Comparison

High Dive vs Retro Cloud Player

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

Head to head
About

High Dive

Embark on a pseudo-endless arcade diving adventure to break world records. Master simple controls, unlock diverse characters, and compete with friends. Enjoy fast-paced gameplay with power-ups and checkpoints.

Highlights
  • Multiple characters to unlock
  • Fast and furious endless gameplay
  • Simple controls
  • Game Centre leaderboards
  • Power-ups and checkpoints
  • Record and share gameplay
Features
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Walter likes diving. Birds like flying. Hmmmmmmm. Help Walter break the world outdoor diving record in this pseudo–endless arcade diver! FEATURES: ◉ Multiple characters ◉ iMessage Stickers ◉ Halloween Characters ◉ Fast and furious endless gameplay ◉ Simple controls ◉ Special achievement awards ◉ Game Centre leaderboards ◉ Amazing art style ◉ Fun upbeat soundtrack and sound FX ◉ Free to play ◉ Challenge friends for highest all time dive ◉ Now play on Apple TV! ◉ Random bird patterns ◉ Checkpoints; never start from scratch again! ◉ Bombs ◉ Diving birds ◉ Power ups ◉ 10 localized languages ◉ Halloween characters ◉ Moustache, skull, donut, and more characters to unlock ◉ Record and share gameplay with ReplayKit ◉ Great new warm look ◉ And more!

About

Retro Cloud Player

Play classic games on your Apple devices with this emulator. It utilizes iCloud for ROM storage and requires a companion app for collection management. A gamepad or keyboard is necessary for gameplay.

Highlights
  • Legacy gaming emulation
  • iCloud ROM storage
  • Libretro cores integration
  • Companion app for ROM management
  • Gamepad/keyboard support
Features
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The Retro Cloud Player is an emulator for legacy gaming systems. The ROMs are stored in iCloud. The Retro Cloud Companion app is needed in order to manage your collection of ROMs. A gamepad or keyboard is also required. This emulator include cores from the Libretro project.

Screenshots

High Dive4 screens
Retro Cloud Player1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Retro Cloud Player at 5.0 against High Dive's 3.3. Retro Cloud Player also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). High Dive's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.4 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. High Dive sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Retro Cloud Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retro Cloud Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: High Dive has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
High Dive versus Retro Cloud Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHigh DiveRetro Cloud Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS8.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrosty PopJulien Eyriès

Customer experience

High Dive

All ratings18 ratings
Positive38.9%
Neutral27.8%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews250 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative24.0%

Retro Cloud Player

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

Bugs and requests

High Dive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes
  • Inconsistent difficulty progression
  • Unresponsive or delayed controls
  • Compatibility issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More characters and customization options
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Improved controls and responsiveness
  • Leaderboards and multiplayer modes

Retro Cloud Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

High Dive

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Buy 1,000 Diamonds$1.99
  • Buy 2,000 Diamonds$1.99
None

Retro Cloud Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is High Dive free?
High Dive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retro Cloud Player free?
Retro Cloud Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, High Dive or Retro Cloud Player?
Retro Cloud Player is rated higher. High Dive averages 3.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Retro Cloud Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do High Dive or Retro Cloud Player have ads?
Neither High Dive nor Retro Cloud Player shows ads.

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