No. 13 of 29 ·Game Boy Advance Emulators

Retra

Android

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Freedom report

One barScore 5.4

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Retra is ranked #13 of 29 in Game Boy advance emulators on Freedom251. It runs on Android.

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The record

Product: Retra describes itself as a privacy-first Android Game Boy Advance emulator, patch workspace, save vault, and personal game archive.
Emulation: The product overview says Retra uses a native mGBA libretro core for emulation.
Game library: The library supports grid and list views, search, and filters for continue, favorites, patches, homebrew, and unplayed games.
Imports and patches: Retra lists support for importing .gba, .zip, .ups, .ips, and .bps files, and rejects Nintendo DS .nds files.
Save tools: Listed features include local saves, automatic backups, a Save Timeline, Save Health, screenshots, and rewind.
Controls: Retra lists touch, keyboard and gamepad controls, analog and dead-zone calibration, and Controller Studio.
Privacy: The product overview says ROMs, battery saves, save states, screenshots, and settings stay local on the device.
Account linking: The product overview describes a private local profile with optional Google account linking for identity personalization.
Built-in game: A fresh install imports Retra Drift, an original 64 KiB GBA homebrew mini-game.
Commercial ROMs: Retra says it does not include commercial ROMs and that users must provide compatible commercial game backups themselves.
Cloud sync: The maker's known-issues page says cloud synchronization and cross-device conflict resolution are not release-ready product systems.
Build status: The maker's known-issues page says an Android SDK/NDK was unavailable in its environment, leaving Gradle and Compose APK compilation unverified there.
Developer: The repository identifies Prashant Chataut as Retra's developer.
Local privacy: The product overview says ROMs, battery saves, save states, screenshots, and settings stay on the device.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Game Boy Advance Emulators in 2026#13 of 29
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Sources

github.com/prashantchataut/Retra· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/prashantchataut/Retra/blob/main/PRODUCT· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/prashantchataut/Retra/blob/main/KNOWN_I· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/prashantchataut/Retra/releases· checked 3 Oct 2026