Ssaku004 vs RetroFighter2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ssaku004
Experience a retro vertical scroll shooting game with 16 distinct areas to explore. Destroy enemy planes and strategic gun batteries to earn points. Discover hidden characters for an added challenge.
- Retro 2D vertical scroll shooting gameplay
- 16 distinct game areas
- Destroy gun batteries and enemy planes
- Earn points for destruction
- Hidden character discovery
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This is a retro vertical scroll shooting game. The gun battery and the launcher are arranged on the map of 16 AREAs. The point can be obtained when the gun battery and the launcher and the enemy plane ejected from the launcher is destroyed. There is also hidden characters -- Please search! (16 AREAs are included. 4 AREAs are Free.)
RetroFighter2
Pilot a commandeered fighter craft to escape alien pursuers. Utilize wit and agility to overcome numerous, better-equipped enemies and evade recapture.
- Pilot a fighter craft
- Escape alien pursuers
- Engage in space combat
- Utilize wit and agility
- Evade recapture
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You broke free of the alien holding cell and commandeered a fighter craft. You are out of the frying pan and now must escape the fire. The enemy are numerous and better-equipped, but you have your wit and agility. Will you adapt, overcome, and evade recapture?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RetroFighter2 at 5.0 against Ssaku004's 4.0. RetroFighter2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Ssaku004's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 45 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Ssaku004 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RetroFighter2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
RetroFighter2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RetroFighter2 has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ssaku004 ships an update every 5 months, RetroFighter2 every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ssaku004 | RetroFighter2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 45 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hiroyuki Sasayama | Derek Young |
Customer experience
Ssaku004
RetroFighter2
In-app purchases
Ssaku004
- All AREAs$1.99
RetroFighter2
No in-app purchases
