Eclipse vs Retra
Eclipse
eclipseemu.meRetra
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| Figure | Eclipse | Retra |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Game Boy Advance Emulators | 8.1 (#6) | 6.7 (#25) |
| Privacy | The developer says it does not track users itself; Cloudflare collects basic anonymous browser or operating system data for analytics. | The product overview says ROMs, battery saves, save states, screenshots, and settings stay local on the device. |
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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.