GBA Emulator vs Provenance
GBA Emulator
github.com
Provenance
provenance-emu.comSide by side
| Figure | GBA Emulator | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $3.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 4 |
| Spec score · Game Boy Advance Emulators | 7.6 (#17) | 8.5 (#2) |
| Cheats | Cheat files can contain GameShark, Action Replay, and CodeBreaker codes. | Game Genie, Action Replay and GameShark cheats are supported across more than 12 native cores and RetroArch cores. |
| Emulation features | The emulator supports ARM and Thumb instructions, multiple graphics modes, sprites, audio, DMA, timers, interrupts, and flash saves. | The maker lists save states, cheats, fast forward, shaders, visual filters, controller support, RetroAchievements, and multiplayer as free emulation features. |
| Maker | The GitHub profile identifies the maker as Arjun and lists London, United Kingdom. | Joseph Mattiello is identified as Provenance's creator and lead developer. |
| Save states | The emulator supports 10 numbered save-state slots, with versioning and ROM-hash checks. | The emulator provides save states with visual thumbnail previews and a screenshot browser. |
Plans
Provenance
- FreeFree
- Monthly$3.99 a month
- Annual$39.99 a year
- Lifetime$99.99, paid once
In their own words
GBA Emulator
GBA Emulator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.