Comparison

Afterplay vs Club Buff

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

Head to head
About

Afterplay

This app transforms your retro gaming experience by allowing you to play classic games from over 30 supported consoles on any device. Enjoy seamless cross-device gaming with cloud saves and autosave, enhanced gameplay features like fast forward and rewind, and customizable controls.

Highlights
  • 30+ supported consoles
  • Cloud saves
  • Autosave
  • Fast Forward & Rewind
  • Multiplayer
  • Customizable controls
  • Video shaders
Features
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Buy retro games. Play anywhere. Afterplay is a store and player for retro games. Buy new and classic games from independent publishers, and play them straight away on your phone, tablet or computer. No emulator to set up, nothing to configure. BUY AND PLAY, ALL IN ONE APP • Browse a growing catalogue of games for the consoles you grew up with • Your purchase goes straight into your library, ready to play • Some publishers also let you download the game files to keep • No subscription required to buy and play PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF • Your games and saves sync across your phone, tablet and computer • Start on the bus, finish on the sofa • Autosaves mean you never lose progress YOUR GAMES, UPGRADED • Rewind a bad jump, slow down a tricky moment, or fast-forward the grind • Save states whenever you like • Classic looks: CRT scanlines, handheld LCD grids and smooth upscaling • Cheats, hotkeys and button macros • Capture screenshots and record clips • Translate games into your language with AI ALREADY HAVE GAMES? Add your own game files from 39 systems and keep them alongside your store purchases in one library. Import your existing saves too. Adding your own games is free. Supported systems include Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Neo Geo, PC Engine, Atari, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, arcade and more. AFTERPLAY+ Afterplay is free, with cloud sync included. Afterplay+ adds rewind and slow motion, faster fast-forward, unlimited save states, shaders, core options, cheats, hotkeys and macros, screenshots and video. Our mission is to make every game playable again, working with publishers to bring gaming history to modern devices, legally and faithfully. Afterplay does not include or provide copyrighted games you have not bought. Questions or problems? Visit afterplay.io/support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=21c4d778-684e-4e6a-a393-1a9639ce06b5

About

Club Buff

Features
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The heavily caffeinated brew crew brings its frat-boy shenanigans to an all-new digital platform Three years after turning them loose in West Hollywood’s Buff Loft, the Buff Boy Brewing Co. guys welcome friends and followers to a new content experience. FROM THE BREW CREW Drew’s Views Commentary, observation and opinion on life and society Tanner's Travels On-location content from tourist destinations Ben Appétit Buff's resident foodie shares recipes and cooking tips Gabe's Faves Consumer product reviews and recommendations Life of Leo The experiences of a small-village Brazilian navigating life in Los Angeles Callin' Collin Advice to Buff buddies seeking guidance about relationship issues Randal’s Scandals The official gossip column of Buff Loft Subscribe monthly for full access to premium "locked" content across all of Club Buff's lifestyle features. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://buffboybrewing.com/policies/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Afterplay4 screens
Club Buff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Afterplay at none against Club Buff's shown. Afterplay also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Club Buff's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Afterplay sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Club Buff sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Afterplay ships an update every 11 days, Club Buff monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Afterplay versus Club Buff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterplayClub Buff
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size551 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIdea 41 Digital Consulting LimitedSpeakFree Media Inc.

Bugs and requests

Afterplay

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Resets game progress after saving
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more emulator cores for different systems
  • Improve free tier to make it more accessible

Club Buff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Afterplay

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium$19.991 Year
  • Premium$24.991 Year
One-time12
  • Game Purchase ($1.99)$1.99
  • Gift 1 Month$3.99
  • Game Purchase ($4.99)$4.99
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  • Game Purchase ($6.99)$6.99
  • Gift 3 Months$9.99
  • Game Purchase ($11.99)$11.99
  • Game Purchase ($12.99)$12.99
  • Game Purchase ($13.99)$13.99
  • Game Purchase ($22.99)$22.99
  • Gift 1 Year$24.99
  • Game Purchase ($27.99)$27.99
  • Game Purchase ($29.99)$29.99
3 purchases

Club Buff

Subscriptions3
  • VIP - 1 month$6.991 Month
  • VIP - 3 months$18.993 Months
  • VIP - 6 months$34.996 Months

Questions

Is Afterplay free?
Afterplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Club Buff free?
Club Buff is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Afterplay or Club Buff have ads?
Club Buff shows ads; Afterplay does not.
Which is updated more often, Afterplay or Club Buff?
Afterplay ships an update every 11 days, and Club Buff monthly. Most recently, Afterplay was updated on October 17, 2026 and Club Buff on October 6, 2026.

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