Comparison

Zenulator vs RetroKit

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

Head to head
About

Zenulator

Features
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Rediscover the Game Boy Advance with Zenulator, a modern emulator designed for smooth, reliable gameplay on iPhone and iPad. Zenulator supports standard GBA game files as well as expanded files up to 64MB, making it compatible with larger homebrew games, fan-made projects, and other expanded GBA experiences. KEY FEATURES • Support for GBA game files up to 64MB • Smooth, responsive emulation • Customizable on-screen controls • Save and resume your progress • Clean, modern interface • Designed for both iPhone and iPad • Import compatible game files directly from your device BRING YOUR OWN GAMES Zenulator does not include games or copyrighted game files. Users must provide game files they are legally authorized to use. Zenulator is an independent application and is not affiliated with, authorized, sponsored, or endorsed by Nintendo.

About

RetroKit

Features
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RetroKit plays your NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Master System and Genesis games on iPhone, iPad and Mac. One app, one library, and your saves follow you through iCloud. No ads, no account, no tracking. No games included. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF RetroKit saves when you leave a game. Each game also has 9 save state slots, each with a screenshot. CONTROLS Every system has its own touch layout, in portrait and in landscape. Move any button to where your thumbs want it. Game controllers (Xbox, PlayStation, MFi) and keyboards work too, and you can remap their buttons. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES A native Mac app, not an iPad app. Your games and saves sync through iCloud between iPhone, iPad and Mac. You can turn sync off on each device. A LIBRARY FOR YOUR GAMES Import game files from the Files app or the share sheet, zip and 7z archives too. RetroKit sorts your games by system, shows their titles and details, and keeps the last screenshot of each game. BUILT FOR APPLE DEVICES The cores are written in Swift for Apple devices and tested against reference emulators frame by frame. PRIVATE No account, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. Available in English and Brazilian Portuguese. RetroKit includes no games. Play homebrew games or games that you have the right to use. The screenshots show homebrew games; see the credits in the app. RetroKit is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or Sega. Nintendo, NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Sega, Master System, Genesis and Mega Drive are trademarks of Sega Corporation. Platform names describe compatible game files only.

Screenshots

Zenulator3 screens
RetroKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Zenulator at 15.1 against RetroKit's 18.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Zenulator against 5.0 for RetroKit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 6 level
Zenulator versus RetroKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenulatorRetroKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames RenaudThales Pereira

In-app purchases

None

Zenulator

No in-app purchases

None

RetroKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zenulator free?
Zenulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroKit free?
RetroKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zenulator or RetroKit?
Zenulator and RetroKit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Zenulator or RetroKit have ads?
Neither Zenulator nor RetroKit shows ads.

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