Best PHPBoy Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Game Boy emulators ranked against PHPBoy on the same published basis.
- 1PHPBoy vs Virtual Jaguar
- 2PHPBoy vs GBCC
- 3PHPBoy vs SkyEmu
- 4PHPBoy vs ChillyGB
- 5PHPBoy vs Coffee GB
- 6PHPBoy vs binjgb
- 7PHPBoy vs GB Enhanced+
- 8PHPBoy vs Gearlynx
- 9PHPBoy vs PyBoy
- 10PHPBoy vs oxGBC
- 11PHPBoy vs BGB
- 12PHPBoy vs RetroGBm
- 14PHPBoy vs Lynx.emu
- 15PHPBoy vs DocBoy
- 16PHPBoy vs GoBoy
- 17PHPBoy vs SDL2-GNUBoy
- 18PHPBoy vs Pizza Boy C
- 19PHPBoy vs SameBoy
- 20PHPBoy vs GB-EMU
- 21PHPBoy vs VaporBoy
PHPBoy alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtual Jaguar | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | GBCC | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | SkyEmu | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | ChillyGB | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Coffee GB | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | binjgb | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | GB Enhanced+ | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Gearlynx | 7.1 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | PyBoy | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | oxGBC | 6.9 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 11 | BGB | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | RetroGBm | 6.5 | No | — | Android, Windows |
| 14 | Lynx.emu | 6.3 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux |
| 15 | DocBoy | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Android |
| 16 | GoBoy | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | SDL2-GNUBoy | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Pizza Boy C | 5.8 | No | — | Android |
| 19 | SameBoy | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS |
| 20 | GB-EMU | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | VaporBoy | 5.7 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about PHPBoy alternatives
What is the best alternative to PHPBoy?
Virtual Jaguar, number 1 in Game Boy emulators with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: GBCC, SkyEmu, ChillyGB and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to PHPBoy?
Virtual Jaguar is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 8 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.