Comparison

Stellar vs Super Emu

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

Head to head
About

Stellar

A fast-paced, minimalist retro space arcade game where you guide a transforming robot through endless caverns. Blast crystals, collect shards, and survive three distinct worlds. Offers multiple gameplay modes and power-ups.

Highlights
  • Transforming robot gameplay
  • Endless cavern exploration
  • Crystal blasting mechanics
  • Three distinct worlds
  • Multiple gameplay modes
  • Power-ups and shields
  • Offline play
Features
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Run. Fly. Shoot. Die. Stellar is a fast, minimalist retro space arcade game. No ads, and no Wi-Fi needed: it plays completely offline. Guide a transforming chrome robot through an endless cavern. It runs, rolls when it picks up speed, and flies on its ion thruster the moment you take off. Blast the crystals in your path and they shatter into shards: grab the ice shards to recharge, avoid the magma ones, and never touch a crystal that's still in one piece. HOW TO PLAY • Hold the left side of the screen to fly • Hold the right side to shoot • That's it. How far can you go? THREE WORLDS • Ice caves, lava rifts and orbital wrecks, each with its own look and music • The cave changes every 5,000 as you push deeper POWER-UPS • Rapid fire, spread shot and a pierce beam that cuts through everything • A shield that survives one crash, and a magnet that pulls in ice shards FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • INFINITE: unlimited energy and shots. Free. • ENDURANCE: energy drains as you travel, but shooting is free. • RESTRAINT: only shooting drains your energy. Make every shot count. • ULTIMATE: traveling and shooting both drain energy. Endurance, Restraint and Ultimate come with a single one-time Full Game purchase. No ads, no subscriptions, no tracking. FEATURES • Shining chrome, glowing crystal caves and an original synth soundtrack • Game Center leaderboards for every mode, plus 22 achievements • Detailed stats: distance, accuracy, pickups, air time and more • Game controller and keyboard support • Silky 120Hz play on ProMotion iPhone and iPad • Haptic feedback, which you can turn off • Plays completely offline

About

Super Emu

This application allows you to play classic handheld and console games on your iPhone and iPad. It supports multiple systems, offers customizable controls, and includes features like save states and rewind.

Highlights
  • Supports Game Boy Advance, Color, NES, and SNES games
  • Customizable multitouch controls with haptic feedback
  • Full controller and keyboard support
  • Rewind, save states, and fast-forward options
  • iCloud syncing for saves and progress
  • Online multiplayer via Room Link
Features
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SuperEmu is a fast, beautiful emulator for the handhelds and consoles you grew up with, built natively for iPhone and iPad with the new Liquid Glass design. ONE LIBRARY FOR YOUR CLASSICS • Plays Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Game Boy, Super Nintendo (SNES) and NES games. • Add games from the Files app, “Open in…”, or by copying them into the SuperEmu folder. • Artwork is captured automatically from your last session. Filter by system or search by title. CONTROLS MADE FOR EVERY CONSOLE • Multitouch buttons laid out for each system, with an 8-way D-pad, sliding between buttons and haptic feedback. • Full support for MFi, Xbox and PlayStation controllers and hardware keyboards. • Touch controls step aside automatically when you pick up a controller. REWIND, SAVE, SPEED UP • Rewind: hold L2 + R2 and jump back up to 20 seconds, then pick the exact moment to play from. • Save states: 4 slots per game with thumbnails and timestamps. • Fast-forward at 2×, 3× or 4×. SYNCED WITH iCLOUD • In-game saves, save states and thumbnails sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud Drive. • Games are matched by their file’s fingerprint, so progress follows you across devices. ROOM LINK — PLAY TOGETHER ONLINE • Create a room, share the 5-letter code, and play with a friend over the internet through Game Center. • Handheld games connect like a link cable: trade, battle and play versus modes. • Console games play like two controllers plugged into the same machine. LOOKS THE WAY YOU REMEMBER • Pixel-perfect scaling plus Metal filters: Sharp, Smooth, LCD Grid, Scanline, CRT, color correction, Retro Green and Scale2x. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your games and saves stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. IMPORTANT SuperEmu does not include any games. Play only games you own or that are legally free to use, such as homebrew. SuperEmu is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Nintendo. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Open-source emulation cores: mGBA (MPL 2.0), Snes9x (Snes9x license, non-commercial) and FCEUmm (GPL 2.0).

Screenshots

Stellar4 screens
Super Emu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Super Emu at none against Stellar's 1. On price, ads, device support 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. Stellar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Super Emu asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stellar versus Super Emu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStellarSuper Emu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBolugaKiet Nguyen Tuan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stellar

One-time1
  • Full Game$0.99
None

Super Emu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stellar free?
Stellar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Super Emu free?
Super Emu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stellar or Super Emu have ads?
Neither Stellar nor Super Emu shows ads.

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