Last Emulator vs Provenance
Last Emulator
last-emulator.com
Provenance
provenance-emu.comSide by side
| Figure | Last Emulator | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3/mo | $3.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Multi-System Emulators | 8.2 (#17) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Founded | 2023 | 2016 |
| Library management | Users can upload ROMs, manage saves, and organize their library with a drag-and-drop interface; the service says it handles versioning, backups, and file management. | The library can automatically fetch box art, screenshots, release information, ratings and scanned manuals. |
| Maker | The site identifies Rapid Data Labs LLC as the company operating Last Emulator. | Joseph Mattiello is identified as Provenance's creator and lead developer. |
| Supported systems | The homepage lists PlayStation 2, PlayStation 1, Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, Nintendo DS, Sega Genesis, Sega Dreamcast, Neo Geo, Atari 2600, and NES, and says more systems are being added. | The project advertises support for more than 50 systems, including NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, 3DS, PlayStation, PSP, Saturn and Dreamcast. |
| What it does | Last Emulator is a multi-system emulator for playing classic games, with cloud saves that sync across devices. | Provenance is a multi-console emulator frontend for playing games from classic Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Sony and other systems. |
Plans
Provenance
- FreeFree
- Monthly$3.99 a month
- Annual$39.99 a year
- Lifetime$99.99, paid once
In their own words
Last Emulator
Last 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.