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Head-to-head · Game Boy Advance Emulators

VisualBoyAdvance-M vs My Boy!

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score VisualBoyAdvance-M #2 in Game Boy Advance Emulators 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit site
My Boy! #8 in Game Boy Advance Emulators 6.7/10 Free plan · paid from $4.99 Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit My Boy!

VisualBoyAdvance-M leads on 1 check, My Boy! on 4, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreVisualBoyAdvance-M · 8.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresMy Boy! · 4 of 5

VisualBoyAdvance-M scores higher on our rubric for game boy advance emulators: 8.2 against 6.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.

My Boy! offers save states; VisualBoyAdvance-M doesn't publish it. My Boy! offers link multiplayer; VisualBoyAdvance-M doesn't publish it. My Boy! offers cheat support; VisualBoyAdvance-M doesn't publish it. My Boy! offers graphics enhancements; VisualBoyAdvance-M doesn't publish it. VisualBoyAdvance-M offers open source; My Boy! doesn't publish it.

VisualBoyAdvance-M is the better fit for cross-platform users needing linking and upscaling. My Boy! is the better fit for android users wanting link play and cheats.

  • VisualBoyAdvance-M fits best

    Cross-platform users needing linking and upscaling

  • My Boy! fits best

    Android users wanting link play and cheats

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Side by side

Feature VisualBoyAdvance-M 8.2/10 Visit ↗ My Boy! 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.2 6.7
Ranking #2 in Game Boy Advance Emulators #8 in Game Boy Advance Emulators
Best for Cross-platform users needing linking and upscaling Android users wanting link play and cheats
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published $4.99one-time
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop, Mobile Mobile
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux, Android Android
Support Community, Docs Email, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business Solo
Features VisualBoyAdvance-M 1/5 · My Boy! 4/5
Save states Not published ✓ (best)
Link multiplayer Not published ✓ (best)
Cheat support Not published ✓ (best)
Graphics enhancements Not published ✓ (best)
Open source ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Platform scope Not published Mobile
Our review
Pros
  • Supports Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance software
  • Offers xBRZ, ScaleFX, Vulkan output, and a Libretro core
  • Includes linking, recording, Lua scripting, and Android builds
  • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi link-cable multiplayer
  • Supports GameShark, Action Replay, and CodeBreaker cheats
  • Google Drive save synchronization in the full version
Cons
  • Reliable link netplay remains future work
  • Android builds are provided through the nightly channel
  • Different project pages may show different release versions
  • Android-only platform support
  • Games are not included
  • Lite version is ad-supported
Our verdict

VisualBoyAdvance-M is an open-source emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance software. It is aimed at users who want one emulator across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, with additional tools for improving visuals,…

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My Boy! is a Game Boy Advance emulator for Android phones and tablets. It runs user-provided GBA game files and supports link-cable multiplayer on the same device or across devices through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Its audience is Android users…

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  1. VisualBoyAdvance-MGame Boy Advance Emulators 8.2Free plan
  2. My Boy!Game Boy Advance Emulators 6.7Free plan · paid from $4.99

Strengths and trade-offs

  • VisualBoyAdvance-M — where it wins

    • Supports Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance software
    • Offers xBRZ, ScaleFX, Vulkan output, and a Libretro core
    • Includes linking, recording, Lua scripting, and Android builds

    Where it doesn't

    • Reliable link netplay remains future work
    • Android builds are provided through the nightly channel
    • Different project pages may show different release versions

  • My Boy! — where it wins

    • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi link-cable multiplayer
    • Supports GameShark, Action Replay, and CodeBreaker cheats
    • Google Drive save synchronization in the full version

    Where it doesn't

    • Android-only platform support
    • Games are not included
    • Lite version is ad-supported
  • VisualBoyAdvance-M8.2/10 · Free plan

    A free, cross-platform emulator with linking, upscaling, recording, and scripting.

    Visit siteFull verdict →
  • My Boy!6.7/10 · Free plan · paid from $4.99

    A feature-rich Android GBA emulator with link play, cheats, and save synchronization.

    Visit My Boy!Full verdict →

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