SameBoy vs Revo Launcher
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.
Revo Launcher
Transform your phone's look with custom animations and themes. Create dynamic icons and banners that launch apps, webpages, or games. Discover and share content with a vibrant community.
- Custom icon and banner animations
- Link channels to apps, webpages, or games
- Changeable app themes
- In-app Content Hub for user-created content
- Dynamic home menu customization
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Have you ever looked at your phone and thought, "Man, how dull"? Well, pray no more! Revo Launcher can bring a new soul to your device. It allows you to create icon and banner animations, and place a channel with them in your home menu. You can link each channel with an app from your phone, or a webpage, or a game... and it launches when you start the channel! Did you get bored of the current menu of your app? No problem! You can easily change the theme of the app and get a brand new look! 3 different sample themes are included with the app. And what if you don't want to create content yourself? Then you should enter the in-app Content Hub, where you'll be able to find animations and themes for any use you want, created by other dedicated Revo Launcher users :) We have a Discord server! Find it here: https://discord.gg/xjrEMS9QY4 And here's the Wiki link, where you can find more info about the app: https://github.com/KaruzoHikari/Revo-Launcher/wiki Disclaimer: This is just a fun app that could resemble some pre-existing menus, but has absolutely no copyrighted software code (it can't run any proprietary game or app). All rights belong to their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SameBoy at 4.5 against Revo Launcher's 3.8. SameBoy also leads on ratings volume (110 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Revo Launcher's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). 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. Revo Launcher asks for nothing beyond the download.
SameBoy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SameBoy has 110 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of SameBoy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Revo Launcher's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | SameBoy | Revo Launcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (110 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lior Halphon | Mario Ramon Fernandez |
Customer experience
SameBoy
Revo Launcher
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
Revo Launcher
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
Revo Launcher
No in-app purchases









