Tap A Dot vs RetroPaddleBall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap A Dot
Engage in a fast-paced tapping challenge across three distinct game modes. Test your reflexes by tapping randomly appearing dots before time runs out or clear the screen as quickly as possible. Compete for high scores in this addictive arcade experience.
- Survival Mode with increasing difficulty
- Blackout Mode for speed clearing
- Blackout 60 mode
- High score tracking
- Simple tap-based gameplay
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A simple game of tapping dots! 3 game modes: Survival Mode: Tap the dots as they randomly appear on the screen and before the timer runs out. Miss one dot and it’s game over. It gets increasingly difficult as your score increases, ranging from a possible 12 spots to appear and up to 6 dots to tap on the screen at one time. High score is recorded. Blackout Mode: Speed-clear the screen! Tap the dots to clear the screen as quickly as possible to record the lowest time. High score is recorded. Blackout 60: 5x regular version
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 review sentiment: RetroPaddleBall at 100% against Tap A Dot's 67%. RetroPaddleBall also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support. Tap A Dot's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RetroPaddleBall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tap A Dot has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tap A Dot's written reviews are positive against 100% of RetroPaddleBall's.
| Parameter | Tap A Dot | RetroPaddleBall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 26 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Kiernan | Luke Cotton |
Customer experience
Tap A Dot
RetroPaddleBall
In-app purchases
Tap A Dot
No in-app purchases
RetroPaddleBall
No in-app purchases
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