iGBA: GBA & GBC Retro Emulator
What is iGBA?
IGBA is an emulator that runs your own.gba.gbc and.gb files on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. No account or cloud service is required and that game files stay on the device. It is free to download and includes save states, rewind, cheats and controller support.
Pricing. IGBA: GBA & GBC Retro Emulator is free to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Playing your own Game Boy, Game Boy Color or GBA files on iPhone or iPad
- Using a Bluetooth or MFi controller or a keyboard with retro games
- Playing Game Boy games on Apple Watch with the Digital Crown as buttons
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Why this app is in A tier
iGBA scores 86 out of 100: rating 79, rating count 76, App Store search rank 88, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
iGBA runs your own .gba, .gbc and .gb files on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. No account, no cloud, nothing to sign up for: copy a file in and play. I build iGBA on my own, and most of what is in it came from people writing reviews and telling me what was broken. SUPPORTED SYSTEMS - Game Boy - Game Boy Color - Game Boy Advance WHAT YOU GET - Built for iPhone Duo: it uses the whole unfolded display and keeps playing when you fold it. - Save states anywhere, alongside the game's own save. - Rewind when you fall in the pit, and turbo up to 3x for the grinding. - Cheats: thousands of codes built in, or paste your own. GameShark, Game Genie, Code Breaker and Action Replay formats. - Link cable between two devices over the network, or between two different games on the same one. - On-screen buttons you can move, resize, recolor and hide. 8 skins, a color per button, light and dark theme. - Pick a d-pad, a d-pad with diagonals, or a joystick, and try it before you play. - MFi and Bluetooth controllers, and a keyboard on iPad. - Game volume apart from your phone's, so you can put your own music over it. - Screen filters, frame skip, full screen, and color palettes for monochrome games. -
Compare in Game Emulation
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | A | A |
| Score | 86 / 100 | 90 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.4 ★ | 4.5 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Ratings | 2.7K | 14.4K | 13.6K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | 1.7 ★ · 20 reviews | 3.4 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 7d ago | 40d ago | 295d ago |
| Price | Free download | Free download | Free download |
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See all 7 ›Questions about iGBA
Do I need an account or an internet connection?
There is no account, no cloud and nothing to sign up for. It also says the app works offline and that game files are never uploaded.
Does the app include games?
The listing says iGBA runs your own.gba.gbc and.gb files, so you copy in your own game files. It does not list any bundled games.
Can I remove the ads?
The listing says the ads pay for the free version and that Pro turns them off for good. It also says watching ads now and then helps just as much. No in-app purchase is listed.
Is iGBA free?
iGBA is free to download.
What is iGBA good for?
iGBA is built for playing your own game boy, game boy color or GBA files on iPhone or iPad, using a bluetooth or mfi controller or a keyboard with retro games, playing game boy games on apple watch with the digital crown as buttons. It sits in the game emulation list on AppTierList.
Is iGBA worth it?
iGBA is A tier, ranked #4 of 8 game emulation apps with a score of 86 out of 100, from a 4.4 App Store rating across 2,697 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 3 apps rank above it.
How does iGBA compare to Gamuroid?
iGBA is A tier at 86; Gamuroid is A tier at 90. Gamuroid ranks higher. iGBA is free to download, Gamuroid is free to download.
How often is iGBA updated?
iGBA was updated 7 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Game Emulation
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 86 / 100
- Rank in list
- #4 of 8
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free download
- App Store rating
- 4.4 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 2,697
- Current version
- (7 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Entertainment
- Good for
- Playing your own Game Boy, Game Boy Color or GBA files on iPhone or iPad, Using a Bluetooth or MFi controller or a keyboard with retro games, Playing Game Boy games on Apple Watch with the Digital Crown as buttons
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Size
- 72 MB
- Age rating
- 9+
- Languages
- 33
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
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