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+ | ! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr> | ||
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+ | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] | ||
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+ | | [[PPSSPP]] | ||
+ | | [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ppsspp-psp-emulator/id6496972903 App Store]<br/>[https://www.ppsspp.org/ Website] | ||
+ | | [[Playstation Portable]] | ||
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+ | | [[RetroArch]] | ||
+ | | [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retroarch/id6499539433 App Store]<br/>[https://www.retroarch.com/ Website] | ||
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+ | * Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | ||
+ | * Game Boy / Game Boy Color | ||
+ | * Game Boy Advance (GBA) | ||
+ | * Nintendo 64 (N64) | ||
+ | * Sega Genesis / Mega Drive | ||
+ | * Sega Master System | ||
+ | * Sega Game Gear | ||
+ | * PlayStation 1 (PSX) | ||
+ | * PlayStation Portable (PSP) | ||
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+ | * Atari 7800 | ||
+ | * Atari Lynx | ||
+ | * Neo Geo Pocket / Neo Geo Pocket Color | ||
+ | * PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 | ||
+ | * WonderSwan / WonderSwan Color | ||
+ | * MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) | ||
+ | * DOS (via DOSBox) | ||
+ | * Commodore 64 | ||
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Revision as of 21:55, 20 May 2024
Developer | Apple Inc. |
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Type | Operating systems |
Earliest release | iPhone OS 1.0 (2007) |
Latest release | iOS 17 (2023) |
- This page is about emulators that run on IOS.
- For software that emulates IOS on other hardware, see iOS emulators.
Outdated note: update info and links due to App Store rules change
- Before diving in;
- See each Wiki Category Consoles, Computers and Arcade for individual dedicated system pages to see more detailed comparisons and information about software emulators. Dedicated system pages provide more up-to-date listings and in-depth information on specific aspects like hardware features, peripheral support, and compatibility etc.
- Some games have Game engine recreations and source ports that run on iOS, which can be the better than emulators for their specific games.
Contents
iOS
System Specific
Name | Version | System | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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PPSSPP | App Store Website |
Playstation Portable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Multi-Systems
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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RetroArch | App Store Website |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Delta | App Store git |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Ignited[1] | git | ✓ | ✓ | TBD |
Provenance | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Retroarch | |
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Supported Consoles list |
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Delta | |
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Supported Consoles list |
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Ignited | |
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Supported Consoles list |
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Provenance | |
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Supported Consoles list |
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Best Emulators iOS 17.0 - 17.5
iOS Emulators List 2024 The best emulators to play retro games on your iPhone or iPad, here are some of the best gaming emulators available in 2024.
Eclipse
Eclipse is a web-based emulator for iOS devices. It supports classic Nintendo systems (NES, SNES, GB, GBC, GBA) as well as Sega Game Gear and Master System.
It's very easy to use since it doesn't require any third-party app store or jailbreak, instead the website can simply be added to the home screen from Safari. It also works offline. However, it doesn't have as many features as other emulators.
Sony
PlayStation 2
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Play! | Automated Builds | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
PlayStation Portable
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PPSSPP | App Store Gold Builds |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Nintendo
NES (Famicom)
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nesemu | git | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Gearnes | git | High | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Game Boy / Color
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GearBoy | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
GBA4iOS | 2.1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Game Play Color | 2.3.6 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ? |
Wii / GameCube
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolphin iOS | 3.2.1 git |
✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Nintendo DS
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
iNDS (nds4ios derived) |
git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
NDS4iOS | 1.3.5 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Nintendo 3DS
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Limón | 1.0.8.5 (Build 1) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sega
Saturn
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yaba Sanshiro (Yaba三四郎) | 2.1.2.0 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
MasterSystem / GameGear
Name | Version | SG-1000 | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GearSystem | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dreamcast
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flycast | Build | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
Microsoft
DOS
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
iDOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
NEC
PC9801
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NP2-iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
PC8801
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
XM8-iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Motorola.
6609
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
my6609 | 1.2 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sinclair
ZX80/ZX81 & TS1000
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZX81 | 1.13.2 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Apple Inc.
Macintosh 68k
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mini vMac | latest | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
BasiliskII | 31/05/2020 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Apple llGS
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ActiveGS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Arcade
MAME
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAME4iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Programming based
Martin Magni
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fancade | HTML51.12.4 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Game Engine
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OpenBOR-iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
Doom3-iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Chip8 / Schip8
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator | git | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Other
- VirtualKim - 6502 Emulator https://apps.apple.com/us/app/virtualkim-6502-emulator/id1548356829
- ScummVM - Old Game engines https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/other_platforms/ios.html
- UTM - Emulate via virtual machines https://getutm.app/
Will add to relevant sections later
iPadOS
IPOS is an iOS based operating system developed for the iPad line of tablet computers.
WatchOS
WOS is an iOS based operating system developed for the Apple Watch.
Nintendo
GameBoy Advance
Name | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
GBA4Watch | ✓ | ✗ | TBD |
GameBoy/GameBoy Color
Name | Versions | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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GIOVANNI | WatchOS 5.2 fork Original version |
✓ | ✗ | TBD |
PlutoBoy | git | ✓ | ✗ | TBD |
NES
Name | Versions | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
NESEmulator | WatchOS 8 fork Original version |
✓ | ✗ | TBD |
Chip8
Name | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|
Chip-8-WatchOS | ✓ | ✗ | TBD |
See also
- Emulators on Vita
- Emulators on PSP
- Emulators on PS4
- Emulators on Switch
- Emulators on 3DS
- Emulators on Java
- Emulators on Symbian
- Emulators on Android
- iOS emulators
- ↑ Ignited is a fork of Delta with a focus on more up to date and modern cores.