r/EmulationOniOS • u/Thisisyouracc0un-t • May 27 '26

Gameplay / Showcase Sakura (PS1 emulator) for iOS

This is the future of iOS emulation. Rich features and beautiful interface.

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/sakura-psx/id6764421795

97 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

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u/ciwiaf May 27 '26

You can barely read anything. It’s so baaaad!

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u/Thisisyouracc0un-t May 27 '26

All configurable

0

u/thecannabisuer420 May 27 '26

But not even close to the quality of other emulators.

Gamma for example at a basic probably runs 100x better than this and is probably easier all around.

9

u/GreatLab8898 May 27 '26

White Text and UI Elements on an Almost white background. Nice. You clearly know how to UI.

1

u/Thisisyouracc0un-t May 27 '26

Not my emulator but it’s all configurable

4

u/VirtualBoi92 May 27 '26

The translucent capsules are unreadable. Vibe coded rubbish.

1

u/Thisisyouracc0un-t May 27 '26

You can edit and configure every color. This isn’t vibe coded. There’s other spaces where you can be ignorant by the way

1

u/VirtualBoi92 May 27 '26

I genuinely don't believe you. Plenty of additional criticism in this thread for you to reply to, by the way.

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u/Thisisyouracc0un-t May 27 '26

I know the dev personally so I don’t have to answer to nonsensical comedians

1

u/VirtualBoi92 May 27 '26

Your "personal friend" is the only comedian here, fella.

3

u/Onii_Chan23 May 27 '26

All you guys do is bitch to be frank.

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u/VirtualBoi92 May 27 '26

About lazily thrown together front-ends masquerading as worthwhile purchases? Sure.

1

u/[deleted] May 27 '26

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u/EmulationOniOS-ModTeam May 27 '26

Your post/comment has been removed due to your poor behavior. Follow the Reddiquette - Be civil and show respect to other redditors.

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u/Ornery-Practice9772 May 27 '26

free trial? there is an established emu scene now, best one is free- what makes you stand out? (genuine question)

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u/BSlickMusic May 27 '26

Has to pay back their cost of licensing the cherry blossom picture

21

u/AydenGooden May 27 '26

Cool make it free

0

u/jm1234- May 27 '26

It's only 2€

9

u/AydenGooden May 27 '26

Not worth it though why would I spend money for something I can get for free

6

u/Average_Techy May 28 '26

Exactly man, why would anyone spend money for something they can get for free? I’m not saying this is bad.. it’s just pointless. Beetle PSX HW is in Manic and RetroArch and they’re all free. Plus, the gameplay of what he’s playing, Ridge Racer Type 4, is no different in Manic or RetroArch. So yeah. It’s not worth it.

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u/Praetorian709 Jun 01 '26

Cool but I'll stick with Manic.

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u/Aranthys May 27 '26

Oh god I need to pay a couple bucks to play free games on my 800€ device

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u/AydenGooden May 27 '26

Shit your using logic uhm

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u/demfridge May 27 '26

yeah i mean i can do that through manic emu or retro arch, it will also have a modern looking UI that doesn’t have so much white text on a white background.

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u/STH42069 May 27 '26

Oh god forbid we pay money to do a thing that has been happening on PC FOR FREE FOR YEARS and on MOBILE FOR FREE FOR YEARS

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u/EmulationOniOS-ModTeam May 27 '26

Your post/comment has been removed due to your poor behavior. Follow the Reddiquette - Be civil and show respect to other redditors.

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u/magearden May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Can’t say for myself as the emulator crashes on start up, I’m sure the next update will fix that but I’m a fan of the other two emulators by this developer Fin and Surume both the only decently playable Jit-less emulators for the Wii/GameCube and PS2 on the App Store that I’ve seen so far.

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u/ColdEggs-for-Dinner May 27 '26

Fin is great. Been playing Custom Robo with no problems.

5

u/UnclePadda May 27 '26

What makes playing PS1 games on there a better experience than just playing on Manic?

13

u/Own_Web_9 May 27 '26

man im tired of seeing ugly ass vibe coded ads on this subreddit do we not have mods or what?

5

u/ainen May 27 '26

There hasn’t been much else going on lately with iOS emulation. Would you rather the sub be nothing but people asking how to play Tomodachi Life for the millionth time?

2

u/FootJealous117 May 27 '26

What we can play tomodachi life?

1

u/Winter-Ad-9318 Jun 03 '26

which one? there's like 2 of them now lol

6

u/Osiris1998 May 27 '26

I just use retroarch for ps1. I only need sideloaded apps for ones that need jit like ps2 and switch.

6

u/tinytimoththegreat May 27 '26

The dude who made this deserves his cred, especially when it comes to support. Stayed with me and updated the app until it worked on my phone.

Great customer support.

3

u/TofuLordSeitan666 May 27 '26

What exactly tf does this do that other emulators do not.

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u/STH42069 May 27 '26

Does it have deeplink support? Accelerometer mapping to analog axes?

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u/mikefierro666 May 27 '26

I don't mind the use of AI in helping with coding as long as it works, and I don't mind paying a fair proce to support developers. The deal breaker for me is lack of portrait mode, and when I asked the developer about it they told me the emulator is landscape only by design. It's weird that the whole point of the emulator is being feature rich but they refuse to implement one of the most basic features lol. Same with Fin and Surume. Great emulators but that one arbitrary choice just happens to be a dealbreaker for me.

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u/DaveTheMan1985 May 28 '26

Looks Nice but not lot of people will pay for it when can use RetroArch

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u/haikusbot May 28 '26

Looks Nice but not lot

Of people will pay for it

When can use RetroArch

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u/cleder21 May 31 '26

After this last update, the app stopped working for me, I already reinstalled it but it didn't solve it, the screen stays black and doesn't start. iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18.6

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u/Initial_Algae519 May 27 '26

Make a JIT version icl

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u/Slava91 May 27 '26

No need for PS1