Retra comparisons
Retra is compared head-to-head with mGBA, VisualBoyAdvance-M and RetroArch and more: 7 head-to-heads in Game Boy Advance Emulators, each with the specs and prices we checked.
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Retra head-to-head
- Retra vs mGBA
- Retra vs VisualBoyAdvance-M
- Retra vs RetroArch
- Retra vs SkyEmu
- Retra vs GSE
- Retra vs NanoBoyAdvance
- Retra vs My Boy!
Retra vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Platform scope | Save states | Link multiplayer | Cheat support | Graphics enhancements | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Retra | Yes | None | Mobile | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | 7.1 |
| 1 | mGBA | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 |
| 2 | VisualBoyAdvance-M | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 |
| 3 | RetroArch | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 4 | SkyEmu | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4 |
| 6 | GSE | Yes | None | Desktop and mobile | Yes | — | No | Yes | 6.9 |
| 7 | NanoBoyAdvance | Yes | None | Desktop | Yes | — | — | Yes | 6.8 |
| 8 | My Boy! | Yes | $4.99one-time | Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6.7 |
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