Happy Chick vs XRoar

Happy Chick is a free emulator app for playing retro games on Android, iOS, and Windows. It emulates more than 18 game consoles, and its listed collection includes PSP and arcade games. Players can resume games, sync game data through the cloud, and use multiplayer mode, including play with friends on the same local area network. Android controllers work without button mapping setup; users on other operating systems can configure their own button map. The maker says a jailbreak is not needed. Some installation steps differ on iOS: the install code is valid for two devices, and users must trust the app supplier in iOS settings. For non-jailbroken iOS devices, website downloads request WeChat; the guide recommends a manual QR code for foreign users. It also advises checking that the device has enough storage before installing games. The maker describes the app as always free. Support is listed by email and phone Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 6 PM.

XRoar is a free emulator for Dragon, Tandy Colour Computer, Tandy MC-10, and related 8-bit systems. Supported machines include Dragon 32/64/200-E, Tandy CoCo 1/2/3, MC-10, and Matra & Hachette Alice 4K. It runs on Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows, with XRoar Online available in a browser. The emulator reads and writes cassette, floppy disk, and block-device images, and supports machine snapshots. Emulated hardware includes floppy controllers, sound cartridges, Glenside IDE, and several RAM expansions. Video options include PAL or NTSC emulation and composite video simulation, with multiple sound drivers. A GDB remote target supports interactive debugging, though 6803 debugging is not implemented. The Becker port can communicate with pyDriveWire or Drivewire 4. In the browser version, users can fetch cassette, floppy, and hard disk images from the web or upload local files, but its sandbox keeps accessed files temporarily in memory rather than working transparently with local files. Firmware ROM images are required for useful emulation, and floppy write-back is enabled by default. XRoar is GPL version 3 or later software and comes without warranty.