Comparison

Sakura! vs Oddflick

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

Head to head
About

Sakura!

This app allows you to play your favorite PlayStation One games on your iPhone or iPad. It offers extensive customization for controls, graphics, and performance, providing a console-like experience.

Highlights
  • PlayStation One emulation on iOS
  • Customizable on-screen controls
  • Physical gamepad support
  • Extensive graphics and performance tuning
  • Support for various game disc formats
  • Recursive folder scanning for games
Features
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Sakura is a PlayStation One & PSP emulator frontend built on top of the Beetle PSX and PPSSPP cores for iPhone and iPad. Add your own system BIOS and disc backups & customize your library then play with on-screen controls or a physical gamepad/controller for a console-like experience! • Add your own PS1 BIOS (.bin) file(s) and choose a default in Settings; PSP games boot without one. • Add games under the app’s Documents folder in Files, or use in-app import. Sakura scans folders recursively, including multi-disc setups and M3U playlists. • Supported formats CUE/BIN, CHD, PBP, M3U, ISO/IMG, MDS/MDF, NRG, CDI, ECM, CSO/ZSO • One library for both systems, with a system switch in the library bar that picks which settings you get and which system Boot System starts. CONTROLS • Full touch overlay with layout editor: move, scale, and theme controls to fit your hands. • Digital and DualShock-style modes, with optional per-game auto-switching. • MFi and Bluetooth gamepads with remappable buttons; haptics and rumble where supported. • Analog deadzone, axis scale, and gate compensation on both systems. GRAPHICS & PERFORMANCE • Internal resolution scaling, fit vs fill framing, and multiple texture filtering paths from crisp pixel modes through sharpened upscalers. • FXAA, CAS, optional PGXP-style geometry options, widescreen-related tweaks, color and dither controls, and frame blending where you want a softer or more authentic look. • Libretro Shaders: load your own slang presets, pick a built-in CRT or TV preset, or pull the shared pack from inside the app. • Fast Boot and host-side run speed for slow-mo or fast-forward-style pacing alongside core tuning for CPU, GPU, and disc access. QUALITY OF LIFE • In-game menu for graphics, performance HUD, save slots (when enabled in Settings), controller remapping, and stopping a session. • Optional performance overlay, notification cards, and extensive UI customization: accents, backgrounds, typography, accessibility options, and optional background music including your own tracks. LEGAL Sakura does not include games, a PlayStation or PSP BIOS, firmware, or other copyrighted material you don’t have rights to use. You are responsible for complying with the laws that apply to you. “PlayStation”, “PSP” and related names are trademarks of Sony; this app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

About

Oddflick

Discover and watch classic films through a curated feed of short clips. Tap a clip to play the full movie, broken into chapters. All content is public domain or Creative Commons, with no ads or subscriptions required.

Highlights
  • Swipeable clip feed for movie discovery
  • Tap clips to play full films
  • Films split into swipeable chapters
  • Personalized feed learns user taste
  • Filter by genre, decade, or director
  • Save films for later viewing
  • New titles added weekly
Features
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A century of cinema — finally watchable. Oddflick is the easiest way to actually watch classic films. Swipe a feed of short clips, and when one grabs you, tap to play the whole movie — no hunting, no decision paralysis. Every film is public domain or Creative Commons — no ads, no subscription, no sign-up. WHAT YOU GET Watch full films, not just clips. Tap any clip to start the movie, split into short chapters you can swipe through. It remembers where you left off. Find something to watch in seconds. The feed learns your taste and surfaces films worth your time — Chaplin, Nosferatu, silent comedies, film noir, westerns, early animation, and more. Browse the way you think. Filter by genre, decade, or director. Save films for later. New titles added every week. Yours, privately, no ads. Sign in with Apple is optional; delete your account anytime from inside the app. WHAT'S INSIDE The Silent Era (pre-1930) Film Noir After Dark Cartoon Classics — Disney, Fleischer, Felix Horror & the Macabre Great Westerns Critically Acclaimed (IMDb 7.5+) Iconic Directors: Chaplin, Keaton, Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Murnau Hidden Gems and quick watches under 30 minutes From Chaplin's The Pawnshop to Murnau's Nosferatu, Sabu's Jungle Book to Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin — a hundred years of film, one swipe away. Every title is verified public domain or Creative Commons. Spot something misclassified? Report it in the app and we'll review within 24 hours. Made by a solo developer. If you enjoy it, tell a friend. Web: oddflick.com · Privacy: oddflick.com/privacy · Terms: oddflick.com/terms

Screenshots

Sakura!3 screens
Oddflick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Oddflick at Free against Sakura!'s $0.99. Oddflick also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Sakura!'s advantage is chart position (#151 vs unranked) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On 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

Oddflick is free to download; Sakura! costs $0.99 up front. Sakura! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Oddflick asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oddflick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sakura! has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sakura! ships an update every 2 months, Oddflick every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Sakura! versus Oddflick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSakura!Oddflick
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#151 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDylan MathurinVarun Varshney

Customer experience

Sakura!

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Oddflick

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sakura!

One-time1
  • Tip 1$$0.99
None

Oddflick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sakura! free?
Sakura! costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Oddflick free?
Oddflick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sakura! or Oddflick?
Oddflick is rated higher. Sakura! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Oddflick averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sakura! or Oddflick have ads?
Neither Sakura! nor Oddflick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sakura! or Oddflick?
Sakura! ships an update every 2 months, and Oddflick every 10 days. Most recently, Sakura! was updated on October 17, 2026 and Oddflick on October 1, 2026.

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