FlameDeck vs Tinbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlameDeck
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An AI‑powered way to catalog your Hot Wheels. Scan, organize, sync with iCloud, and track your entire die‑cast collection in one clean, collector‑focused app. Legal Information: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tough-cough-ac1.notion.site/FlameDeck-Terms-Privacy-303d945218c580b0a441e8d8d39e6fe5
Tinbox
This application allows you to play classic handheld games on your device. It supports GBA, GB, and GBC game files, offering features like rewind, save states, and customizable controls. Enjoy your favorite retro titles with enhanced options and a private, ad-free experience.
- Supports GBA, GB, GBC game files
- Rewind and fast-forward gameplay
- Multiple save state slots
- Customizable controls and button layouts
- Bluetooth and MFi controller support
- Built-in BIOS
- Private and ad-free experience
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Tinbox is a tin to hold and play your games: a fast, lovingly built emulator for GBA, GB and GBC game files, powered by the open-source mGBA core. Two free homebrew games come preinstalled, so there is something to play the moment the lid opens. Add your own legally obtained game files (.gba, .gb, .gbc, zipped or not). Everything, games, saves, states and covers, lives in plain folders you can easily navigate. PLAY IT YOUR WAY - Pixel-perfect, fit or fill scaling with various screen filters - Rewind up to 120 seconds when a jump goes wrong - Fast-forward from 0.5x all the way to Max - 10 save-state slots per game, plus an auto slot that saves every time you leave a game or the app closes unexpectedly - Cheat codes and per-game setting overrides - A built-in BIOS that works with almost every game, or bring your own TIME CAPSULE Tinbox quietly snapshots your playthrough while you play. Scrub back through the whole session and hop into any moment. Battery died mid-dungeon? There is a snapshot for that too. (Or turn it off, up to you.) CONTROLS THAT FIT YOUR HANDS - Drag, pinch and save button layouts - Bluetooth and MFi controller support with remapping - Turbo A and B, button haptics, press glow in your chosen accent color - Tilt, solar and rumble cartridges use your phone's real sensors MADE WITH LOVE BY REDFERN - Themes, including the signature Tin and a frosted Glass with six accent colors - Controller skins, a lid-open boot animation, a power LED that turns red when your battery runs low - Cover art from Photos or Files, or automatic box-art lookup - Duplicate import detection, custom library folder, full Files app integration PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no accounts, no analytics. The only network use is the optional box-art download. Your games never leave your phone. Tinbox plays legally obtained game files and ships only freely licensed homebrew, with full credits in the app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any console manufacturer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tinbox at none against FlameDeck's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. FlameDeck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tinbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | FlameDeck | Tinbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 成斌 李 | KEATON MATTHEW MAGGARD |
In-app purchases
FlameDeck
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
Tinbox
No in-app purchases









