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{{Infobox platform
|title = iPadOS
|logo = IPadOS.png
|developer = Apple Inc.
|type = [[:Category:Emulators by operating system|Operating systems]]
|first-release = [[Wikipedia:iPadOS 13|iPadOS 13]] ('''2019''')
|last-release = {{iPadOSVer}} ('''2026''')
}}
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{{Infobox platform
|title = iOS
|title = iOS
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|type = [[:Category:Emulators by operating system|Operating systems]]
|type = [[:Category:Emulators by operating system|Operating systems]]
|first-release = [[Wikipedia:IPhone_OS_1|iPhone OS 1.0]] ('''2007''')
|first-release = [[Wikipedia:IPhone_OS_1|iPhone OS 1.0]] ('''2007''')
|last-release = [[Wikipedia:IOS_17|iOS 17]] ('''2023''')
|last-release = {{iOSVer}} ('''2026''')
}}
}}
:''This page is about emulators that run on IOS.''
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:{{for|software that emulates IOS on other hardware|iOS emulators}}  
:''This page is about emulators that run on iOS and iPadOS.'' {{for|software that emulates iOS/iPadOS on other hardware|iOS emulators}}  
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Outdated note: update info and links due to App Store rules change


iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its mobile devices. It was unveiled in January 2007 for the first-generation iPhone, which launched in June 2007. iOS is based on macOS, and is the basis for three other operating systems made by Apple: iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS. iOS also formerly powered iPads until iPadOS was introduced in 2019 and the iPod Touch line of devices until its discontinuation.
iPadOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple for its iPad line of tablet computers. It was given a name distinct from iOS, the operating system used by Apple's iPhones to reflect the diverging features of the two product lines, such as multitasking. It was introduced as iPadOS 13, reflecting its status as the successor to iOS 12 for the iPad, and first released to the public on September 24, 2019.
;Before diving in;
;Before diving in;
;*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.
;*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.
;*Some games have [[Game engine recreations and source ports]] that run on iOS, which can be the better than emulators for their specific games.
;*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=
==Background Information (WIP)==
==Multi-Systems==
Emulators were banned on the App Store for over a decade. Out of the blue, Apple allowed them in April 2024, under a few restrictions (most notably, they are not allowed to use JIT, which still requires sideloading).
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
===Installation Methods===
! scope="col"|Name
====App Store====
! scope="col"|Version
Currently, the most recommended method to install most emulators on iOS devices is the Apple App Store. (A few emulators still aren't available here though).
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
====Sideloading====
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
Due to Apple restrictions, up to three apps can be sideloaded at a time (including Alt/SideServer, if applicable) and must be refreshed within one week to prevent from expiring without a paid Apple Developer account ($99/year). On iOS versions below 16.1.2 (excluding 15.7.2), MacDirtyCow's WDBRemoveThreeAppLimit exploit removes this restriction (compatible with AltStore).
;[https://altstore.io/ AltStore Classic]: An effective method to sideload by Riley Testut (developer of Delta) which doesn't require jailbreaking your iDevice. It requires a connected AltServer running on a computer connected by cable or Wi-Fi to install and sideload other apps.
:;[https://sidestore.io/ SideStore]: A beta fork of AltStore that doesn't require a computer post-installation, instead utilizing a Jitterbug paring file and StosVPN to install and refresh apps.
;Sideloadly: An alternative to AltStore that doesn't attach an app on-device.
;[https://github.com/khanhduytran0/LiveContainer/releases LiveContainer]: (For post-sideloading): An IPA that allows you to run iOS app without actually installing it, allowing you to technically install unlimited apps (3 app/10 app id limits of free developer accounts do not apply) and have multiple versions of an app installed and multiple data containers. Supports JIT. JIT-Less Mode requires exporting your certificate (requires AltStore 2.2.1+/SideStore 0.6.2+).
 
====Xcode====
Apps can be manually built, signed, and sideloaded with Apple's Xcode, but this isn't recommended unless you know what you're doing.
 
===Just-In-Time Enablers===
Apple doesn't allow Just-In-Time Recompilation (or JIT), some emulators require it in order to run at full speed, requiring sideloading and a JIT enabler or debugger. Popular options include
;[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stikdebug/id6744045754 StikDebug]: Primarily developed by Stephen using jkcoxson's idevice library, StikDebug allows debugging/JIT enabling on sideloaded apps, requiring only a Jitterbug pairing file. Supersedes JitStreamer (EB).
:;SideStore 0.6.2 also implements a version of idevice that allows JIT enabling on 17.4-18.7.1.
;[https://faq.altstore.io/altstore-classic/altjit AltJIT]: Uses AltServer and AltStore to enable JIT, requires a Mac.
 
==iOS/iPadOS==
===Multi-Systems===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Name
!Latest version
!<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
![[RetroAchievements]]<br>Support
!Active
![[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
![[MAME]]
|-
|ArcadeMania<br>(MAME4iOS)
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/arcademania/id6496971234 2025.14]<br>[https://github.com/yoshisuga/MAME4iOS git]
|{{✓}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{✓}}
|-
![[libretro]]
|-
|-
| [[RetroArch]]
|[[RetroArch]]
| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retroarch/id6499539433 App Store]<br/>[https://www.retroarch.com/ Website]
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retroarch/id6499539433 {{RetroArchVer}}]<br>[https://www.retroarch.com/ Website]
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
| {{✓}}
|{{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|-
| [[Delta]]
|[[Provenance]]
| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-game-emulator/id1048524688 App Store]<br/>[https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta git]
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805 {{ProvenanceVer}}]<br>[https://provenance-emu.com/apps.json AltSource]<br>[https://testflight.apple.com/join/NWfUUmKf tvOS TestFlight]<br>[https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance git]
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|-
| [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/skylersaleh/SkyEmu SkyEmu]
| [https://github.com/LitRitt/Ignited git]
|[https://github.com/skylersaleh/SkyEmu/releases IPA]<br>[https://github.com/skylersaleh/SkyEmu git]
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
| {{TBD}}
|{{Y}}
|{{~}}
|-
|-
| [https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/ Provenance]
!Others
| [https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance/releases git]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
|-
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
|[[Delta]]
! colspan=2 width="250"| Retroarch
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delta-game-emulator/id1048524688 {{DeltaVer}}]<br>[https://apps.altstore.io AltSource]<br>[https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta git]
|{{Y}}
|{{~}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|-
|
|[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>
<b>Supported Consoles list</b>
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ignited-gba/id6743347338 {{IgnitedVer}}]<br>[https://testflight.apple.com/join/ExWvtjcq TestFlight]<br>[https://github.com/LitRitt/Ignited git]
|
|{{Y}}
* Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
|{{N}}
* Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
|{{Y}}
* Game Boy / Game Boy Color
|{{TBD}}
* 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
|}
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! colspan=2 width="250"| Delta
|-
|-
|
|[[Folium]]
<b>Supported Consoles list</b>
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/folium/id6498623389 {{FoliumVer}}] ($)<br>[https://folium.emuplace.app/downloads IPA]
|
|{{Y}}
* Nintendo Entertainment System
|{{N}}
* Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|{{Y}}
* Nintendo 64
|{{~}}
* Gameboy / Gameboy Color
* Gameboy Advance
* Nintendo DS
|}
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! colspan=2 width="250"| Ignited
|-
|-
|
|[[QEMU#UTM|UTM]]
<b>Supported Consoles list</b>
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/utm-se-retro-pc-emulator/id1564628856 {{UTMVer}}]<br>[https://alt.getutm.app AltSource]<br>[https://github.com/utmapp/UTM git]
|
|{{y}}
* Nintendo Entertainment System
|{{N}}
* Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|{{Y}}
* Nintendo 64
|{{y}}
* Gameboy / Gameboy Color
* Gameboy Advance
* Nintendo DS
* Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
* Sega Master System
* Sega Game Gear
|}
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
! colspan=2 width="250"| Provenance
|-
|-
|
|[[Manic EMU]]
<b>Supported Consoles list</b>
|[https://apps.apple.com/th/app/manic-emu-game-emulator/id6743335790 {{Manic EMUVer}}]<br>[https://apps.manicemu.site/altstore AltSource]<br>[https://github.com/Manic-EMU/ManicEMU git]
|
|{{✓}}
* SG-1000
|{{✓}}
* Master System, Game Gear
|{{Y}}
* 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===
===Nintendo===
[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.
====GameCube / Wii====
 
===Eclipse===
 
[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.
 
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===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! WiiWare
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|Active
! [[Licensing|License]]
! Requires JIT/JITLess
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| PSX4iphone
|[https://dolphinios.oatmealdome.me/ DolphiniOS]
| [https://www.freeemulator.com/emulator/psx4iphone-sony-playstation-emulator-for-ios 1]
|[https://altstore.oatmealdome.me AltSource]<br>[https://github.com/OatmealDome/dolphin-ios/ git]
| {{✗}}
|{{~}}
| {{✗}}
|?
| {{✗}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{✗}}
|{{y}}
|}
|{{y}}
|{{✓}} (Beta)
|-
|Fin
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fin-game-emulator/id6758910777 {{FinVer}}]
|{{~}}
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|?}} ({{License|?}})
|{{✗}}
|{{y}}
|{{✓}} (Beta)


===PlayStation 2===
{| 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]]
|-
|-
| [[Play!]]
|[https://icube-emu.com/ iCube]
| [https://purei.org/downloads.php Automated Builds]
|[https://testflight.apple.com/join/9ZEfnyMP TestFlight]<br>[https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/iCube git]<br>[https://icube-emu.com/downloads Sideload]<br>
| {{✓}}
|{{~}}
| {{✓}}
|?
| {{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2+}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{✗}}
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|{{✓}} (Beta)
|}
|}


===PlayStation Portable===
====Switch====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Requires JIT
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| [[PPSSPP]]
|[https://melonx.org MeloNX]
| [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]
|[https://git.ryujinx.app/melonx/emu/-/raw/XC-ios-ht/source.json AltSource]<br>[https://git.ryujinx.app/melonx/emu git]
| {{✓}}
|?
| {{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
 
==Nintendo==
===NES (Famicom)===
{| 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
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{y}}
|-
|-
|Gearnes
|[https://pomelo-emu.github.io Pomelo]
|[https://github.com/drhelius/Gearnes git]
|[https://github.com/Pomelo-Emu/pomelo-emu.github.io/releases git]
|High
|?
|{{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{y}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|-
|Sudachi
|[https://github.com/mbruno9/Sudachi git]
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{y}}
|{{y}}
|{{n}}
|}
|}


===Game Boy / Color===
====Wii U====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Requires JIT
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| GearBoy
|TailFin
| [https://github.com/drhelius/Gearboy git]
|[https://testflight.apple.com/join/zJAF6tCc TestFlight]
| {{✓}}
|{{~}}
| {{✓}}
|?
| {{✓}}
|{{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|{{y}}
|-
|{{✓}} (Beta)
| GBA4iOS
| [https://iemulators.com/gba4ios 2.1]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| Game Play Color
| [https://gameplaycolor.com 2.3.6]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| ?
|}
|}


===Wii / GameCube===
===Sony===
====PlayStation Portable====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| [[Dolphin]] iOS
|Gamma
| [https://dolphinios.oatmealdome.me 3.2.1]<br/>[https://github.com/OatmealDome/dolphin-ios/ git]
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gamma-ps-1-game-emulator/id6499106870 {{GammaVer}}]
| {{✗}}
|?
| {{✓}}
|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
| {{✓}}
|{{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
|}


===Nintendo DS===
====PlayStation 2====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
!Name
! scope="col"|Version
!Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
!Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
![[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
!Requires JIT
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
!Active
![[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[[Play!]]
|[https://purei.org/downloads.php Builds]<br>[https://github.com/jpd002/Play- git]
|Low
|{{Green}} {{License|BSD2}} ({{License|Permissive}})
|{{✓}}
|{{Y}}
|{{n}}
|-
|ARMSX2
|[https://github.com/ARMSX2/ARMSX2 {{ARMSX2iOSVer}}]
|?
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|?
|{{Y}}
|?
|-
|-
| iNDS<br/><small>(nds4ios derived)</small>
|iPSX2
| [https://github.com/iNDS-Team/iNDS/releases git]
|[https://github.com/otti83/iPSX2/releases/ git]
| {{✗}}
|Low
| {{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|?}} ({{License|?}})
| {{✗}}
|{{Y}}
| {{✓}}
|{{?}}
|?
|-
|-
| NDS4iOS
|Alune
| [https://iemulators.com/inds 1.3.5]
|[https://jarrodnorwell.com/alune/ Sideload]<br>[https://testflight.apple.com/join/jDZ4BM99 TestFlight]
| {{✗}}
|?
| {{✗}}
|{{Green}} {{License|?}} ({{License|?}})
| {{✗}}
|{{✓}}
| {{~}}
|{{Y}}
|?
|}
|}


===Nintendo 3DS===
====PlayStation Portable====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| Limón
|[[PPSSPP]]
|[https://emuplace.app/emulators/limon/ipas/ 1.0.8.5 (Build 1)]
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ppsspp-psp-emulator/id6496972903 {{PPSSPPVer}}]<br>[https://nightly.link/hrydgard/ppsspp/workflows/build/master/ios%20build.zip Beta Builds]
|{{✗}}
|High
|{{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
|}


==Sega==
===Microsoft===
===Saturn===
====Xbox====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
!Name
! scope="col"|Version
!Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
!Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
![[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
!Requires JIT
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
!Active
![[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
|[[Yaba Sanshiro]] (Yaba三四郎)
|[[DukeX]]
| [http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.1.2.0]
|[https://github.com/MaftyManicEMU/DukeX/releases v1.0.0]<br>[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MaftyManicEMU/DukeX/refs/heads/master/altsource/source.json AltSource]<br>[https://github.com/MaftyManicEMU/DukeX git]
| {{✗}}
|Mid
| {{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{✓}}
|{{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|}
|}


===MasterSystem / GameGear===
====Xbox 360====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
!Name
! scope="col"|Version
!Latest version
! scope="col"|SG-1000
!Accuracy
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
![[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
!Requires JIT
! scope="col"|Active
!Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
![[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| GearSystem
|XeniOS
| [https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem git]
|[https://xenios.jp/ Builds]<br>[https://github.com/xenios-jp/XeniOS/releases git]
| {{✓}}
|?
| {{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|BSD3}} ({{License|Clause}})
| {{✓}}
|{{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
| {{✓}}
|{{Y}}
|}
|}


===Dreamcast===
===Sega===
====Saturn====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| [[Flycast]]
|[[Yaba Sanshiro]]
| [https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds Build]
|[https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/yaba-sanshiro-2/id1549144351 {{YabaSanshiroiOSVer}}]
| {{✓}}
|High
| {{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{✓}}
|{{✓}}
| {{~}}
|{{✓}}
|}
|}


==Microsoft==
====Dreamcast====
===DOS===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Requires JIT
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| iDOS
|[[Flycast]]
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/dospad git]
|[https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast git]
| {{✗}}
|High
| {{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{~}}
|{{x}}
| {{~}}
|{{~}}
|{{n}}
|}
|}


==NEC==
===SNK===
===PC9801===
====Neo Geo MVS / AES====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| NP2-iOS
|''Arcade Archives''<br><small>''ACA NEOGEO''</small>
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/np2-ios git]
|N/A
| {{✗}}
|High
| {{✓}}
|{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}
| {{✗}}
|{{✓}}
| {{~}}
|{{✓}}
|}
 
===PC8801===
{| 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]]
|-
| XM8-iOS
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/xm8-ios git]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}
|}


 
===Apple Inc.===
==Motorola.==
====Macintosh 68k====
===6609===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[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"|Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| ZX81
| [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
|Mini vMac
|[https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/ports.html latest]
|[https://github.com/zydeco/minivmac4ios git]
|{{✓}}
|?
|{{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|-
|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]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
|}


==Programming based==
===Multi- game engines===
===Martin Magni===
====ScummVM (point-and-click adventure game engine)====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! scope="col"|Name
!Name
! scope="col"|Version
!Latest version
! scope="col"|FLOSS
![[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|Active
![[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Recommended
!Active
![[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
|[https://fancade.com Fancade]
|[[ScummVM]]
|[https://play.fancade.com HTML5][https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fancade/id1280404080 1.12.4]
|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scummvm/id6446184412 {{ScummVMVer}}]<br>[https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm git]
|{{✗}}
|Mid
|{{✓}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
|{{Y}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✓}}
|}
|}


==Game Engine==
====OpenBOR====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| [[OpenBOR]]-iOS
| [[OpenBOR]]-iOS
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/OpenBOR-iOS git]
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/OpenBOR-iOS git]
| {{✗}}
| ?
| {{✓}}
| {{Yellow}} {{License|NC}}
| {{~}}
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| Doom3-iOS
| [https://github.com/yoshisuga/DOOM3-iOS git]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
|}


==Chip8 / Schip8==
===CHIP-8===
====CHIP-8/MegaChip/SCHIP====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Name
! Name
! scope="col"|Version
! Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Libretro|Libretro Core]]
! Accuracy
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! Active
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
| iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator
| iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator
| [https://github.com/drhelius/iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator git]
| [https://github.com/drhelius/iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator git]
| {{✗}}
| ?
| {{✗}}
| {{Yellow}} {{License|CCNCSA}} 3.0 ({{License|NC}})
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
| {{~}}
|}
|}


==Other==
== Source ports/re-implementations ==
* VirtualKim - 6502 Emulator https://apps.apple.com/us/app/virtualkim-6502-emulator/id1548356829
{| class="wikitable"
* ScummVM - Old Game engines https://docs.scummvm.org/en/latest/other_platforms/ios.html
|+
* UTM - Emulate via virtual machines https://getutm.app/
!Name
Will add to relevant sections later
!Latest version
 
!License
=iPadOS=
!Active
IPOS is an iOS based operating system developed for the iPad line of tablet computers.
![[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
!'''Supported game(s) / Recreation based on'''
=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
|Pojavlauncher
! scope="col"|Versions
|[https://github.com/PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher_iOS/releases 2.2]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
|
! scope="col"|Active
|X
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|
|Minecraft: Java Edition Launcher
|-
|-
| [https://github.com/giginet/NESEmulator-watchOS NESEmulator]
|Amethyst
| [https://github.com/adityajs12321/NESEmulator-watchOS8 WatchOS 8 fork]<br>[https://github.com/giginet/NESEmulator-watchOS Original version]
|[https://nightly.link/AngelAuraMC/Amethyst-iOS/workflows/development/main/org.angelauramc.amethyst-ios.ipa.zip 2.2]
| {{✓}}
|
| {{✗}}
|~
| {{TBD}}
|
|Minecraft: Java Edition Launcher
|-
|-
|Amethyst (iOs Remastered
|[https://github.com/herbrine8403/Amethyst-iOS-MyRemastered/releases 4.0.1]
|
|~
|
|Minecraft: Java Edition Launcher
|}
|}


==Chip8==
==See also==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{Emulators on other systems‎‎}}
|-
! 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=
==Notes==
* [[Emulators on Vita]]
{{Reflist}}
* [[Emulators on PSP]]
* [[Emulators on PS4]]
* [[Emulators on Switch]]
* [[Emulators on 3DS]]
* [[Emulators on Java]]
* [[Emulators on Symbian]]
* [[Emulators on Android]]
* [[iOS emulators]]


==External links==
*[https://blog.greggant.com/posts/2025/03/18/the-definitive-guide-to-ios-emulation.html Guide to available emulators for iOS]
*[https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOniOS/ Subreddit]
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[[Category:Emulators on mobiles]]
[[Category:Emulators on mobiles]]
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