Best Gaemboy Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Game Boy advance emulators ranked against Gaemboy on the same published basis.
- 1Gaemboy vs RetroArch
- 2Gaemboy vs RustBoyAdvance-NG
- 3Gaemboy vs SkyEmu
- 4Gaemboy vs ares
- 5Gaemboy vs gbajs3
- 6Gaemboy vs Lemuroid
- 7Gaemboy vs OpenEmu
- 8Gaemboy vs GSE
- 9Gaemboy vs GBA Emulator
- 10Gaemboy vs Ghost Commander
- 11Gaemboy vs Mednafen
- 12Gaemboy vs 44VBA
- 13Gaemboy vs Retra
- 15Gaemboy vs Hemulator
- 16Gaemboy vs mGBA
- 17Gaemboy vs NanoBoyAdvance
- 18Gaemboy vs Sapphire
- 19Gaemboy vs VisualBoyAdvance-M
- 20Gaemboy vs EmulatorJS
- 21Gaemboy vs GiiBiiAdvance
Gaemboy alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | RustBoyAdvance-NG | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | SkyEmu | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | gbajs3 | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | Lemuroid | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 7 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 8 | GSE | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | GBA Emulator | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Ghost Commander | 5.5 | No | — | Android |
| 11 | Mednafen | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 12 | 44VBA | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux, iOS |
| 13 | Retra | 5.4 | No | — | Android |
| 15 | Hemulator | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | mGBA | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | NanoBoyAdvance | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Sapphire | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Mac, iOS |
| 19 | VisualBoyAdvance-M | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 20 | EmulatorJS | 5.2 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 21 | GiiBiiAdvance | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Linux |
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Questions about Gaemboy alternatives
What is the best alternative to Gaemboy?
RetroArch, number 1 in Game Boy advance emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: RustBoyAdvance-NG, SkyEmu, ares and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Gaemboy?
RetroArch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.