SameBoy vs Trek 75
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SameBoy
Experience classic handheld gaming with a highly accurate emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy. Enjoy advanced features like save states, rumble support, and controller compatibility. Play on your Apple Watch and customize your experience with various filters and themes.
- Accurate Game Boy emulation
- Save states with gesture support
- Rumble support
- Apple Watch playability
- Scaling filters
- Game Boy Camera emulation
- Controller support
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SameBoy is a user friendly, powerful and open source Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Super Game Boy emulator. Features: - World's most accurate Game Boy emulation core - Save states, with gesture support for quick saving and loading - Rumble support, even for games without a Rumble Pak - Play on your Apple Watch - A wide range of scaling filters - Game Boy Camera emulation - Motion controls emulation - Fast forward, rewind, and slow motion - Game Boy Printer emulation - Use cheat codes - Support for MFi, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox controllers - Interface themes - No ads, no tracking - A lot more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sameboy.github.io/privacy/ SameBoy is in no way affiliated with Nintendo. Game Boy is a trademark of Nintendo.
Trek 75
Relive classic text-based space exploration games from the 1970s and 1980s. This app offers a turn-based adventure with multiple missions and computer-generated scenarios, perfect for casual play.
- Retro text-based gameplay
- Turn-by-turn space exploration
- Multiple new missions
- Computer-generated adventures
- Simple, repetitive mechanics
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Do you remember playing Trek? And I mean OLD Trek games, from the 1970s or 1980s. A text grid was your map, and imagination was your graphics and gameplay. Well good news, everyone! Now you can relive those crazy days on your iPhone. If you have never played a game like this before, well, give it a go. You never know - you might like the warm thrill of confusion. The timelessness of a turn-by-turn game. The multiple new missions and computer-generated adventures. The simple, repetitive nature of Trek '75 makes it perfect for fiddling as you suffer from insomnia or sit in an oxygen depleted long haul flight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trek 75 at none against SameBoy's 5. Trek 75 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). SameBoy's advantage is ratings volume (110 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. SameBoy sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Trek 75 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trek 75 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SameBoy has 110 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of SameBoy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trek 75's.
SameBoy ships an update every 4 months, Trek 75 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SameBoy | Trek 75 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (110 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Lior Halphon | John Kennedy |
Customer experience
SameBoy
Trek 75
Bugs and requests
SameBoy
Reported bugs
12 issues- iPad portrait mode triggers menu on A button/Up arrow press
- Game Boy Camera crashes on iPhone 17 Pro Max when switching cameras
- Rewind function causes game data loss in some titles
- 200% and 400% speed boost settings don't work
- Cheats don't function properly for certain games
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- ROM import fails with .zip files
- GBA ROM files show 'not in ROM archive' error
- Auto-save/auto-load switches between emulator cores unexpectedly
- Turbo feature doesn't work without screen swiping
- Tips popup appears too frequently during gameplay
- PS4 controller recognized but non-functional in games
- ROM sharing from Files app doesn't always work
Requested features
18 requests- Game Boy Advance emulation support
- Cheat code functionality
- Multiplayer/wireless linking for Pokémon games
- Online multiplayer support
- Adjustable screen and button sizes
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- Separate save/load toggle options
- Slow-motion feature (free version)
- Game Boy Printer output to photo gallery
- iCloud synchronization
- Retro achievements system
- One-time theme purchase option instead of subscription
- Apple Watch complication support
- Turbo button hold functionality
- ZIP and 7z file format support
- Fullscreen mode with scaling options
- Language selection for interface
- Super Game Boy border display
- PS4/Backbone controller improvements
Trek 75
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SameBoy
- Supporter$0.991 Month
- Supporter Plus$2.991 Month
- Supporter Premium$7.991 Month
- Lifetime Theme Access$4.99
- SameBoy for Apple Watch$4.99
Trek 75
No in-app purchases
