RetroPocket vs RetroKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RetroPocket
This app allows you to manage and play your owned retro game files. Import your game ROMs, save progress, and customize controls for a personalized gaming experience. Supports GBA, GB, and GBC formats.
- Import and manage retro game files
- Save and resume game progress
- Customizable on-screen controls
- Multiple controller styles and themes
- Fast forward gameplay
- Sound and haptic feedback options
- Landscape mode optimization
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RetroPocket: Retro Games offers a simple and modern way to manage and play the retro games you own. Import your own game files, build your personal library, save your progress, and customize your gaming experience to match your style. Supported game file formats: - GBA-compatible files - GB-compatible files - GBC-compatible files Key Features: - Save & Resume: Use Save State to quickly save your current game state and Load State to return to the exact moment you want. - Automatic Progress Saving: RetroPocket helps preserve your latest game progress, making it easier to return to your games whenever you want. - Customizable Controls: Choose between left-handed or right-handed layouts, adjust button sizes and positions, and customize the appearance of your controls. - Multiple Controller Styles: Refresh your gaming experience with a variety of controller styles, colors, and themes. - Fast Forward: Speed up gameplay whenever you want to skip slow or repetitive sections. - Sound & Haptic Feedback: Customize your experience with sound and haptic feedback options. - Landscape Mode: Take advantage of a wider screen with a layout optimized for landscape mode. Important Notice: - RetroPocket is a tool for managing and playing game files imported by the user. - RetroPocket does not provide, sell, distribute, or host game files or ROMs. - Users should only use game files that they legally own or have the right to use. - Users are responsible for the content and files they import into the application. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/retrogbapocket/trang-ch%E1%BB%A7 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560933465584 If you have any feedback about the RetroPocket: Retro Games, please leave a comment below or email the developer. We will always monitor your feedback to improve and create a better app.
RetroKit
Play classic games from NES, SNES, GBA, and Genesis on your Apple devices. Seamlessly sync your progress and saves across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Enjoy customizable controls and a private, ad-free experience.
- Plays NES, SNES, GBA, Genesis games
- iCloud sync for games and saves
- Customizable touch controls
- Controller and keyboard support
- Import game files via Files app
- Ad-free and private experience
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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 and no tracking. Crash reports and usage data help us fix bugs. 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 PRO Fast-forward at 3x, 4x and 8x, and CRT and LCD filters. Pro is a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. One purchase works on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, and Family Sharing shares it with up to five family members. Play, saves and save states stay free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://playretrokit.com/privacy 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RetroKit at none against RetroPocket's shown. RetroKit also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. RetroPocket sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and RetroKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RetroPocket against 5.0 for RetroKit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
RetroPocket ships an update every 5 weeks, RetroKit fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | RetroPocket | RetroKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Duc Tran Trung | Thales Pereira |
Customer experience
RetroPocket
RetroKit
In-app purchases
RetroPocket
- GBA Emulator Monthly$5.991 Month
- GBA Emulator Yearly$24.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$34.99
RetroKit
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$9.99








