Eclipse vs Provenance
Eclipse
eclipseemu.me
Provenance
provenance-emu.comSide by side
| Figure | Eclipse | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $3.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Game Boy Advance Emulators | 8.1 (#6) | 8.5 (#2) |
| Spec score · Multi-System Emulators | 8.0 (#20) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Game Gear Emulators | 8.0 (#12) | 8.4 (#7) |
| Maker | The site identifies the maker as Zenith Dev Team, whose site describes Zenith as a team of developers making software experiences. | Joseph Mattiello is identified as Provenance's creator and lead developer. |
| Multiplayer | Eclipse currently has no multiplayer features, including Pokémon trading. | The documentation describes local multiplayer with up to four controllers. |
| Privacy | The developer says it does not track users itself; Cloudflare collects basic anonymous browser or operating system data for analytics. | The maker says the apps collect no personal or identifying information, while anonymous device model and iOS-version analytics may be recorded. |
| Purpose | Eclipse is a web based emulator for playing classic games. | Provenance is a free, open-source multi-system retro game emulator frontend for Apple platforms. |
| Supported systems | It supports Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, NES, SNES, Sega Master System, and Sega Game Gear. | The project advertises support for more than 50 systems, including NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, 3DS, PlayStation, PSP, Saturn and Dreamcast. |
Plans
Provenance
- FreeFree
- Monthly$3.99 a month
- Annual$39.99 a year
- Lifetime$99.99, paid once
In their own words
Eclipse
Eclipse is a web-based emulator for playing games from classic systems: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, NES, SNES, Sega Master System, and Sega Game Gear. It is available on Android, iOS, and web, with a free plan. Games can be added from Google Drive, Dropbox, or the Homebrew selection, or loaded from local files. The interface supports touch, keyboard, and controllers, with editable default bindings; controller compatibility depends on the JavaScript Gamepad API and the operating system. Once the site is cached, uploaded local games can be played offline, although some features, including the Library, are disabled. Save behavior differs by system: NES games do not save, SNES and GB/GBC games should save, and GBA games have some incompatibilities. The GBA core lacks Real Time Clock support, and most GBA games with auto-save functionality are unsupported. Eclipse has no multiplayer features, including Pokémon trading. User data is stored locally on the device.
Provenance
Provenance is a free, open-source retro game emulator frontend for Apple platforms, available for iOS and macOS. It supports more than 38 console systems, including systems from Atari, Nintendo, Sega, and Sony. Its library can display automatically downloaded box art, screenshots, release details, ratings, and scanned manuals. Listed emulation features include save states, cheats, fast forward, shaders, visual filters, controller support, RetroAchievements, and multiplayer. Apple integration includes native tvOS, Apple TV TopShelf, Siri Remote, Spotlight search, Siri shortcuts, and iCloud sync; Apple TV supports MFi, Xbox, and PlayStation gamepads. Nearly all CD-based cores support CHD disc images, and the native Mednafen core has a custom CHD implementation. The source is published on GitHub under the BSD license. Installation options include the App Store, sideloading with AltStore or SideStore, and building from source. The free plan includes emulation features when sideloaded or built from source. Plus adds iCloud sync and priority support.