Surume vs EKA2L1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surume
Experience classic PlayStation 2 games on your iPhone and iPad. This emulator offers a console-like home screen and supports various controllers, allowing you to play anywhere, on your device or streamed to a TV. Save your progress and customize controls for a personalized gaming experience.
- Console-style home screen
- TV output support
- On-device interpreter engine
- Wireless and wired gamepad support
- Customizable on-screen controls
- Save states
- In-game overlay
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Surume is an all-in-one PlayStation emulator for iPhone and iPad. It supports PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita, with partial PlayStation 1 support through PS2 backwards compatibility.Games run directly on your device. No Mac, pc, external app, or jit required. Features: • The fastest PS2, PS3, & Vita emulator on the Appstore • First ps4 emulator on the App Store • Automatic game tuning applies optimized settings for supported titles • Adjust frame rate, emulation speed, graphics, audio, controls, and other settings for each game • Increase rendering resolution and enhance game graphics, textures, and artwork with Upscale Studio • Extract supported videos, images, and soundtracks directly from game discs • Keep games from every supported console in one organized library • Edit artwork and metadata, search and filter games, and choose different library layouts • Use wired and wireless controllers or fully customizable touch controls • Create save states and manage them from the library or in-game menu • Access saves, settings, controls, filters, and performance options without leaving your game • Connect to a TV for a wide console-style interface • Use layouts designed for iPhone, iPad, and external displays • Sign in with Apple and use SharkPond Network for friends, profiles, trophies, presence, and supported multiplayer games • Choose from dozens of themes, animated backgrounds, materials, colors, fonts, app icons, and library animations • Receive announcements and notifications while automatic crash and performance reports help improve the app Surume does not include games, BIOS files, firmware, or other copyrighted system software. Use your own legally obtained game, BIOS, and firmware files.
EKA2L1
This application allows you to play classic Symbian and N-Gage games on your iPhone or iPad. It supports a variety of device profiles and requires you to provide your own game files. It is an open-source project.
- Symbian/N-Gage game emulation
- Supports S60v1, S60v3, S60v5, Symbian^3
- Requires user-provided ROMs and game packages
- Open-source project
- Available for iPhone, iPad, and macOS
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EKA2L1 is a Symbian game emulator for iPhone, iPad and macOS. It supports a wide range of games developed for S60v1, S60v3, S60v5, and Symbian^3. Recommended device profiles for the best compatibility: • S60v1: Nokia N-Gage • S60v3: Nokia 5320 XpressMusic • S60v5: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic • Symbian^3: Nokia X7-00 To use EKA2L1, you must provide your own legally obtained ROM dump and game packages. ROMs, firmware, and games are not included with the app. EKA2L1 is an open-source project. View the source code on GitHub: https://github.com/EKA2L1/EKA2L1 **EKA2L1** is in no way affiliated with Nokia. The name "Nokia" and all associated device names are registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EKA2L1 at 5.0 against Surume's 3.4. EKA2L1 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (80% vs 60%). Surume's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2). On ads, monetization model, chart position 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
Surume costs $5.99 and EKA2L1 $2.99 up front. Surume sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EKA2L1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
EKA2L1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surume has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Surume's written reviews are positive against 80% of EKA2L1's.
Surume ships an update monthly, EKA2L1 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surume | EKA2L1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | #54 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 274 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dylan Mathurin | 超 杨 |
Customer experience
Surume
EKA2L1
In-app purchases
Surume
- Tip 1$$0.99
EKA2L1
No in-app purchases
