App Emulators
These emulators can be installed by either sideloading, downloading through Jailbreak apps e.g. Sileo, or downloading from app stores such as Apple's App Store or AltStore.
By Emulator
iOS Emulator Compability Table
Emulators written in bold are recommended (highly known emulators).
| Emulator | Sideload Link | App Store Link / Status | Price | Platform(s) | Is on AltStore? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD Boy* | N/A | AD Boy | Free | Multiple | |
| Alune | Alune | Alune | Free | PS2 | |
| ArcEmu⁽ʷ⁾ | N/A | ArcEmu | $ | GB/GBC/GBA | |
| ArcadeMania | MAME4iOS | ArcadeMania | Free | Arcade (MAME) | |
| ARMSX2 | ARMSX2 | N/A | Free | PS2 | |
| BigPEmu | N/A | BigPEmu | $ | Atari Jaguar | |
| Consoles⁽ᵛ⁾ | N/A | Consoles | $ | Multiple | |
| Delta / Legacy | Delta | Delta / Delta Legacy | Free / Free | Multiple | Yes |
| DolphiniOS | DolphiniOS | N/A | Free | Gamecube/Wii | Yes |
| DukeX | DukeX | N/A | Free | Xbox | Yes |
| Emu64 XL* | N/A | Emu64 XL | Free | Commodore 64 | |
| eNES | N/A | eNES | Free | NES | |
| Fin | N/A | Fin | Free | GameCube/Wii | |
| Flycast | Flycast | N/A | N/A | Dreamcast | Yes |
| Folium | Folium | Folium | $ | 3DS/NDS/GBA | |
| Gamma | N/A | Gamma | Free | PS1 | |
| GEKKO C64 | N/A | GEKKO C64 | Free | Commodore 64 | |
| iAltair | N/A | iAltair | Free | MITS Altair 8800 | |
| iDOS 2 / 3 | iDOS 2 | iDOS 3 | $ | DosBox | |
| iFBAs | N/A | iFBAs | Free | Arcade (FBAlpha) | |
| iFly EMU | N/A | iFly EMU | N/A | Dreamcast | |
| iMSX2 | N/A | iMSX2 | $ | MSX / MSX2 | |
| iPSX2 | iPSX2 | N/A | Free | PS2 | |
| Linking Boy | N/A | Linking Boy | Free | GBA | |
| MAME4iOS | MAME4iOS | ArcadeMania | Free | Arcade (MAME) | |
| Manic EMU | Manic EMU | Manic EMU | Free | Multiple / All | |
| Mini vMac | Mini vMac | N/A | N/A | Mac OS classic | |
| NiN10⁽ʷ⁾ | N/A | NiN10 | $ | GB/GBC/NES/SNES | |
| Picpic | N/A | Picpic | Free | Pico-8 | |
| Play! | Play! | N/A | N/A | PS2 | |
| Plume | N/A | N/A | N/A | Dreamcast | |
| PPSSPP | PPSSPP | PPSSPP | Free | PSP | |
| Provenance | Provenance | Provenance | N/A | Multiple | |
| RetroArch | RetroArch Nightly | RetroArch | Free | Multiple / All | |
| Retroman | N/A | Retroman | $ | NES/GBA | |
| Retro Pal | N/A | Retro Pal | IAP | GB/GBC/NDS/GBA | |
| RTM EMU | N/A | RTM EMU | Free | PS2 | |
| SameBoy | SameBoy | SameBoy | Free | GBA | |
| Sakura PSX | N/A | Sakura PSX | $ | PS1 | |
| ScummVM | ScummVM | ScummVM | Free | PC (Point & Click games) | |
| Spectaculator | N/A | Spectaculator | $ | Sinclair ZX Spectrum | |
| Super16Bit | N/A | Suber16Bit | Free | SNES | |
| Surume | N/A | Surume | $ | PS2 | |
| Sutāto | N/A | Sutāto | $ | GB/NES | |
| TailFin | N/A | TailFin | Free | Wii U | |
| UTM SE | UTM SE | UTM SE | Free | Retro PCs | |
| Vion | Vion | N/A | Free | PS Vita | |
| VirtualFriend⁽ᵛ⁾ | N/A | VirtualFriend | Free | Nintendo | |
| VirtualKim | N/A | VirtualKim | Free | KIM-1/Apple-1 | |
| XeniOS | XeniOS | N/A | Free | Xbox 360 | |
| Yaba Sanshiro 2 / Lite | N/A | Yaba Sanshiro 2 / Yaba Sanshiro 2 Lite | $ / Free | Sega Saturn | |
| ZX81 | N/A | ZX81 | Free | Sinclair ZX81 |
- [*] - These emulators are not recommended by the general community. They may contain trackers, annoying ads, collect your data, or are otherwise buggy. They are safe to use, but better options may be available.
- [N/A] - Data is not available at the moment, it may be updated in the future.
- [⁽ʷ⁾] - Also available on Apple Watch
- [⁽ᵛ⁾] - Also available on Apple Vision Pro
By Platform
Note that only some well-known recommended systems are listed, and these emulators may support even more lesser-known platforms.
| Platform | Emulators |
|---|---|
| Arcade | ArcadeMania/MAME4iOS (MAME), Manic EMU, iFBAs (FBAlpha), RetroArch (FBNeo) |
| Atari 2600, 5200, 7800 | Consoles, Manic EMU, RetroArch |
| Atari Jaguar | BigPEmu, Manic EMU |
| Atari Lynx | Manic EMU, RetroArch |
| DOOM Engine | GenZD, Manic EMU, RetroArch |
| JAVA(J2ME) | Manic EMU |
| Neo Geo Pocket | Consoles, RetroArch |
| NES | Consoles, Delta, Folium, Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch |
| Nintendo 3DS | Folium, Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch |
| Nintendo 64 | Delta, Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch |
| Nintendo DS | Delta, Folium, Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch, Retro Pal |
| Nintendo GameCube | DolphiniOS, Fin, Folium |
| Nintendo GBA/GBC | ArcEmu, Consoles, Delta, Folium, Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch, Retro Pal |
| Nintendo Wii | DolphiniOS, Fin |
| Nintendo Wii U | TailFin, MeloCafe |
| PS1 | Folium, Gamma, Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch, Sakura PSX |
| PS2 | Alune, ARMSX2, iPSX2, Play!, Surume, RTM EMU |
| PSP | Manic EMU, PPSSPP, Provenance, RetroArch |
| PS Vita | Vion |
| Sega Genesis / Mega Drive | Consoles, Delta (Paid only), Folium, Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch |
| Sega Master System | Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch |
| Sega Game Gear | Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch |
| Sega 32X | Consoles, Manic Emu, Provenance, RetroArch |
| Sega CD | Provenance, Manic EMU, RetroArch |
| Sega Saturn | Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch, Yaba Sanshiro 2 |
| Sega Dreamcast | Flycast, iFly EMU, Manic EMU, Plume, Provenance |
| SNES | Delta, Folium, Manic EMU, Provenance, RetroArch |
| Virtual Boy | Consoles, Manic EMU, RetroArch, VirtualFriend |
| WonderSwan | Consoles, RetroArch |
| Xbox | DukeX |
| Xbox 360 | XeniOS |
Online Tools
- RetroPad Editor
- Create custom overlays for RetroArch.
- Online ROM Patcher
- An online web-based ROM patcher.
- Supported formats: IPS, BPS, UPS, APS, RUP, PPF and xdelta.
- Online Archive Extractor
- Archive Extractor is a small and easy online tool that can extract over 70 types of compressed files, such as 7z, zipx, rar, tar, exe, dmg and much more.
- Supported formats: 7z, zipx, rar, tar, exe, dmg, iso, zip, msi, nrg, gz, cab, bz2, wim, ace alz, ar, arc, arj, bin, cdi, chm, cpt, cpio, cramfs, crunch, deb, dd, dms, ext, fat, format, gpt, hfs, ihex, lbr, lzh, lzma, lzm, mbr, mdf, nsa, nds, nsis, ntfs, pit, pak, pdf, pp, qcow2, rpm, sar, squashfs, squeeze, sit, sitx, swf, udf, uefi, vdi, vhd, vmdk, warc, xar, xz, z, zoo, zi, jar.
Last updated: May 28, 2026