Comparison

Emulator QBOY vs Davvy

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

Head to head
About

Emulator QBOY

This app provides a high-performance emulation platform for playing your legally owned retro game collection on your iPhone. It supports a wide range of classic consoles and offers features like cloud sync, fast-forward, and save states for an enhanced gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Multi-system retro game emulation
  • Cloud sync for progress
  • Fast-forward and save states
  • CRT filter for classic look
  • Cheat code support
  • Smart game library management
Features
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QBOY is a high-performance multi-system emulator that lets you enjoy your personal retro game collection on iPhone. With an experience that is continuously optimized, you can easily revisit the classic games you legally own. 「Multi-Platform Retro Gaming Support」 Sony • PlayStation 2 (PS2) • PlayStation (PS1) • PlayStation Portable (PSP) Nintendo • Nintendo 3DS (3DS) • Nintendo Wii (Wii) • Nintendo DS (DS) • Game Boy Advance (GBA) • Game Boy Color (GBC) • Game Boy (GB) • Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System (FC / NES) • Famicom Disk System (FDS) • Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SFC / SNES) • Nintendo GameCube (NGC) • Nintendo 64 (N64) Sega • Sega Dreamcast (DC) • Sega Saturn • Sega Mega Drive / Genesis (MD) • Sega 32X • Sega Mega-CD / Sega CD • Sega Master System (MS) • Sega Game Gear (GG) • Sega SG-1000 (SG-1000) Arcade and Mobile • Arcade • Java Mobile Games (J2ME) 「CRT Filters」 CRT filters are available for all supported systems, giving classic games a familiar retro look on modern displays. 「Cloud Sync」 Sync your game progress and continue playing across different devices. 「Fast Forward」 Fast-forward at up to 5× speed to reduce waiting time and play at your own pace. 「Save States」 Save and load at any time, turning every moment into your own save point. If something goes wrong, you can easily start again. 「Cheat Codes」 Freely enable or disable cheat codes to customize the difficulty and experience classic games in different ways. 「More Features」 • High-accuracy emulation engine: Reproduces the original gaming experience as faithfully as possible • Broad format compatibility: Supports a variety of common game file formats • Smart game library: Easily import, organize, and manage your personal collection 「Important Notice」 QBOY provides emulator functionality only and does not include any games, BIOS files, or other copyrighted content. Users must provide their own game files obtained through legal means. QBOY is not affiliated with, partnered with, or endorsed by Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Delta, PPSSPP, RetroArch, or any other related company or project. Platform, product, and trademark names are mentioned solely to describe compatibility and remain the property of their respective owners. If you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions, please feel free to contact us. Download QBOY now and bring new life to your classic game collection! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://e.emulationer.com/privacy/ Payment and Refund Policy: https://e.emulationer.com/payment/

About

Davvy

Features
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Davvy streams the movies and TV shows already on your own server — any NAS or computer that speaks WebDAV — and presents them like a real streaming service. A LIBRARY THAT LOOKS THE PART • Posters, backdrops, ratings and synopses fetched automatically • TV shows organised into seasons with episode names, stills and runtimes • Recently Added, Continue Watching, and a Play button that always knows the next episode • Messy filenames, box sets and loose files cleaned up into proper titles PLAYS EVERYTHING • Native playback for MP4 and MOV with Picture in Picture and AirPlay • A built-in engine for MKV, AVI and more — no conversion, no transcoding server • Subtitle and audio-track selection, plus manual audio sync for wireless speakers • Resume positions sync between your devices through iCloud ONE LIBRARY, THREE ROUTES • Add a home address, a Tailscale address and a public address for the same server — Davvy picks the fastest one it can reach • Limit scans to the folders you choose and exclude the ones you don't PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no tracking, no analytics • Your server credentials and watch history live in your private iCloud, never on our servers Davvy requires a WebDAV server (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Nextcloud, rclone serve, Apache or nginx DAV, and more) and does not provide any content of its own. Artwork and metadata by TMDb. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Emulator QBOY4 screens
Davvy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Davvy at none against Emulator QBOY's 3. Davvy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Emulator QBOY's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emulator QBOY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.69 per month. Davvy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emulator QBOY ships an update weekly, Davvy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Emulator QBOY versus Davvy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmulator QBOYDavvy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (196 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings196 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size486 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer佩珊 何Polyphasic Developers Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Emulator QBOY

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$1.691 Month
One-time2
  • Pro Lifetime Offer$9.99
  • Qboy Pro$19.99
None

Davvy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emulator QBOY free?
Emulator QBOY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Davvy free?
Davvy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emulator QBOY or Davvy have ads?
Neither Emulator QBOY nor Davvy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emulator QBOY or Davvy?
Emulator QBOY ships an update weekly, and Davvy every 2 days. Most recently, Emulator QBOY was updated on November 5, 2026 and Davvy on October 28, 2026.

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