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24 alternatives to Hyperkin Smartboy DevKit

Turn your smart phone into a GameBoy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hyperkin Smartboy DevKit launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Fallout Pip-Boy▲71

   Turn your phone into a Pip-Boy

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GBA4iOS▲76

   Game Boy Advance, meet iOS. Again.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   hyperPad▲233

   A no-code game making tool for iPad

   2024 · hyperpad.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Exploride▲133

   Turn Your Car into a Smart Car.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SpeedForce▲88

   Turn your bike into a smart bike

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GB Studio▲159

   A free and easy to use game creator for the GameBoy

   2019 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Spinny Phone▲80

   Bop-it reimagined for your smartphone

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Homescreen Homie▲130

   Turn yourself into an app on your friend's phone

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Metromile▲86

   Making every car a smart car

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Fingerprint▲63

    Platform for kids mobile developers

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Breadware Mega-B▲86

    Turn anything into a smart device

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Paperboy▲103

    Share and discover the best tools for startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13IB
    I built a multiplayer Gameboy▲157

    Still very much a work in progress, but really wanted to share this even in it's early state. Had heaps of fun building it to learn more about WebRTC.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Rico▲143

    Turn your used smartphone into a smarthome device.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Game Wallet▲153

    Turn any GameBoy into a secure offline cold wallet

    2023 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HyperDev▲181

    A new rapid prototyping tool from Fog Creek

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tingbot▲119

    Transform your Raspberry Pi into a platform for creativity

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Kiwi 4▲66

    Car to smartphone interface reimagined.

    2018 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Brick 1100▲215

    Transform your smartphone into a classic brick phone

    2025 · visnalize.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Welle▲184

    Turn any surface into a smart interface

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21SG
    Simple Gameboy Emulator▲82

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hypercube▲67

    Attempting to redesign the (Android) Smartphone interface

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HypeHype▲72

    Create, remix & play games with your phone

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BuildBox▲135

    Make amazing Mobile games and publish them everywhere.

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →