Comparison

Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown vs Linking Boy

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

Head to head
About

Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown

This browser extension enriches online battle simulators with detailed information. It displays type matchups, move specifics, and even physical attributes of creatures. Additional stats and items are shown in random battle modes.

Highlights
  • Type weaknesses and multipliers
  • Move type and category
  • Move base power
  • Links to Smogon
  • Height and weight display
  • Additional random battle stats
Features
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This Safari extensions enhances the tooltips on Showdown by displaying additional information: - Type weaknesses and respective multipliers - Move type and category - Move base power - Click monster name to open Smogon - Height and weight In random battles, further information about stats, held items and abilities is displayed.

About

Linking Boy

Experience fast and feature-rich emulation for Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy games. Enjoy multiplayer Link cable emulation, unlock achievements with RetroAchievements, and customize your gameplay with speed control, cheats, and enhanced visual options.

Highlights
  • Fast GBA/GBC/GB emulation
  • Link cable multiplayer
  • RetroAchievements support
  • Speed control (fast-forward/slow-down)
  • Cheat support
  • Customizable virtual controls
  • Save states
Features
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Linkboy is the successor to the popular My Boy! emulator, offering fastest GBA/GBC/GB emulation with unique features like Link and RetroAchievements. KEY FEATURES • Optimized performance — smooth, efficient emulation with minimal battery use • High compatibility — runs nearly all games flawlessly • Link cable emulation — play up to 4 players via local network or on the same device • RetroAchievements support — unlock achievements while you play • Speed control — fast-forward up to 100× or slow down for detailed play. • Cheat support — codes for multiple systems • Cartridge features emulation — gyroscope, light sensor, rumble • Controller & keyboard support — flexible many-to-many button mappings • Customizable virtual controls — move, resize, and configure buttons freely • Save states — multiple slots, save and load anytime • Visual enhancements — combine multiple GPU shaders for a new look • Manage game folders — easily add, remove, or organize your game collection • Modern UI — clean design with Material You styling DISCLAIMER This app is not affiliated with, authorized, endorsed, or licensed in any way by Nintendo, its affiliates, or subsidiaries. No games are included. Screenshots feature either public domain titles or copyrighted works owned by their respective rights holders. IGRS Rating: 3+ — by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS).

Screenshots

Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown2 screens
Linking Boy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown at none against Linking Boy's 1. Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Linking Boy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown's written reviews are positive against 78% of Linking Boy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown ships an update every 2 months, Linking Boy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown versus Linking Boy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnhanced Tooltips for ShowdownLinking Boy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better4.2 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2343 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB53 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChristian BrueggemannPixel Respawn LLC

Customer experience

Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Linking Boy

All ratings43 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Linking Boy

One-time1
  • Premium Features$5.99

Questions

Is Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown free?
Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Linking Boy free?
Linking Boy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown or Linking Boy?
Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown is rated higher. Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Linking Boy averages 4.2 from 43 ratings.
Do Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown or Linking Boy have ads?
Neither Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown nor Linking Boy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown or Linking Boy?
Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown ships an update every 2 months, and Linking Boy monthly. Most recently, Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown was updated on October 3, 2026 and Linking Boy on October 10, 2026.

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