Comparison

GBDev vs Disc Collection

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

Head to head
About

GBDev

Play your favorite Game Boy and Game Boy Color games on your iPhone with this emulator. It features a beautiful game library, responsive on-screen controls, and customizable palettes and themes for a comfortable gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Game Boy & Game Boy Color ROM support
  • Personalized game library with box art
  • Save states for instant progress capture
  • Customizable on-screen controls
  • Adjustable game palettes and app themes
  • Integrated cheat engine
Features
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GBDev is a fast multi emulator with an immersive feel and lots of good ways to customize your emulation experience. Emulates: GB • GBC • GBA • NES • SNES • DS • DSI • 3DS • GC • Wii Get cozy under the covers with our screen bleed and crt scanlines options. Reposition the screens and buttons to maximize the emulation feel. Enhance the look with animated themes and custom buttons. Landscape mode goes hard too especially when a bluetooth controller is connected. SNES Mouse works for mar10 pain7 too!! GBDev even has 3ds mii support. Connect to a tv with airplay, connect some controllers via bluetooth, and set the phone on charge for a night of retro gatherings. Button haptics make you feel more immersed so we have that too. Our game library is seperated by console. Thank you for using GBDev!!

About

Disc Collection

Digitally catalog your physical game and movie collections in interactive 3D. View your cases from all angles, track your collection, and discover what others own. Built for enthusiasts who love their physical media.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D case models
  • View inside and outside of cases
  • Track owned and wishlisted items
  • Discover other users' collections
  • Automatic data extraction from photos
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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A photo is flat. Your case isn’t. Disc Collection is built for people who own the disc. Take two photos of a game or movie you own, and it becomes a 3D case you can pick up. Turn it over to read the back. Open it to see the inside art and the booklet. Take the disc out and flip it to the shiny side. It’s built from your photos, so it’s your copy: your edition, your scuffs, the sticker from the shop you bought it at. Then put it on display, and see what everyone else owns. YOUR COPY, IN 3D • Turn, open, and explore every case • Lift the disc out and turn it over • Each case comes in the size and plastic of its platform or format, from PlayStation blue to Xbox green to the red of PlayStation Hits THE GALLERY Every case in the Gallery is a real copy on someone’s shelf, newest first. • Heart the ones you want. They go on your wish list, a checklist for your next trip to the store • Already have it? Mark it with the check, and it waits in your collection, ready to capture with its name and platform filled in • See who else wants or owns a case. Names only, never a count • Tap a collector to see everything they have on display • Pick a Collector Tag, like #retro_rhea, or stay a collector number. It’s up to you • When someone wants one of yours, you’ll get a quiet notification • No followers, no likes, no algorithm. Your reviews stay private • Share an image of any case, from any side TWO PHOTOS, THAT’S IT • Scan the outside and the inside with Apple’s document scanner, the camera, or a photo you already took • The app flattens each photo to the exact shape of the case • It reads the title, platform, and year off the case for you, all on your device • Picked the wrong platform, or a photo came out upside down? Fix it anytime with Edit • Start a capture from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button KEEP TRACK • Games and movies, each in their own tab • Ratings, reviews, hours played, finished or watched • Every case numbered as you add it, like a real catalog • See your whole shelf without pulling a single case off it ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Widgets for your newest covers, open cases, or a shelf of spines • Every size, from small to extra-large on iPad • Show games, movies, or both PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your collection and your wish list sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud. In the Gallery you’re a collector number, or a Collector Tag if you choose one. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Disc Collection isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by any console maker, game publisher, or film studio. The app includes no cover art: every case shows photos its owner took of their own copy, and the artwork in them belongs to its copyright holders.

Screenshots

GBDev4 screens
Disc Collection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Disc Collection at 4.5 against GBDev's 3.3. Disc Collection also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). GBDev's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. GBDev sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Disc Collection asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Disc Collection holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GBDev ships an update every 5 days, Disc Collection every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GBDev versus Disc Collection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGBDevDisc Collection
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (19 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWinter BagleyAkshat Saladi

Customer experience

GBDev

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%

Disc Collection

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

GBDev

One-time8
  • Theme Pack 1$1.99
  • Theme Pack 2$1.99
  • Visual Pack 1$1.99
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  • Visual Pack 2$1.99
  • Visual Pack 3$1.99
  • Theme Pack 4$1.99
  • Theme Pack 3$1.99
  • GBDev Pro$2.99
None

Disc Collection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GBDev free?
GBDev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Disc Collection free?
Disc Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GBDev or Disc Collection?
Disc Collection is rated higher. GBDev averages 3.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Disc Collection averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do GBDev or Disc Collection have ads?
Neither GBDev nor Disc Collection shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GBDev or Disc Collection?
GBDev ships an update every 5 days, and Disc Collection every 4 days. Most recently, GBDev was updated on October 28, 2026 and Disc Collection on October 29, 2026.

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