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.
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.
- Type weaknesses and multipliers
- Move type and category
- Move base power
- Links to Smogon
- Height and weight display
- Additional random battle stats
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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.
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.
- Fast GBA/GBC/GB emulation
- Link cable multiplayer
- RetroAchievements support
- Speed control (fast-forward/slow-down)
- Cheat support
- Customizable virtual controls
- Save states
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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).
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Linking Boy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown | Linking Boy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (23 ratings) — better | 4.2 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Brueggemann | Pixel Respawn LLC |
Customer experience
Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown
Linking Boy
In-app purchases
Enhanced Tooltips for Showdown
No in-app purchases
Linking Boy
- Premium Features$5.99
Questions
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