Comparison

FlameDeck vs Tinbox

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

Head to head
About

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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

FlameDeck4 screens
Tinbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FlameDeck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tinbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
FlameDeck versus Tinbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlameDeckTinbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer成斌 李KEATON MATTHEW MAGGARD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FlameDeck

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$19.991 Year
None

Tinbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlameDeck free?
FlameDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tinbox free?
Tinbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlameDeck or Tinbox have ads?
Neither FlameDeck nor Tinbox shows ads.

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