Comparison

CPCemu vs uBlock Origin Lite

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

Head to head
About

CPCemu

Experience the Amstrad CPC, an 8-bit computer from the 1980s, on your modern device. Play classic games, explore demos, or learn Z80 programming with highly accurate graphics and sound emulation.

Highlights
  • Amstrad CPC emulation
  • High graphics and sound accuracy
  • Touchscreen joystick emulation
  • M4 Board emulation (SD card, internet)
  • V9990 graphics processor emulation
  • Save and reload emulation states
  • Real-time and turbo emulation modes
  • Integrated monitor program (debugger)
Features
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The Amstrad CPC is a semi-professional 8-bit computer with a 4 MHz microprocessor, introduced in 1984. If you owned one back in the 1980's or would have loved to do so, CPCemu is for you. If you would like to use special CPC software today or learn how to program a Z80 microprocessor, CPCemu is for you. You can also use it to watch the demos bringing the CPC to its limits, due to CPCemu's very high graphics and sound emulation accuracy, down to single microseconds. The type of graphics chip ("CRTC") can be selected in the user interface. Of course you can also play one or two of the amazing games still available using the touchscreen joystick emulation. CPCemu was the first emulator that provided emulation of an M4 Board (http://www.spinpoint.org) which provides an SD-card drive C:, configurable ROM slots and even TCP internet connections and HTTP downloads to the CPC. This emulation is compatible to the operating system SymbOS. CPCemu is the first CPC emulator that provides (basic) emulation of an external graphics card with a V9990 graphics processor, in particular for SymbOS. At any time, snapshots of the current state of the emulation can be saved and reloaded later. CPCemu provides real-time emulation and unlimited-speed emulation. Besides, the CPU speed can be switched between normal and 3x or 24x turbo mode. A simple monitor program (debugger) is integrated. It allows CRTC single-stepping (even if a CPU instruction takes more time than one CRTC step).

About

uBlock Origin Lite

This efficient content blocker utilizes declarative rulesets for reliable filtering without consuming significant system resources. It offers customizable filter lists and integrates seamlessly with browsers.

Highlights
  • Efficient content blocking
  • Declarative filtering
  • Customizable rulesets
  • Low resource consumption
  • Browser integration
Features
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uBO Lite (uBOL) is a reliable and efficient content blocker. The default ruleset corresponds to uBlock Origin's default filterset: - uBlock Origin's built-in filter lists - EasyList - EasyPrivacy - Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list You can enable more rulesets by visiting the options page -- click the _Cogs_ icon in the popup panel. uBOL is entirely declarative, meaning there is no need for a permanent uBOL process for the filtering to occur, and CSS/JS injection-based content filtering is performed reliably by the browser itself rather than by the extension. This means that uBOL itself does not consume CPU/memory resources while content blocking is ongoing -- uBOL's service worker process is required _only_ when you interact with the popup panel or the option pages.

Screenshots

CPCemu4 screens
uBlock Origin Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: uBlock Origin Lite at 4.7 against CPCemu's 4.0. uBlock Origin Lite also leads on ratings volume (959 vs 2). CPCemu's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

uBlock Origin Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: uBlock Origin Lite has 959 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of CPCemu's written reviews are positive against 78% of uBlock Origin Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CPCemu versus uBlock Origin Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPCemuuBlock Origin Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (959 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2959 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRainer LoritzRaymond Hill

Customer experience

CPCemu

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

uBlock Origin Lite

All ratings959 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews525 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative15.6%

Bugs and requests

CPCemu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

uBlock Origin Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to turn on extension on laptop Safari after installation
  • Fails to load when enabling in Safari

Requested features

2 requests
  • Import third-party filter lists
  • Improved dashboard and settings access

In-app purchases

None

CPCemu

No in-app purchases

None

uBlock Origin Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CPCemu free?
CPCemu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is uBlock Origin Lite free?
uBlock Origin Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CPCemu or uBlock Origin Lite?
uBlock Origin Lite is rated higher. CPCemu averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while uBlock Origin Lite averages 4.7 from 959 ratings.
Do CPCemu or uBlock Origin Lite have ads?
Neither CPCemu nor uBlock Origin Lite shows ads.

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