haunted House Fruit Machine free?
Haunted House Fruit Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retro Classics or Haunted House Fruit Machine?
Retro Classics is rated higher. Retro Classics averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Haunted House Fruit Machine averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Retro Classics or Haunted House Fruit Machine have ads?
Haunted House Fruit Machine shows ads; Retro Classics does not.
Which is updated more often, Retro Classics or Haunted House Fruit Machine?
Retro Classics ships an update every 57 months, and Haunted House Fruit Machine every 6 months. Most recently, Retro Classics was updated on November 1, 2026 and Haunted House Fruit Machine on November 3, 2026.

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