Comparison

Ω Resist vs RetroArch

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

Head to head
About

Ω Resist

A fun and addictive multiplayer reaction game for up to four players on a single device. Challenge your friends to test your reaction times and see who comes out on top. A PRO version is available to unlock all game modes and remove ads.

Highlights
  • Up to 4 player multiplayer on one device
  • Addictive reaction-based gameplay
  • Challenge friends
  • PRO version unlocks all modes
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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The greatest multiplayer game that lets you play up to 4 players on one device. Challenge your friends with this fun and addictive reaction game and see who has the best reaction time. Get the PRO version to unlock all game modes and remove ads.

About

RetroArch

This application serves as a versatile frontend for emulators and game engines, supporting a vast array of systems through downloadable cores. It offers advanced features like netplay, save states, and customizable controls for an enhanced gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Supports numerous gaming systems via libretro cores
  • Netplay for multiplayer gaming
  • Save states and fast forward/rewind
  • Controller support and key remapping
  • Customizable shaders and overlays
  • RetroAchievements integration
  • AI translations for games
Features
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RetroArch is a free, ad-free, open source, and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players, and other applications. Supported systems come in the form of libretro cores. The following systems are supported through various cores: * 2048 * Acorn - BBC Micro * Amstrad - CPC/GX4000 * Anarch * Arcade * Arduboy * Atari - 2600 * Atari - 5200 * Atari - 7800 * Atari - Jaguar * Atari - Lynx * Bandai - WonderSwan/Color * Cave Story * Coleco - ColecoVision * Commodore - Amiga * Commodore - C128 * Commodore - C64 * Commodore - C64 SuperCPU * Commodore - CBM-II 5x0 * Commodore - CBM-II 6x0/7x0 * Commodore - PET * Commodore - PLUS/4 * Commodore - VIC-20 * Dinothawr * Doom * DOS * Fairchild ChannelF * Flashback * GCE - Vectrex * Game Music Emu * Handheld Electronic * MSX/SVI/ColecoVision/SG-1000 * Mattel - Intellivision * Mega Duck / Cougar Boy * Mr.Boom * NEC - PC Engine / SuperGrafx / CD * NEC - PC-FX * NEC - PC-98 * Nintendo - DS * Nintendo - Game Boy / Color * Nintendo - Game Boy Advance * Nintendo - NES / Famicom * Nintendo - Nintendo 64 * Nintendo - Pokemon Mini * Nintendo - SNES / SFC * Nintendo - Virtual Boy * Palm OS * PocketCDG * Quake * Quake II * Rick Dangerous * SNK - Neo Geo AES/MVS * SNK - Neo Geo CD * SNK - Neo Geo Pocket / Color * ScummVM * Sega - MS/GG/MD/CD/32X * Sega - MS/GG/SG-1000 * Sega - Saturn * Sharp - X68000 * Sinclair - ZX Spectrum * Sony - PlayStation * Sony - PlayStation Portable * Texas Instruments TI-83 * The 3DO Company - 3DO * Thomson - MO/TO * Vircon32 * VirtualXT * WASM-4 * Watara - Supervision RetroArch supports a broad range of features, including: * Netplay * Soft patching * RetroAchievements * Save states * MFi controller support * Key remapping per core or per game * Gyro * Cheats * Custom overlays * Shaders * Fast forward and rewind * Game artwork * AI translations * Advanced latency management **RetroArch and Libretro are in no way affiliated with Nintendo. The name "Nintendo" and all associated game console names are registered trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.**

Screenshots

Ω Resist4 screens
RetroArch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ω Resist at 5.0 against RetroArch's 4.3. Ω Resist also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). RetroArch's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ω Resist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RetroArch has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ω Resist versus RetroArch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterΩ ResistRetroArch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews—69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings11.8K — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB652 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSalim DayaLibretro

Customer experience

Ω Resist

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RetroArch

All ratings1,547 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1,464 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative19.5%

Bugs and requests

Ω Resist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RetroArch

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • N64 games not loading textures properly
  • Crashes when changing settings or cores
  • Bios files not being recognized
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Saved settings not persisting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for PS2, GameCube, and 3DS emulation
  • Improve iCloud/cloud storage integration
  • Implement customizable button layouts
  • Add a more user-friendly setup wizard
  • Provide better documentation and tutorials

In-app purchases

None

Ω Resist

No in-app purchases

None

RetroArch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ω Resist free?
Ω Resist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroArch free?
RetroArch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ω Resist or RetroArch?
Ω Resist is rated higher. Ω Resist averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while RetroArch averages 4.3 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Ω Resist or RetroArch have ads?
Neither Ω Resist nor RetroArch shows ads.

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