NEX vs Deckitect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NEX
Import and play your favorite retro games with customizable controls and features like achievements and save states. Enjoy a seamless gaming experience optimized for mobile devices.
- Import and play retro games
- Customizable screen layouts
- Independent achievements and badges
- Unlimited save slots
- Speed control up to 5x
- Built-in cheat codes
- Visual filters and pixel effects
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NEX might just be the retro game library that knows you best. Independent achievements, landscape optimization, and fully customizable layouts—your screen, your way. Retro gaming shouldn’t begin with complicated setup. With NEX, simply import your games and start playing—straight back to those handheld summers. [ MORE THAN JUST PLAYING ] - Landscape Optimized: Thoughtfully designed from interface to controls. - Random Wheel: Can’t decide what to play? Let fate choose. - Independent Achievements: Complete challenges, unlock badges, and discover new ways to enjoy classics. [ SUPPORTED SYSTEMS ] - Nintendo DS (NDS) - Game Boy Advance (GBA) - Game Boy Color (GBC) - Game Boy (GB) [ KEY FEATURES ] - Offline Play | Play anytime, anywhere - Random Wheel | Let the wheel choose your next game - Achievements | Complete challenges and unlock exclusive badges - Unlimited Saves | Unlimited manual and auto-save slots - Speed Control | Play at speeds of up to 5× - Cheat Codes | Built-in codes to help you complete every challenge - Visual Filters | Relive the classics with immersive pixel effects - Screenshots | Capture memorable moments instantly - Screen Layouts | Seamlessly adapts to portrait and landscape modes - Custom Controls | Freely adjust button positions and layouts [ SUPPORT & TERMS ] - Privacy Policy: https://emu.best/privacy - Terms of Use: https://emu.best/terms - Official Website: https://emu.best/ - Support: support@emu.best [ LEGAL DISCLAIMER ] This app is not affiliated with any game company. Platform names are mentioned solely to describe the supported gaming environments.
Deckitect
This app helps you build Commander decks for Magic: The Gathering. It can create a deck based on any theme you can imagine, drawing from a vast library of cards.
- Commander deck building
- Theme-based deck creation
- Supports vast card library
- Magic: The Gathering focus
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Magic: The Gathering has over 30,000 cards and a constant supply of new material. Deckitect will build a Commander format deck for you based on any theme you can imagine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Deckitect at 5.0 against NEX's 3.5. Deckitect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). NEX's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. NEX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Deckitect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Deckitect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
NEX ships an update every 3 weeks, Deckitect every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NEX | Deckitect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 刚 李 | Justin Guy |
Customer experience
NEX
Deckitect
In-app purchases
NEX
- NEX Premium$1.997 Days
- Lifetime Premium (Discount)$9.99
- NEX Premium — Lifetime$14.99
Deckitect
No in-app purchases









