Comparison

GBDev vs Antenna IPTV

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

Antenna IPTV

This app plays your M3U playlists and XMLTV guides with a clean interface. It supports multiple playback engines and offers features like channel zapping, audio/subtitle selection, and guide integration. Your data remains private as it operates without accounts, ads, or tracking.

Highlights
  • M3U playlist playback
  • XMLTV guide integration
  • Dual playback engines (AVPlayer, VLC)
  • Channel zapping and search
  • Audio track and subtitle selection
  • Automatic playlist refresh
  • Private by design (no tracking)
Features
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Antenna is a player for your own M3U playlists and XMLTV guides. You bring the content; Antenna plays it with a clean, fast interface designed for iPhone, iPad and Mac. IMPORTANT: Antenna ships with no channels, playlists or guides, and never suggests any. Only load content you are entitled to watch: free-to-air broadcasters, services you subscribe to, or your own server. PLAYBACK • Two engines: AVPlayer (HLS, Picture in Picture and AirPlay) and VLC (MPEG-TS, RTSP, UDP, DASH and more). • Pick the engine automatically or switch by hand; if one fails, Antenna tries the other. • Zap with a swipe, by number or with the keyboard; jump back to the last channel instantly. • Choose audio tracks and subtitles. GUIDE • XMLTV guide (.xml and .xml.gz) as an hourly grid with a live “now” line and programme details. • Now and next in the channel list, with a progress bar. • Time shift in case your provider’s guide is off. YOUR PLAYLISTS • Add M3U/M3U8 playlists by link or by importing a file. • Groups, favorites, recents and search. • Automatic refresh by age. • Supports tvg-id, tvg-logo, group-title, tvg-chno and a per-playlist User-Agent. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. • Your playlists, favorites and recents stay on your device. • Antenna only connects to the addresses you add. DESIGN • Liquid Glass on the latest iOS and macOS. • Keyboard shortcuts on Mac and iPad. Antenna is free with no limits. If you like it, you can leave an optional tip from Settings; it unlocks nothing.

Screenshots

GBDev4 screens
Antenna IPTV3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GBDev at 3.3 against Antenna IPTV's 2.0. GBDev also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1) and review sentiment (13% vs 0%). Antenna IPTV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. GBDev sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Antenna IPTV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GBDev holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GBDev has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of GBDev's written reviews are positive against 0% of Antenna IPTV's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GBDev versus Antenna IPTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGBDevAntenna IPTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (18 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWinter BagleyIVAN SEVILLA RUANO

Customer experience

GBDev

All ratings18 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative62.5%

Antenna IPTV

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GBDev

One-time1
  • GBDev Pro$2.99
None

Antenna IPTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GBDev free?
GBDev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Antenna IPTV free?
Antenna IPTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GBDev or Antenna IPTV?
GBDev is rated higher. GBDev averages 3.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Antenna IPTV averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GBDev or Antenna IPTV have ads?
Neither GBDev nor Antenna IPTV shows ads.

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