Retro Gamer vs Super16Bit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retro Gamer
Discover information about classic games from Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis. View gameplay videos, box art, and create your own game collection to relive the 80s and 90s.
- Game information for NES, SNES, Sega Genesis
- Gameplay videos
- Box art and fun art
- Game collection creation
- Retro atmosphere immersion
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Retro Gamer app was developed for people who spent many happy hours playing retro games. It was developed for real Retro Gamers! This app helps you find information about games for three really cool retro consoles - Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis. With Retro Gamer you can see gameplay videos, box arts, and fun arts, create your game collection and much more. Dive into the atmosphere of 80s and 90s with Retro Gamer app. Paid version without ads.
Super16Bit
Experience classic Super Nintendo games on your Apple device with this advanced emulator. Enjoy features like game controller support, state saving, cheat codes, and optimized video and audio for a smooth retro gaming experience.
- Game controller support
- State save and load
- Cheat code functionality
- Turbo mode and Rewind
- External display output
- iCloud sync for backups
- Customizable touch screen controls
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An advanced SNES (Super Nintendo) emulator optimized for Apple devices. ・Game controller ・State save ・Cheat code ・Turbo mode, Rewind ・External display output ・Metal rendering video optimized for Apple devices ・AudioUnit low-latency audio optimized for Apple devices ・iCloud sync (backup, restore) ・Touch screen controller layout customization ・Added various other functions *Last Inc. has no relationship with Nintendo. The name "Nintendo" and all related game console names are registered trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Super16Bit at 71% against Retro Gamer's 21%. Super16Bit also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Retro Gamer's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Super16Bit holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Retro Gamer's written reviews are positive against 71% of Super16Bit's.
Retro Gamer ships an update every 4 months, Super16Bit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retro Gamer | Super16Bit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (36 ratings) | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Naumenko | Last,Inc. |
Customer experience
Retro Gamer
Super16Bit
In-app purchases
Retro Gamer
No in-app purchases
Super16Bit
No in-app purchases
