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The Cheat vs Highball

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

The Cheat

4.0
Games

Game trainer

Highball

8.0
Games

Tool to run Windows games

Metric The Cheat Highball
Category Games Games
AI Score 4.0 8.0
30-day Installs - 630
90-day Installs - 630
365-day Installs 3 630
Version 1.2.5 0.10.15
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 96 1.0K
GitHub Forks 13 42
Open Issues - 34
License NOASSERTION GPL-3.0
Language Objective-C Swift
Last GitHub Commit 13y ago 26d ago
First Seen Oct 2, 2014 Sep 23, 2026

Reviews

The Cheat

The Cheat is a classic macOS game trainer that allows users to modify game states, providing an unfair advantage in games. It's a legacy tool with no active development, making it outdated for modern use.

The Cheat enables users to cheat in games by modifying game states and processes.

Pros

  • + Free and open-source
  • + Classic tool with a proven track record
  • + Cross-platform support

Cons

  • - Outdated and no longer maintained
  • - Lacks community support and updates

Highball

Highball enables running Windows games natively on Apple Silicon Macs, offering an open-source solution with a compatibility database for seamless gaming experiences.

Highball allows users to run Windows games on Apple Silicon Macs.

Pros

  • + Open-source and free to use
  • + Native performance on Apple Silicon
  • + Active development and community support
  • + Comprehensive compatibility database

Cons

  • - Still in beta, with potential compatibility issues
  • - Limited community discussion and awareness