Retrogaming Collection vs REmu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retrogaming Collection
Catalog your entire video game collection, including games, boxes, and manuals. Track your library across numerous classic gaming platforms. This app helps you manage your collection's information, not provide playable games.
- Catalog games, boxes, and manuals
- Supports multiple classic platforms
- Manage your entire game library
- Track collection details
- Digital game library management
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Retrogaming Collection is the must-have companion app for retro game collectors. Catalog your physical game library across 13 iconic platforms and take full control of your collection. - 13 CLASSIC PLATFORMS Atari 2600 · Dreamcast · Game Boy · Game Boy Advance · GameCube · Game Gear · Master System · Mega Drive/Genesis · Nintendo 64 · NES/Famicom · PlayStation · Saturn · Super NES/SNES - BUILD YOUR LIBRARY Search the retrogaming database to find any game. View cover art, release date, publisher, developer, and regional editions (PAL / NA / JP). Add games to your collection in a single tap. - PLAY YOUR GAMES IN-APP Load your own ROM and play instantly for supported platforms — NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari 2600, Game Gear, Master System, and Nintendo 64. Save and resume anytime. You provide your own legally-owned game files — the app never bundles or links to ROMs. - SORT & FILTER Sort by title, release year, or completeness. Filter by boxed copies, manuals, and regions (PAL/NA/JP). Find exactly what you're looking for instantly. - COLLECTION STATS Get insights at a glance: box rate, manual rate, completeness score, regional breakdown, and your most stacked platform. - YOUTUBE VIDEOS Watch retrogaming content for each platform without leaving the app — reviews, gameplay, and history. - BACKUP & EXPORT Export your collection as JSON or CSV. Share it, archive it, or open it in a spreadsheet. Restore from any backup anytime. - 7 LANGUAGES English · Français · Deutsch · Español · Italiano · 日本語 · 한국어 - DARK MODE Light, dark, or system-adaptive — your eyes, your choice.
REmu
This app allows you to import and play your own classic game ROMs on your device. It features a clean library, automatic system detection, and customizable controls, including gamepad support. Enjoy your retro gaming collection with smooth rendering and save states.
- Import your own ROMs
- Organized game library
- Metal-accelerated rendering
- On-screen touch controls
- MFi gamepad support
- Save states
- Built-in mini-game
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REmu is a clean, focused retro library for files you already own. Import your own ROMs from the Files app, organize them in a tidy library, and play them with smooth Metal-accelerated rendering, on-screen touch controls, or any MFi-compatible gamepad. Built for landscape, designed to feel modern. WHAT'S INSIDE • A polished library that auto-detects the system from each file you import • Cover art pulled from the file when available, or matched against an open-source thumbnail database • Save states from the in-game menu — pause, save, resume any time • One built-in original mini-game (Glowchase) so the app is fun out of the box • Full MFi controller support including DualSense and Xbox Wireless WHAT'S NOT INSIDE • No game files. REmu does not ship, distribute, or download commercial games. • No BIOS files. Provide your own where required. • No ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking, no accounts. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY By using REmu, you confirm that any file you import is one you legally own (typically dumped from your own cartridge or disc) or one that is freely licensed (homebrew, public domain, etc.). Piracy is not supported in any form. PRIVACY REmu stores everything on your device. Nothing is uploaded. See the in-app Terms and Privacy Policy for full details. REmu is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any console manufacturer. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: REmu at 4.2 against Retrogaming Collection's 2.0. REmu also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Retrogaming Collection's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, monetization model and device support 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. Retrogaming Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. REmu asks for nothing beyond the download.
REmu holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Retrogaming Collection ships an update every 3 months, REmu every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retrogaming Collection | REmu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Alain Grange | FATIH KOCA |
Customer experience
Retrogaming Collection
REmu
In-app purchases
Retrogaming Collection
- Remove permanently$1.99
REmu
No in-app purchases









