RetroLabel 2600 vs TinyEmulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RetroLabel 2600
Design and share custom retro game cartridge labels from your iPhone. Personalize titles, copyright messages, and CX numbers for fictional games. Email your creations or share them with friends.
- Customizable color titles
- Personalized copyright message
- Add custom 'CX number'
- Share creations with friends
- Email creations
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Remember those groovy cartridge labels from the 70s and 80s? Now you can create your very own from your iPhone! Create labels for games that never existed and share them with your friends! Check out these features: • Choose your own color titles. • Customizable copyright message. • Add your own “CX number.” • Share your creations with your friends. • Still in the 20th century? You can email your work too!
TinyEmulator
Play classic retro games on your device with this emulator. Enjoy solo or multiplayer experiences, with support for a wide range of classic gaming systems. Save your progress, use controllers, and even chat with friends during netplay sessions.
- Multi-platform support
- Solo and multiplayer netplay
- State save and load
- Gamepad controller support
- Voice and message chat during netplay
- Controller skins and haptics
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TinyEmulator - TinyEmulator is an emulator designed for playing classic retro games, with multi-platform supported. It supports both solo play and multiplayer netplay with friends. Additionally, it runs on multiple platforms and is continuously expanding its compatibility. Systems: - Nintendo Entertainment System - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Game Boy - Game Boy (Color) - Game Boy Advance - Sega Master System - Sega Genesis/Mega Drive - Sega Game Gear - Arcade: PolyGame Master - Arcade: NeoGeo - Arcade: Capcom Play System - Arcade: Konami Features: - Netplay with multiplayers - State save&load supported - Gamepad controller supported - Controller skins - Haptics feedback supported - Voice talk while netplay - Messages while netplay - Share your rom to netplay parterners - System suite overlay controller - Keyboard mapping on mac
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TinyEmulator at none against RetroLabel 2600's 1. TinyEmulator also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). RetroLabel 2600's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (67% vs 55%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. RetroLabel 2600 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TinyEmulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
RetroLabel 2600 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of RetroLabel 2600's written reviews are positive against 55% of TinyEmulator's.
RetroLabel 2600 ships an update monthly, TinyEmulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RetroLabel 2600 | TinyEmulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better | 3.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MavroLabs LLC | 兴海 刘 |
Customer experience
RetroLabel 2600
TinyEmulator
In-app purchases
RetroLabel 2600
- RetroLabel 2600 PRO VERSION!$0.99
TinyEmulator
No in-app purchases
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