Best mGBA Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from game console emulators ranked against mGBA on the same published basis.
- 1mGBA vs Azahar
- 2mGBA vs RetroArch
- 3mGBA vs Panda3DS
- 4mGBA vs PPSSPP
- 5mGBA vs BlastEm
- 6mGBA vs Dolphin
- 7mGBA vs DuckStation
- 8mGBA vs melonDS
- 9mGBA vs Snes9x
- 10mGBA vs ares
- 11mGBA vs DeSmuME
- 12mGBA vs Emulicious
- 13mGBA vs RPCS3
- 14mGBA vs xemu
- 15mGBA vs Project64
- 16mGBA vs OpenEmu
- 17mGBA vs Play!
- 18mGBA vs Flycast
- 19mGBA vs Redream
- 20mGBA vs bsnes
mGBA alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azahar | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | RetroArch | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Panda3DS | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | PPSSPP | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | BlastEm | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Dolphin | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | DuckStation | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | melonDS | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Snes9x | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | DeSmuME | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Emulicious | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | RPCS3 | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | xemu | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Project64 | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 16 | OpenEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | Play! | 5.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Flycast | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Redream | 5.6 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | bsnes | 5.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about mGBA alternatives
What is the best alternative to mGBA?
Azahar, number 1 in game console emulators with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: RetroArch, Panda3DS, PPSSPP and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to mGBA?
Azahar is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 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.