Comparison

EmuGBC XL vs Retro Cloud Player

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

Head to head
About

EmuGBC XL

This application emulates classic 8-bit portable game consoles with high accuracy for graphics and sound. It offers a fast, fullscreen, and user-friendly experience, supporting various hardware peripherals for gameplay.

Highlights
  • Accurate graphics and sound emulation
  • Supports gamepads, joysticks, and keyboards
  • Fullscreen and fast gameplay
  • Easy to use interface
  • Load and play games directly
Features
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EmuGBC XL is an Amebo based emulator of the famous 8 bit portable consoles GB and GBC. The app emulates graphics, sounds and peripherals to perfection and supports hardware peripherals such as gamepads, joysticks, keyboards and more. This GB / GBC emulator is fullscreen, fast and very easy to use. Simply load your games and play! Have fun!

About

Retro Cloud Player

Play classic games on your Apple devices with this emulator. It utilizes iCloud for ROM storage and requires a companion app for collection management. A gamepad or keyboard is necessary for gameplay.

Highlights
  • Legacy gaming emulation
  • iCloud ROM storage
  • Libretro cores integration
  • Companion app for ROM management
  • Gamepad/keyboard support
Features
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The Retro Cloud Player is an emulator for legacy gaming systems. The ROMs are stored in iCloud. The Retro Cloud Companion app is needed in order to manage your collection of ROMs. A gamepad or keyboard is also required. This emulator include cores from the Libretro project.

Screenshots

EmuGBC XL4 screens
Retro Cloud Player1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EmuGBC XL at 5.0 against Retro Cloud Player's 3.5. EmuGBC XL also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Retro Cloud Player's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EmuGBC XL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
EmuGBC XL versus Retro Cloud Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmuGBC XLRetro Cloud Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaffaele AmusoJulien Eyriès

Customer experience

EmuGBC XL

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

Retro Cloud Player

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

In-app purchases

None

EmuGBC XL

No in-app purchases

None

Retro Cloud Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EmuGBC XL free?
EmuGBC XL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro Cloud Player free?
Retro Cloud Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EmuGBC XL or Retro Cloud Player?
EmuGBC XL is rated higher. EmuGBC XL averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Retro Cloud Player averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do EmuGBC XL or Retro Cloud Player have ads?
EmuGBC XL shows ads; Retro Cloud Player does not.

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