Emulators on iOS
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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Outdated note: update info and links due to App Store rules change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[edit]
Multi-Systems[edit]
RetroArch[edit]
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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Delta | App Store git |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Provenance | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Happy Chick Emulator (小鸡模拟器) | 1.5.4 | ✗ (stolen emulators) | ✓ | ✗ |
Delta | |
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Supported Consoles list |
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Provenance | |
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Supported Consoles list |
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Happy Chick Emulator | |
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Supported Consoles list |
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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[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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PSX4iphone | 1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
PlayStation 2[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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Play! | Automated Builds | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
PlayStation Portable[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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PPSSPP | Builds | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Nintendo[edit]
NES (Famicom)[edit]
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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Nesemu | git | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Gearnes | git | High | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Game Boy / Color[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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GearBoy | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
GBA4iOS | 2.1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Game Play Color | 2.3.6 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ? |
Wii / GameCube[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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Dolphin iOS | 3.2.1 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Nintendo DS[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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iNDS (nds4ios derived) |
git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
NDS4iOS | 1.3.5 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Nintendo 3DS[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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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 |
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GearSystem | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dreamcast[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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Flycast | Build | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
Microsoft[edit]
DOS[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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iDOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
NEC[edit]
PC9801[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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NP2-iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
PC8801[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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XM8-iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Motorola.[edit]
6609[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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my6609 | 1.2 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sinclair[edit]
ZX80/ZX81 & TS1000[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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ZX81 | 1.13.2 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Apple Inc.[edit]
Macintosh 68k[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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Mini vMac | latest | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
BasiliskII | 31/05/2020 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Apple llGS[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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ActiveGS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Arcade[edit]
MAME[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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MAME4iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Programming based[edit]
Martin Magni[edit]
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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Fancade | HTML51.12.4 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Game Engine[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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OpenBOR-iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
Doom3-iOS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Chip8 / Schip8[edit]
Name | Version | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator | git | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Other[edit]
- 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[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 |
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GBA4Watch | ✓ | ✗ | TBD |
GameBoy/GameBoy Color[edit]
Name | Versions | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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GIOVANNI | WatchOS 5.2 fork Original version |
✓ | ✗ | TBD |
PlutoBoy | git | ✓ | ✗ | TBD |
NES[edit]
Name | Versions | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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NESEmulator | WatchOS 8 fork Original version |
✓ | ✗ | TBD |
Chip8[edit]
Name | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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Chip-8-WatchOS | ✓ | ✗ | TBD |