Amiga Forever vs UAE4ARM

Amiga Forever is Cloanto’s suite for preserving and emulating Amiga and AmigaOS systems, with tools to run different emulation engines, operating system versions, games, and demos in one-click steps. It emulates hardware features including custom chips, SCSI, TCP/IP, RTG, AHI, virtual memory, and PowerPC expansion boards. The RP9 Title Editor creates and edits playback configurations. Input options include configurable controllers and keyboard layouts, onscreen keyboards, clipboard integration, and touchscreen gestures. Windows integration includes File Explorer thumbnails and search indexing for RP9 titles, with status updates available for Discord, Facebook, and Twitter. Windows support covers versions 11, 10, 8, 7, and Vista, in x86 and x64. macOS and GNU/Linux content requires manual file copying and is intended for a more technical audience. Editions cost $19.95 as a one-time purchase for Value, $39.95, paid once for Plus, and $59.95, paid once for Premium; local taxes may apply. There is no demonstration version, though Amiga Explorer can be tried.

UAE4ARM is a free Android port of an Amiga emulator. It supports AGA, OCS, and ECS Amiga models and reads ADF, ADZ, HDF, ISO, CUE, and RP9 disk images. Kickstart is not included. Audio support uses WinUAE’s paravirtual AHI driver for 16-bit sound through AHI. Graphics include RTG modes sized to the device screen and an option to preserve the 4:3 ratio. Input can use touch, on-screen controls, a Bluetooth mouse, or selectable joystick and cursor-key D-pad modes. File dialogs browse internal storage, SD cards, and readable USB volumes, including removable media connected through an OTG adapter. Save-state files and preview images stay together, and users can choose the save-state folder. Release notes identify version 1.0.5.5 as the latest release and add 16-bit AHI sound support. They also state that 32-bit Android devices are supported with JIT disabled; enabling JIT can freeze the emulator when returning to emulation. The project is GPL-2.0 licensed, free of charge, and provided without warranty.