Comparison

SUPER ZSNES vs ECHO

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

Head to head
About

SUPER ZSNES

Experience classic 16-bit gaming with this re-written console emulator. It offers enhanced accuracy, GPU-powered graphics for hi-res visuals, and modern features like fast-forward and save states. You'll need to provide your own game ROMs to play.

Highlights
  • Accurate CPU and Audio cores
  • GPU-powered PPU for hi-res graphics
  • Modernized classic UI
  • Fast forward and rewind
  • Save states and auto-save history
  • Super Enhancement Engine
Features
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Welcome to SUPER ZSNES The two original developers of ZSNES are finally back together! Introducing SUPER ZSNES! Re-written completely from scratch, this GPU-powered SNES emulator is here to bring you the following: some of what is familiar, some of what's new, and then some of what goes beyond. This emulator is early in development and will continue to be improved. Key Features: - Far more accurate CPU and Audio cores than the original ZSNES - GPU-powered PPU core to allow for hi-res Mode 7 and special per-game enhancement features - Classic UI with falling snow, modernized with higher definition and improved UX - Fast forward, rewind, save states, auto save history, save bookmarks, cheat codes, quick load, and more - Super Enhancement Engine, where the ZSNES developers are enhancing the games one at a time Note: Enhancement data contains no ROM or copyrighted data. You will need to provide the ROMs.

About

ECHO

Features
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Your echoes are your teammates. ECHO is a time-loop puzzle: every run is recorded, and when you press ECHO, your past self replays it - step by step, loop after loop. Hold plates for each other, open doors across time, and thread paths no single runner could ever take. EASY TO LEARN, DEEP TO MASTER - 100 campaign levels across ten decades, from gentle first steps to choreographed finales - Mechanics that weave together: chained doors, counter-doors, double doors, fragile floors, beat walls, paradox boards and mirror echoes that replay your run backwards - Handcrafted signature levels where every single step must be planned FOUR WAYS TO PLAY - Campaign: 100 levels with a carefully tuned difficulty curve - Daily puzzle: one fresh board every day - keep your streak alive - Zen: endless generated puzzles in six difficulties - Time challenge: how many boards can you solve in one run against the clock? MADE WITH CARE - Completely offline: no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection - Music is synthesized live on your device - no two sessions sound the same - Home-screen widget that grows with your streak - and hides a secret level - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Available in 7 languages ECHO is free and complete from the first minute. The only purchases are voluntary tips for the developer - they unlock nothing. Your past self is waiting.

Screenshots

SUPER ZSNES3 screens
ECHO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ECHO at Free against SUPER ZSNES's $2.99. SUPER ZSNES's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

ECHO is free to download; SUPER ZSNES costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SUPER ZSNES versus ECHO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSUPER ZSNESECHO
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperZEMU Software IncLucas Hesseldieck

In-app purchases

None

SUPER ZSNES

No in-app purchases

None

ECHO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SUPER ZSNES free?
SUPER ZSNES costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECHO free?
ECHO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SUPER ZSNES or ECHO have ads?
Neither SUPER ZSNES nor ECHO shows ads.

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