Comparison

AVLive vs Afterplay

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

Head to head
About

AVLive

Features
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Welcome to the official AVLive app, your must-have companion to the annual Audience View conference! The app has been built in quick-time by our very own Spotlight team, and is designed to bring everything you need to know for the conference into one place. With the official AVLive app, you can: - View the schedule for both days of the conference, ensuring you can access where you need to be and when, right from your smart phone. - Get your most important questions answered with our FAQs, as well as finding important conference information - Receive important conference updates and reminders straight to your phone - be sure to enable push messaging once you download. - Get Social with our integrated fun features like photo frames and social wall. You can also win a great prize with our Keyword quiz! Download the app now to get your AVLive experience started!

About

Afterplay

Purchase and play classic and new retro games from independent publishers without complex setup. Sync your progress and saves across devices, with enhanced features like rewind and AI translation. You can also add your own game files from numerous supported systems.

Highlights
  • Buy and play retro games in one app
  • Cloud sync for cross-device play
  • Autosave and save states
  • Rewind, slow-motion, and fast-forward
  • CRT scanlines and upscaling filters
  • Add and play your own game files
  • AI game translation
Features
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Buy retro games. Play anywhere. Afterplay is a store and player for retro games. Buy new and classic games from independent publishers, and play them straight away on your phone, tablet or computer. No emulator to set up, nothing to configure. BUY AND PLAY, ALL IN ONE APP • Browse a growing catalogue of games for the consoles you grew up with • Your purchase goes straight into your library, ready to play • Some publishers also let you download the game files to keep • No subscription required to buy and play PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF • Your games and saves sync across your phone, tablet and computer • Start on the bus, finish on the sofa • Autosaves mean you never lose progress YOUR GAMES, UPGRADED • Rewind a bad jump, slow down a tricky moment, or fast-forward the grind • Save states whenever you like • Classic looks: CRT scanlines, handheld LCD grids and smooth upscaling • Cheats, hotkeys and button macros • Capture screenshots and record clips • Translate games into your language with AI ALREADY HAVE GAMES? Add your own game files from 39 systems and keep them alongside your store purchases in one library. Import your existing saves too. Adding your own games is free. Supported systems include Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Neo Geo, PC Engine, Atari, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, arcade and more. AFTERPLAY+ Afterplay is free, with cloud sync included. Afterplay+ adds rewind and slow motion, faster fast-forward, unlimited save states, shaders, core options, cheats, hotkeys and macros, screenshots and video. Our mission is to make every game playable again, working with publishers to bring gaming history to modern devices, legally and faithfully. Afterplay does not include or provide copyrighted games you have not bought. Questions or problems? Visit afterplay.io/support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=21c4d778-684e-4e6a-a393-1a9639ce06b5

Screenshots

AVLive4 screens
Afterplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AVLive at none against Afterplay's 10. AVLive also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Afterplay's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Afterplay sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. AVLive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVLive ships an update every 12 months, Afterplay every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AVLive versus Afterplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVLiveAfterplay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—40.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—44 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB585 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAudienceView Ticketing CorporationAfterplay.io

Bugs and requests

AVLive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Afterplay

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Resets game progress after saving
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more emulator cores for different systems
  • Improve free tier to make it more accessible

In-app purchases

None

AVLive

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Afterplay

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium$19.991 Year
  • Premium$24.991 Year
One-time7
  • Game Purchase ($1.99)$1.99
  • Gift 1 Month$3.99
  • Game Purchase ($4.99)$4.99
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  • Game Purchase ($9.99)$9.99
  • Gift 3 Months$9.99
  • Gift 1 Year$24.99
  • Game Purchase ($29.99)$29.99

Questions

Is AVLive free?
AVLive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterplay free?
Afterplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AVLive or Afterplay have ads?
Neither AVLive nor Afterplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AVLive or Afterplay?
AVLive ships an update every 12 months, and Afterplay every 9 days. Most recently, AVLive was updated on November 4, 2026 and Afterplay on November 8, 2026.

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