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Spectaculator

by Jonathan Needle

  • Games
  • Paid
  • Zombie
  • Small & simple · 90
View on the App Store
Rating
4.1
179 ratings · UK storefront
Last update
Aug 1, 2024
Version 8.0
Size
32 MB
Category
Games
Tracked since
Oct 10, 2026

Estimated revenue

A model estimate with a likely range, not a reported figure.

No estimate. Apps outside the grossing charts, and some countries, have no reliable rank-to-revenue curve, so we show nothing rather than a guess.

How this estimate is made

Rank: we take the app's best Top Grossing rank on the latest chart day. Category ranks are converted into an equivalent overall rank, because a #10 in Finance earns far less than a #10 overall.

Curve: that equivalent rank is read off a rank-to-revenue curve anchored on public company revenue and market-data reports for the US iPhone App Store.

Country: the curve is scaled per country (Japan is roughly a third of the US, Türkiye under 1%). Where we have no scale, such as China, there is no estimate.

Range: the likely range widens with country, category and chart depth. It is a plausible span, not a statistical confidence interval.

Not included: ads, payments outside the App Store, and any difference between gross sales and what the developer keeps. Low confidence means indirect data; medium means several independent sources agree.

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Screenshots

As shown on the App Store listing.

About this app

Text from the App Store listing.

Now over 150 licensed ZX Spectrum games available!

In April 1982, Sir Clive Sinclair launched what was to become one of the most popular home computers ever made - the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.

Spectaculator takes you back to the 1980s - to the golden era of 8-bit gaming!

Play the following 22 officially licensed classic ZX Spectrum games:

  • 3D Starstrike by Realtime Games Software
  • Auf Wiedersehen Monty by Gremlin Graphics
  • Avenger by Gremlin Graphics
  • Bounder by Gremlin Graphics
  • Cyclone by Vortex Software
  • Dark Star by Design Design
  • Dynamite Dan by Rod Bowkett/Mirrorsoft
  • Forbidden Planet by Design Design
  • Halls of the Things by Design Design
  • Highway Encounter by Vortex Software
  • Jack The Nipper by Gremlin Graphics
  • Krackout by Gremlin Graphics
  • Jekyll & Hyde by Zenobi Software
  • Metabolis by Gremlin Graphics
  • Monty On The Run by Gremlin Graphics
  • On The Run by Design Design
  • Revolution by Vortex Software
  • Tau Ceti by Pete Cooke/CRL
  • The Way Of The Tiger by Gremlin Graphics
  • Albatrossity by Jonathan Cauldwell
  • Battery's Not Precluded by Jonathan Cauldwell
  • The Fantastic Mister Fruity by Jonathan Cauldwell

... with more available from the in-app shop.

Spectaculator gives you the most authentic ZX Spectrum experience available on your iPhone, iPod and iPad, and comes with lots of additional features:

  • Universal App - runs on iPhone, iPod and iPad.
  • Supports iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5th generation screen.
  • Play in portrait or landscape orientations
  • Save your game progress (four saved game slots + one iCloud saved game slot per game).
  • Save your progress to iCloud from one device (e.g. iPod) and load to continue playing on another (e.g. iPad).
  • Enter pokes (cheats) for infinite lives, shields etc.
  • Lookup game hints, tips and maps
  • Play in black and white with TV screen simulation for the ultimate 1980s experience!
  • Battle to the top of the (Game Center) leaderboards!
  • Type on a virtual ZX Spectrum keyboard
  • Use an external Bluetooth keyboard for playing adventure games
  • Choose authentic cassette loading or fast play
  • Program in Sinclair BASIC
  • Enjoy high resolution graphics on Retina screens
  • Play using an external arcade controller (iCade or iControlPad)

Additional Game Packs
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The following games packs are available from the in-app shop:

Design Design Games Pack

  • 5 Games. Includes Halls of the Things, Dark Star, Forbidden Planet

Gremlin Graphics Vol. 1

  • 6 games. Includes Wanted! Monty Mole, Skate Crazy, Thing Bounces Back

Gremlin Graphics Vol. 2

  • 6 games. Includes Jack The Nipper II: In Coconut Capers, North Star, Grumpy Gumphrey, Supersleuth

Gremlin Graphics Vol. 3

  • 6 games. Includes Switchblade, Trailblazer, Super Scramble Simulator, Percy The Potty Pigeon

Odin Computer Graphics Anthology

  • 9 games. Includes Nodes Of Yesod, Robin Of The Wood, Heartland

Realtime Games Pack

  • Starstrike II
  • 3D Tank Duel

Stephen Crow Anthology (Free!)
©1983-2013 Stephen Crow. All rights reserved.

  • 5 games. Includes Firelord, Starquake, Wizard's Lair

Vortex Anthology

  • 6 games. Includes Alien Highway, Deflektor, T.L.L. (Tornado Low Level)

Zenobi Adventure Pack Vol. 1

  • 6 games. Includes Aura-Scope, The Gods of War, Leopold The Minstrel

Zenobi Adventure Pack Vol. 2

  • 6 games. Includes The Khangrin Plans, The Krazy Kartoonist Kaper, A Murder Mystery Weekend

Zenobi Adventures Vol. 3

  • 5 games. Includes The Apprentice, The Bardic Rite, Jester Quest, Knight Life, Mutiny!

The following single games are available from the in-app shop:

  • Carrier Command
  • Dynamite Dan II
  • Frank N. Stein
  • Laser Squad
  • Lords Of Chaos
  • The Lords Of Midnight
  • Doomdark's Revenge
  • Everyone's a Wally
  • KWAH!
  • Redhawk
  • Skool Daze

What’s new

Release notes for the latest version, as written by the developer.

v8.0
Original · root
  • Add your own games (.tap/.tzx/.z80/.szx/.dsk)
  • Physical keyboard support (iOS 13.4+ only)
  • Various bug fixes

Rank history

Daily position in the Portugal charts. #1 is at the top.

Best rank
#11
Current rank
#97
Days charting
3 of 7

On the charts today

Small & simple score

How realistic it is for a small team to build something like this.

90/100

Small & simple

  • Developer size100% · 25

    Developer: 1 app on the charts

  • Audience size100% · 20

    Ratings: 179

  • App size100% · 10

    Size: 32 MB

  • Price model100% · 15

    Price model: paid

  • Demand proof65% · 30

    Best rank #11, 5 countries

An indicator, not a fact. We can't see team size. Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · method i2

How the score works

Version history

  • 8.0LatestReleased Aug 1, 2024