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{{Infobox platform
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|title = iOS
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|logo = IOS.png
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|developer = Apple Inc.
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|type = [[:Category:Emulators by operating system|Operating systems]]
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|first-release = [[Wikipedia:IPhone_OS_1|iPhone OS 1.0]] ('''2007''')
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|last-release = [[Wikipedia:IOS_17|iOS 17]] ('''2023''')
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}}
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:''This page is about emulators that run on IOS.''
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:{{for|software that emulates IOS on other hardware|iOS emulators}}
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{{outdated}}
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Outdated note: update info and links due to App Store rules change
  
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=<B>Multi-Systems</B>=
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;Before diving in;
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;*See each Wiki Category [[:Category:Consoles|Consoles]], [[:Category:Computers|Computers]] and [[:Category:Arcade|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.
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===<B>[[RetroArch]]</B>===
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;*Some games have [[Game engine recreations and source ports]] that run on iOS, which can be the better than emulators for their specific games.
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<B><code> [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/apple/ios-arm64/RetroArch.ipa Nightly]</B></code>
 
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<B><code> [https://github.com/libretro GitHub]</code></B>
 
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<B><code> [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/apple/ios/latest/ iOS RetroArch Cores]</B></code>
 
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<code><font color="Blue"><B> [https://github.com/Abdess/retroarch_system RetroArch BIOS/ROMs]</B></font></B></code>
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
 
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|+ Available cores
 
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! Cores
 
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! Game/System list
 
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! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] Working?
 
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!colspan="20"|<B><I> Consoles</I></B>
 
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''(Info Soon)''
 
  
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=iOS=
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==Multi-Systems==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [[RetroArch]]
 +
| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retroarch/id6499539433 App Store]<br/>[https://www.retroarch.com/ Website]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Delta]]
 
| [[Delta]]
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| [https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta git]
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| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-game-emulator/id1048524688 App Store]<br/>[https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://docs.ignitedemulator.com/ Ignited]<ref name=Ignited>Ignited is a fork of Delta with a focus on more up to date and modern cores.</ref>
 +
| [https://github.com/LitRitt/Ignited git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{TBD}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/ Provenance]
 
| [https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/ Provenance]
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| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| Happy Chick Emulator
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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| [http://www.happychick.hk/download.html 1.5.1]
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! colspan=2 width="250"| Retroarch
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| {{✓}}
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|-
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| {{✗}}
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|
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| {{✓}}
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<b>Supported Consoles list</b>
 +
|
 +
* Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
 +
* 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)
 +
* Atari 2600
 +
* 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
 +
* ScummVM
 
|}
 
|}
  
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* Gameboy Advance
 
* Gameboy Advance
 
* Nintendo DS
 
* Nintendo DS
 +
|}
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
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! colspan=2 width="250"| Ignited
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
<b>Supported Consoles list</b>
 +
|
 +
* Nintendo Entertainment System
 +
* Super Nintendo Entertainment System
 +
* Nintendo 64
 +
* Gameboy / Gameboy Color
 +
* Gameboy Advance
 +
* Nintendo DS
 +
* Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
 +
* Sega Master System
 +
* Sega Game Gear
 
|}
 
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|}
  
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=<B>Sony</B>=
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===Best Emulators iOS 17.0 - 17.5===
 +
[https://iospack.com/apps/emulators-ios/ 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.
  
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===PlayStation===
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===Eclipse===
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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[https://eclipseemu.me 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.
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! Name
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! scope="col"|Version
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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.
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! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
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! scope="col"|Active
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
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! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|-
 
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| PSX4iphone
 
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| [https://www.freeemulator.com/emulator/psx4iphone-sony-playstation-emulator-for-ios 1]
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| ?
 
−
|}
 
  
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==Sony==
 
===PlayStation 2===
 
===PlayStation 2===
−
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
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===PlayStation Portable===
 
===PlayStation Portable===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[PPSSPP]]
 
| [[PPSSPP]]
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| [https://p.xx.wtf Builds]
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| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ppsspp-psp-emulator/id6496972903 App Store]<br/>[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ppsspp-gold-psp-emulator/id6502287918 Gold]<br/>[https://www.ppsspp.org/download/ Builds]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
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|}
 
|}
  
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=<B>Nintendo</B>=
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==Nintendo==
−
 
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===NES (Famicom)===
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===GameBoy/GameBoy Color===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
|Nesemu
 +
|[https://github.com/tsalvo/nes-emu-ios git]
 +
|High
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
|Gearnes
 +
|[https://github.com/drhelius/Gearnes git]
 +
|High
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|}
  
 +
===Game Boy / Color===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| GearBoy
 +
| [https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| GBA4iOS
 
| GBA4iOS
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|}
 
|}
  
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===Wii/GameCube===
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===Wii / GameCube===
−
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dolphin]] iOS
 
| [[Dolphin]] iOS
−
| [https://dolphinios.oatmealdome.me 3.2.0]
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| [https://dolphinios.oatmealdome.me 3.2.1]<br/>[https://github.com/OatmealDome/dolphin-ios/ git]
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
−
| ?
+
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Nintendo DS===
 
===Nintendo DS===
−
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
−
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
−
| {{✓}}
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| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
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|}
  
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=<B>Sega</B>=
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===Nintendo 3DS===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| Limón
 +
|[https://emuplace.app/emulators/limon/ipas/ 1.0.8.5 (Build 1)]
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|}
  
 +
==Sega==
 
===Saturn===
 
===Saturn===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
|[[Yaba Sanshiro]] (Yaba三四郎)
 +
| [http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.1.2.0]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===MasterSystem / GameGear===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|SG-1000
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| GearSystem
 +
| [https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem git]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Dreamcast===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [[Flycast]]
 +
| [https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds Build]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
==Microsoft==
 +
===DOS===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| iDOS
 +
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/dospad git]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
==NEC==
 +
===PC9801===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| NP2-iOS
 +
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/np2-ios git]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|}
  
 +
===PC8801===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| XM8-iOS
 +
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/xm8-ios git]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
 +
==Motorola.==
 +
===6609===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| my6609
 +
| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my6809/id1233655601 1.2]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
==Sinclair==
 +
===ZX80/ZX81 & TS1000===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Yaba Sanshiro]]
+
| ZX81
−
| [http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.1.2.0]
+
| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zx81/id1180117434 1.13.2]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==Apple Inc.==
 +
===Macintosh 68k===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|Libretro Core
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
|Mini vMac
 +
|[https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/ports.html latest]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
|BasiliskII
 +
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/1tdyozg4egjg5ai/BasiliskII_2020.05.31.ipa/file 31/05/2020]
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{~}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Apple llGS===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| ActiveGS
 +
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/activegs-ios git]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Arcade==
 +
===MAME===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| MAME4iOS
 +
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/MAME4iOS git]
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
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===Dreamcast===
+
==Programming based==
 +
===Martin Magni===
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|FLOSS
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|Recommended
 +
|-
 +
|[https://fancade.com Fancade]
 +
|[https://play.fancade.com HTML5][https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fancade/id1280404080 1.12.4]
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|}
  
 +
==Game Engine==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|Version
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [[OpenBOR]]-iOS
 +
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/OpenBOR-iOS git]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| Doom3-iOS
 +
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/DOOM3-iOS git]
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
==Chip8 / Schip8==
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
! Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
 +
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Flycast]]
+
| iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator
−
| [https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds Build]
+
| [https://github.com/drhelius/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===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| GBA4WATCH|[https://github.com/brld/GBA-4-Watch GBA4Watch]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{TBD}}
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
===GameBoy/GameBoy Color===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Versions
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [https://github.com/gabrieloc/GIOVANNI GIOVANNI]
 +
| [https://github.com/Manurocker95/GiovanniEmulator WatchOS 5.2 fork]<br>[https://github.com/gabrieloc/GIOVANNI Original version]
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{TBD}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://github.com/RossMeikleham/PlutoBoy PlutoBoy]
 +
| [https://github.com/RossMeikleham/PlutoBoy git]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{TBD}}
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 +
===NES===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Versions
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [https://github.com/giginet/NESEmulator-watchOS NESEmulator]
 +
| [https://github.com/adityajs12321/NESEmulator-watchOS8 WatchOS 8 fork]<br>[https://github.com/giginet/NESEmulator-watchOS Original version]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{TBD}}
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 +
==Chip8==
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 +
! scope="col"|Active
 +
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [https://github.com/ryanggrey/chip-8-watchOS 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]]
  
 
[[Category:Emulators on mobiles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on mobiles]]
 +
[[Category:iOS emulation software|*]]

Latest revision as of 09:13, 18 May 2024

iOS
IOS.png
Developer Apple Inc.
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.

iOS[edit]

Multi-Systems[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Recommended
RetroArch App Store
Website 		✓ ✓ ✓
Delta App Store
git 		✓ ✓ ✓
Ignited[1] git ✓ ✓ TBD
Provenance git ✓ ✓ ✓
Retroarch

Supported Consoles list

  • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
  • 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)
  • Atari 2600
  • 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
  • ScummVM
Delta

Supported Consoles list

  • Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Nintendo 64
  • Gameboy / Gameboy Color
  • Gameboy Advance
  • Nintendo DS
Ignited

Supported Consoles list

  • Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Nintendo 64
  • Gameboy / Gameboy Color
  • Gameboy Advance
  • Nintendo DS
  • Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
  • Sega Master System
  • Sega Game Gear
Provenance

Supported Consoles list

  • SG-1000
  • Master System, Game Gear
  • Sega Genesis/MD, Sega CD, 32X, Sega Saturn
  • Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom Disk System
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Gameboy / Gameboy Color
  • Gameboy Advance
  • PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)
  • PC Engine Super CD-ROM² System / TurboGrafx-CD
  • PC Engine SuperGrafx
  • PC-FX
  • SNK Neo Geo
  • PlayStation
  • Bandai WonderSwan
  • Atari 2600
  • Atari 5200
  • Atari 7800
  • Atari Lynx
  • Atari Jaguar

Best Emulators iOS 17.0 - 17.5[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

PlayStation 2[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
Play! Automated Builds ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗

PlayStation Portable[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
PPSSPP App Store
Gold
Builds 		✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Nintendo[edit]

NES (Famicom)[edit]

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Nesemu git High ✓ ✓ ✓
Gearnes git High ✓ ✗ ✗

Game Boy / Color[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
GearBoy git ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
GBA4iOS 2.1 ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓
Game Play Color 2.3.6 ✗ ✗ ✗ ?

Wii / GameCube[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
Dolphin iOS 3.2.1
git 		✗ ✓ ✓ ✓

Nintendo DS[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
iNDS
(nds4ios derived) 		git ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓
NDS4iOS 1.3.5 ✗ ✗ ✗ ~

Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
Limón 1.0.8.5 (Build 1) ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓

Sega[edit]

Saturn[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
Yaba Sanshiro (Yaba三四郎) 2.1.2.0 ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓

MasterSystem / GameGear[edit]

Name Version SG-1000 Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
GearSystem git ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Dreamcast[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
Flycast Build ✓ ✓ ✓ ~

Microsoft[edit]

DOS[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
iDOS git ✗ ✓ ~ ~

NEC[edit]

PC9801[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
NP2-iOS git ✗ ✓ ✗ ~

PC8801[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
XM8-iOS git ✗ ✓ ✗ ~


Motorola.[edit]

6609[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
my6609 1.2 ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓

Sinclair[edit]

ZX80/ZX81 & TS1000[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
ZX81 1.13.2 ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓

Apple Inc.[edit]

Macintosh 68k[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
Mini vMac latest ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓
BasiliskII 31/05/2020 ✓ ✓ ✗ ~

Apple llGS[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
ActiveGS git ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓


Arcade[edit]

MAME[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
MAME4iOS git ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓

Programming based[edit]

Martin Magni[edit]

Name Version FLOSS Active Recommended
Fancade HTML51.12.4 ✗ ✓ ✓

Game Engine[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
OpenBOR-iOS git ✗ ✓ ~ ✓
Doom3-iOS git ✗ ✓ ✗ ✓

Chip8 / Schip8[edit]

Name Version Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator git ✗ ✗ ✗ ~

Other[edit]

Will add to relevant sections later

iPadOS[edit]

IPOS is an iOS based operating system developed for the iPad line of tablet computers.

WatchOS[edit]

WOS is an iOS based operating system developed for the Apple Watch.

Nintendo[edit]

GameBoy Advance[edit]

Name FLOSS Active Recommended
GBA4Watch ✓ ✗ TBD

GameBoy/GameBoy Color[edit]

Name Versions FLOSS Active Recommended
GIOVANNI WatchOS 5.2 fork
Original version 		✓ ✗ TBD
PlutoBoy git ✓ ✗ TBD

NES[edit]

Name Versions FLOSS Active Recommended
NESEmulator WatchOS 8 fork
Original version 		✓ ✗ TBD

Chip8[edit]

Name FLOSS Active Recommended
Chip-8-WatchOS ✓ ✗ TBD

See also[edit]

  1. ↑ Ignited is a fork of Delta with a focus on more up to date and modern cores.
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