1. Home
  2. 🎬 Entertainment
  3. SameBoy
SameBoy

SameBoy

Friendly, Powerful GB Emulator

105 ratings
122 reviews
🎬 Entertainment
🛠️ Developer Tools
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated

Features

Developer

Lior Halphon
✨Promote your app ✨
SameBoy screenshot #1 for iPhone
SameBoy screenshot #2 for iPhone
SameBoy screenshot #3 for iPhone
SameBoy screenshot #4 for iPhone
iphone
ipad
watch
🧾$0.99 - $7.99
In-App Purchase↘︎
📌Ready
Reviews summary↘︎
⭐122
Reviews↘︎
📝14+ tags
Tags↘︎
🔄6+ apps
Alternatives↘︎
❓5 answered
FAQ↘︎
📦~ in 3 months
Updates frequency↘︎
🖼️Get Icon
Icons↘︎

About

Experience classic handheld gaming with a highly accurate emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy. Enjoy advanced features like save states, rumble support, and controller compatibility. Play on your Apple Watch and customize your experience with various filters and themes.

✓Accurate Game Boy emulation
✓Save states with gesture support
✓Rumble support
✓Apple Watch playability
✓Scaling filters
✓Game Boy Camera emulation
✓Controller support
Show original description

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of SameBoy. Based on 105 reviews and a 4.5/5 average, it highlights the 14 positives and 12 negatives reviewers mention most about this Entertainment app.

Positive things

  • 👍No ads or intrusive monetization
  • 🎮Highly accurate Game Boy/GBC emulation
  • 💡Innovative gesture controls (swipe to save/load/fast-forward)
  • 🎨Beautiful, authentic design with multiple themes
  • ⚙️Extensive customization and emulation options
  • 🔄Rewind feature for gameplay convenience
  • 📱Low battery consumption and resource-efficient
  • 🎯Super Game Boy support with colorization
  • 🖼️Game Boy Camera and Printer support
  • ⚡Fast, smooth gameplay performance
  • 🎮Multiple hardware emulation modes (GB, GBC, Pocket, SGB)
  • 💾Automatic save functionality
  • 🎮Rumble and controller support
  • 🌍Multilingual interface support

Negative things

  • 💰Apple Watch support requires paid subscription
  • 🐛iPad portrait mode menu bug
  • ❌No Game Boy Advance emulation despite claims
  • 🎮Small button sizes for large hands
  • ⚠️Cheats feature limited or non-functional
  • 🔌Turbo/speed boost features inconsistent
  • 📱ROM import issues with certain file formats
  • 🎮Rewind can cause game glitches in some titles
  • 🔧Confusing initial setup for ROM loading
  • 💳Expensive Apple Watch subscription pricing
  • 🎨Theme customization locked behind paywall
  • 🐛Occasional crashes on specific devices
See all reviews

What's New in SameBoy

1.0.3

March 4, 2026

New features and fixes in this release: - Support for more game controllers, including singular Joy-Cons - Better handling of save conflicts using a dialog, making syncing saves across different machines and emulators easier - It is now possible to adjust the maximum rumble strength - Controller buttons can now be assigned to one of 4 hotkey commands - Major improvements to noise emulation accuracy - Fixed an issue where rewinding could reset the ROM under some circumstances - Fixed a bug where the Game Boy Camera could not be emulated correctly on some iPhone models - Various other bugs fixes and improvements Complete change log: https://sameboy.github.io/changelog/

More

Subscription plans

Supporter Plus

Support SameBoy's Development (Plus)

$2.991 Month
How to cancel SameBoy subscription ⁉️
5

In-App Purchases

$4.99

Lifetime Theme Access

Lifetime access to all available themes

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Please add built-in ROMs

I see the potential in this game, but my parental controls don’t let me have the Internet therefore I can’t get any ROMs on it I somehow managed to get just one game on it from a different app but it took me almost an hour, and that game was flappy bird you may be thinking then why did you download the game? and the reason is, I didn’t exactly know what an emulator is because I’m i’m a kid and I never really learned it because I never needed to know
Show more
Wow x5,000,000Wow x5,000,000

Great emulator

It is one of the best gb emulators. I would love to see portrait lock and fast forward icon being hidden, it covers an important part of the battle hud in my games.
IlyasmurtiiIlyasmurtii

love it

no ads, really love the design 👍 5/5
ricoshshorericoshshore

mopeds

Adar

Question.
Javion WilliamsJavion Williams

Trash

This is a complete waste of time I am so done with IPhone this is by far the worst phone you can get the apps and games are trash the phone itself is trash when I had my Samsung I was able to download a game boy advance emulator and for 30 dollars I had unlimited access to tons and tons of awesome games and all the emulators available to down load on this trash phone are also trash those of you who gave this a high rating you are also trash and to the makers of this emulator your are trash waste of my time garbage
Show more
Delete your app it is trashDelete your app it is trash
See 117 more reviews

User experience

🐞

Reported Bugs

12 issues

iPad portrait mode triggers menu on A button/Up arrow press

Bug

Game Boy Camera crashes on iPhone 17 Pro Max when switching cameras

Bug

Rewind function causes game data loss in some titles

Bug

200% and 400% speed boost settings don't work

Bug

Cheats don't function properly for certain games

Bug

ROM import fails with .zip files

Bug

GBA ROM files show 'not in ROM archive' error

Bug

Auto-save/auto-load switches between emulator cores unexpectedly

Bug

Turbo feature doesn't work without screen swiping

Bug

Tips popup appears too frequently during gameplay

Bug

PS4 controller recognized but non-functional in games

Bug

ROM sharing from Files app doesn't always work

Bug
✨

Requested Features

18 requests

Game Boy Advance emulation support

Feature

Cheat code functionality

Feature

Multiplayer/wireless linking for Pokémon games

Feature

Online multiplayer support

Feature

Adjustable screen and button sizes

Feature

Separate save/load toggle options

Feature

Slow-motion feature (free version)

Feature

Game Boy Printer output to photo gallery

Feature

iCloud synchronization

Feature

Retro achievements system

Feature

One-time theme purchase option instead of subscription

Feature

Apple Watch complication support

Feature

Turbo button hold functionality

Feature

ZIP and 7z file format support

Feature

Fullscreen mode with scaling options

Feature

Language selection for interface

Feature

Super Game Boy border display

Feature

PS4/Backbone controller improvements

Feature

FAQ

What is SameBoy?

SameBoy is an open-source emulator that allows you to play games from the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy systems on your device. It is designed to be highly accurate and offers a user-friendly experience.

What are the key features of SameBoy?

Key features include the world's most accurate Game Boy emulation core, save states with gesture support, rumble support, the ability to play on Apple Watch, a wide range of scaling filters, Game Boy Camera and Printer emulation, and support for various external controllers.

Is SameBoy free to use?

The application is free to download and use. While the description mentions in-app purchases, the specific nature of these purchases is not detailed, but the core emulation functionality is available without cost.

What devices is SameBoy compatible with?

The application is available for Apple devices, as indicated by its presence on the App Store and the mention of playing on an Apple Watch. It also supports a variety of controllers including MFi, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox controllers.

Can I use cheat codes with SameBoy?

Yes, the emulator supports the use of cheat codes, allowing you to enhance your gameplay experience with classic Game Boy titles. This feature is part of the extensive functionality provided to replicate the original hardware experience.