RomM vs Yamata Launcher
RomM
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| Figure | RomM | Yamata Launcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.49/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game launchers | 9.4 (#2) | 8.0 (#23) |
| Spec score · Game Library Managers | 8.7 (#6) | 7.2 (#28) |
| Metadata | Metadata providers listed include IGDB, ScreenScraper, LaunchBox, and MobyGames. | Game metadata is powered by GamesDB, with estimated playtime data from HowLongToBeat. |
| Purpose | RomM is a self-hosted app for scanning, enriching, browsing, and playing a ROM collection. | Yamata Launcher unifies game catalogs, downloads, and libraries from multiple ecosystems in one extensible application. |
| Support | Troubleshooting directs users to GitHub issues and a Discord help channel staffed by maintainers and community members. | The maker directs users to its Discord community for help and support, issue reports, and feature suggestions. |
Plans
In their own words
RomM
RomM is a free, self-hosted app for scanning, enriching, browsing, and playing a ROM collection. The project says it supports more than 400 platforms, including multi-disk games, DLCs, mods, hacks, and manuals. Compatible games can run in a browser through EmulatorJS and Ruffle without setup, while saves and states sync across devices with conflict resolution. Metadata providers include IGDB, ScreenScraper, LaunchBox, and MobyGames; RomM can also fetch artwork from SteamGridDB and track RetroAchievements. A built-in patcher applies ROM hacks and translations. The project lists granular per-user permissions, OIDC single sign-on, a REST API, and exports for ES-DE and Pegasus. Official clients include a Windows Playnite plugin, the Android Argosy handheld launcher, and the Linux Grout handheld client. A native iOS app is a community project, and the team says it does not regularly review community project source code. RomM is AGPL-3.0 licensed, with no tracking or paid features. Setup help and community discussion are available through Discord.
Yamata Launcher
Yamata Launcher brings game catalogs, downloads and libraries from multiple ecosystems into one application. Users can browse catalogs from platforms and third-party sources, then organize games and manually added entries in a central library. It supports Torrent and HTTP downloads, with listed hosters including GoFile, MediaFire, VikingFile, Rootz, DataNodes, BuzzHeavier, PixelDrain and FuckingFast. Download providers designed for Yamata and providers from Hydra Launcher are supported. The launcher can run PC games and ROMs, track desktop playtime, extract downloaded content with an integrated 7z decompressor and identify game executables using a database of known names. GamesDB supplies metadata, while HowLongToBeat provides estimated playtime data. The maker lists Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, with integration for SteamOS and Batocera. Emulator support, controller support and metadata editing are also listed. The app is free under the MIT License. The maker says it does not distribute copyrighted content and places responsibility for acquiring and using content on users.