Comparison

Dice Guess vs Phosphor Emulator

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

Head to head
About

Dice Guess

Engage your mind with a dice-rolling puzzle where you predict the final face-up number. While luck plays a part, strategic thinking can improve your score and leaderboard standing. Enjoy a challenging brain teaser with multiple levels and competitive play.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling puzzle
  • Predict final number
  • Brain teaser
  • Leaderboard
  • 50 free levels
  • 150 premium levels
Features
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Roll the dice along the track (in your mind) and predict the number that will land face-up when it reaches the final platform. While it's debatable whether this truly trains your brain, it definitely serves as an engaging brain teaser. Although there's always a 1 in 6 chance of correctly solving the puzzle through a random guess, relying on this method could detract points over time, potentially affecting your position on the leaderboard. Features: ● 50 free levels ● 150 premium levels ● Leaderboard ● No ads

About

Phosphor Emulator

This app provides a premium emulation experience for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on modern iOS devices. It features advanced controls, instant save states, and unique functionalities like rewinding gameplay and AI play.

Highlights
  • Rewind and fast-forward gameplay
  • Instant save and load states
  • Customizable touch controls
  • MFi controller support
  • Game Boy Camera and Printer integration
  • AI Play feature
Features
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Phosphor is a retro handheld emulator for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, built for classic .gba, .gbc, and .gb game files with fast-forward, rewind, save states, iCloud saves, controller support, mods, and a glowing CRT-style interface. No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. No tracking. Import your own compatible ROM files through Files, iCloud Drive, or AirDrop, build your library, and play anywhere. ## Why Phosphor? Most emulators feel like utilities. Phosphor is designed to feel like a device. From the deep black screen well and glowing CRT effects to responsive controls, quick resume, and color themes, every detail is built around making classic handheld games feel at home on modern Apple hardware. ## Mods powered by gen1recomp For supported games, Phosphor can switch from its standard emulator core to the open-source gen1recomp engine. This allows compatible community mods to run directly inside Phosphor while still using Phosphor’s library, controls, display framing, and interface. Because gen1recomp is a different engine, some features work differently in mod-enabled play. Rewind and cheat codes are available with Phosphor’s standard emulator core, but are not currently available while using gen1recomp. Other features may also vary by game, engine, and mod. ## Features **Play classic handheld ROMs** Run compatible .gba, .gbc, and .gb files from your own legally obtained collection. **Community mods** Install compatible mods for supported games and launch them through Phosphor’s integrated mod experience. **Fast-forward up to 15×** Speed through battles, grinding, travel, intros, and repeated sections at 1×, 2×, 3×, 5×, 10×, and 15× where supported. **Live rewind** Hold rewind to roll gameplay back and continue from an earlier moment. Available with Phosphor’s standard emulator core. **Save states** Create quick save states so you can stop, retry, experiment, and resume without losing progress where supported. **Quick resume** Close Phosphor and return later to quickly pick up where you left off. **iCloud battery saves** Keep compatible in-game saves synced across your Apple devices using the same Apple ID. **CRT visual engine** Play with glowing scanlines, dot-grid texture, vignette, phosphor bloom, and deep arcade-style contrast, with multiple color themes. **External controller support** Use compatible controllers for a console-like experience with customizable haptics. **Cheat support** Use supported GameShark-style codes with compatible games while using Phosphor’s standard emulator core. **Apple Watch play** Take compatible games with you on Apple Watch and keep playing when your phone is charging or out of reach. **Live Activities** See your current game, play time, and quick-resume status from the Lock Screen. ## Built for serious retro play Phosphor combines traditional emulation with a separate mod-capable path through gen1recomp. Standard play focuses on emulator features such as rewind, cheats, save states, and fast-forward. Supported modded games can instead run through gen1recomp for experiences that may change how classic games look and feel. Phosphor’s CRT effect is rendered live, with scanlines, glow, dot-grid texture, vignette, contrast, and tint working together to create the look of a tiny powered-on arcade monitor. ## Bring your own games Phosphor does not include games, ROMs, BIOS files, or copyrighted game content. You must provide your own legally obtained game files. Community mods are separate from the original games and may have their own authors, licenses, and compatibility requirements. Phosphor is free, private, and built for players who want a polished retro emulator with modern Apple-native features and a new way to experience supported games through community mods.

Screenshots

Dice Guess4 screens
Phosphor Emulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phosphor Emulator at Free against Dice Guess's $0.99. Phosphor Emulator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). Dice Guess's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Phosphor Emulator is free to download; Dice Guess costs $0.99 up front. Dice Guess sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Phosphor Emulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dice Guess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phosphor Emulator has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dice Guess versus Phosphor Emulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDice GuessPhosphor Emulator
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews—81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndestSquatchCraft LLC

Customer experience

Dice Guess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Phosphor Emulator

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dice Guess

One-time4
  • Level Pack 1$0.29
  • Level Pack 3$0.29
  • Level Pack 2$0.29
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  • All Level Packs$0.49
None

Phosphor Emulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dice Guess free?
Dice Guess costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Phosphor Emulator free?
Phosphor Emulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dice Guess or Phosphor Emulator?
Dice Guess is rated higher. Dice Guess averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Phosphor Emulator averages 4.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Dice Guess or Phosphor Emulator have ads?
Neither Dice Guess nor Phosphor Emulator shows ads.

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