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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 · apps.apple.com · 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 · exploride.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SpeedForce▲88

   Turn your bike into a smart bike

   2015 · beastbikes.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Simple Gameboy Emulator▲82

   Contribute to sacert/Gameboy development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   GB Studio▲159

   A free and easy to use game creator for the GameBoy

   2019 · gbstudio.dev · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spinny Phone▲80

   Bop-it reimagined for your smartphone

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Homescreen Homie▲130

   Turn yourself into an app on your friend's phone

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Metromile▲86

    Making every car a smart car

    2014 · metromile.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fingerprint▲63

    Platform for kids mobile developers

    2016 · sbxgroup.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Breadware Mega-B▲86

    Turn anything into a smart device

    2017 · groupgets.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Paperboy▲103

    Share and discover the best tools for startups

    2015 · trypaperboy.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    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 →

15. 15
    Rico▲143

    Turn your used smartphone into a smarthome device.

    2014 · getmyrico.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Game Wallet▲153

    Turn any GameBoy into a secure offline cold wallet

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Makerbot Digitizer▲75

    Turn the things in your world into 3D models

    2014 · store.ultimaker.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HyperDev▲181

    A new rapid prototyping tool from Fog Creek

    2016 · hyperdev.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tingbot▲119

    Transform your Raspberry Pi into a platform for creativity

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Kiwi 4▲66

    Car to smartphone interface reimagined.

    2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PopKit▲197

    Widget toolkit to grow your conversions

    2020 · popkit.club · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Welle▲184

    Turn any surface into a smart interface

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hypercube▲67

    Attempting to redesign the (Android) Smartphone interface

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BuildBox▲135

    Make amazing Mobile games and publish them everywhere.

    2015 · signup.buildbox.com · 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 →