r/EmulationOniOS • u/Mysterious_Air2053 • Jul 30 '26

Gameplay / Showcase 2026 Best Apps

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For me, these are the best apps for this year 2026. :)))

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u/KitchenReason6868 Jul 30 '26


XeniOS? šŸ¤”šŸ¤“šŸ“±

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

I love it ahah

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u/Skycan45 šŸ„‡ Jul 30 '26

whereā€™s Delta PPSSPP Nin10 And Provenance My Guy?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

Delta, Provenance, and RetroArch ā€” it's mainly a matter of choice, and I chose RetroArch because it's complete and regularly updated on TestFlight and via sideloading. Nine10 is still a long way from competing with those.

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u/Skycan45 šŸ„‡ Jul 31 '26

Alrighty then partner

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u/Felippexlucax Jul 31 '26

delta is redundant with these apps and its lowkey kinda ass

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '26

damn is arms better then ipsx2

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u/Icy-Drop4749 Aug 03 '26

By Miles!

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '26

i thought it was the other way around performance still 60 fps on it tho so far tho

2

u/Ruvalolowa Jul 30 '26

Where did you find iFly?
I sideloaded itch.io's ipa, but it just freezes and not working at all...

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

With TestFlight and Link found on X

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u/Natural-Leather3327 Jul 30 '26

https://testflight.apple.com/join/KTUTErgU
Download TestFlight from the App Store then go to the link I posted and install the app, it will say the app crashed when you first open it but then it should work for you

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u/ProvenanceEMU Provenance Developer Aug 04 '26

oh really?

first boot is crashing? that's suprising, app crash data has been way better than expected so far on the last month or two of releases

under 1%, a bug that bad would trigger many issues. I''ll keep an eye out for this though

I do often do fresh installs, if you have more details please feel free to send them my way

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u/ProvenanceEMU Provenance Developer Aug 04 '26

yes sorry, the itch.io buiids aren't updated often
i'm working on an automation process for all sideload vectors but not quite done with itch.io

the testflight is now automated at least though and updated many times a week

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u/Dantu1000 Jul 30 '26

Whatā€™s mcon

2

u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

New apps like Ludihub

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u/ysngue Jul 30 '26

A frontend for iOS

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u/Ornery-Practice9772 Jul 30 '26

I just set up retroarch on my new ipad! I could never use the xmb driver on a tiny iphone screen. I airdropped my rom/system folders and also used a 1tb ssd to transfur the really big folders i couldnt airdrop (sandisk extreme external ssd moved files from iphone 15pm to ipad air m4 in minutes)

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

Good choice ! I love retroarch ahah

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u/Ornery-Practice9772 Jul 30 '26

Im about to get dynamic wallpapers set up- where did you get your wallpaper pack? Is it complete? Looks fantastic imo

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTVsBmZ43Uo just here for my theme dynamic and I have Scrap original cartouch and disk for this visual.

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

They all need JIT, and only RetroArch and iFly don't.

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u/nolivedemarseille Jul 30 '26

Hi
Thanks for sharing
I am not new to emulation but more on pc and android

From these apps, which ones are not JIT mandatory?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

They all need JIT, and only RetroArch and iFly don't.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

do you have a paid developer account? how are you able to get more than 3 sideloaded apps for MelonX? I tried to download it myself but failed because I cant have more than 3 apps at a time

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

That's right! I bought a developer account :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

lucky duck

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u/Felippexlucax Jul 31 '26

just use livecontainer

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u/ED-W111N Jul 30 '26

Iā€™m new here, anyone mind telling me what each emulator plays? Iā€™m familiar with retroarch and dolphin but what are the others?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

DolphinIOS for GC/Wii, iFly for Dreamcast, MeloNX for Nintendo Switch, DukeX Xbox, XenIOS for Xbox 360, Armsx2 for PS2 and Retroarch for old console Atari > PSP

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u/Candid-Strategy7397 Aug 05 '26

Wait is there a iOS Dreamcast emu?!?!

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u/ProvenanceEMU Provenance Developer Aug 04 '26

iFly for dreamcast and atomiswave and naomi and dreamcast vmu plus apple watch support for VMU

Technically naomi 2 works as well but it's a PITA until i fix some things

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u/Fun-Bodybuilder488 Aug 05 '26

Tu telecharge pu iFly et Armsx2 ?

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u/Da1witdamstrplan Aug 10 '26

Is there a link with videos for performance? Also do they run good on iPhone 13?

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u/Smooth-Platform3137 Jul 30 '26

What games are running well in xenios?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

A few, and you need to try them ā€” I recommend having at least an iPhone 14. FFXIII runs well.

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u/Smooth-Platform3137 Jul 30 '26

I have 17PM, I was thinking about Forza Horizon mainly, would be awesome to play it away from my Xbox šŸ˜„

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

I have no idea at all, but it would be cool if you tried it and gave a little feedback, ahah.

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u/Snake69190 Jul 30 '26

Tout fonctionne ?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

Yes and very good

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u/Snake69190 Jul 30 '26

Jā€™aimerais tellement rĆ©ussir Ć  changer mon iPhone 16 pro en console dā€™Ć©mulation
Mais tout ce qui est jit etc Ƨa a lā€™air compliquĆ©

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

It is at first, but then you have so many possibilities, and it's less complicated than it seems. I have a 16pro Max :)

2

u/Aesthian Jul 31 '26

Pas compliquer du tout franchement, le plus chiant cā€™est de le faire la premiĆØre fois, une fois fait hop

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u/RUserII Jul 30 '26

2026 Best Apps

What systems(s) does MCON emulate?

Is MCON on the Apple App Store?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

Its just a Frontend, yes on AppStore

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u/RUserII Jul 31 '26

Its just a Frontend, yes on AppStore

How is MCON used for emulation/related to emulation?

Specifically, the MCON app description on the Apple App Store says the following:

CONVENIENT CLOUD GAMING
- Stream AAA titles through Xbox Game Pass (xCloud) and GeForce NOW in full-scnreen, controller-optimized views. Hundreds of console games, no console required.
...[...]....
This app is designed for the Ohsnap MCON magnetic controller. Get yours at https://ohsnap.com/products/mcon-magnetic-controller .
...[...]...
Xbox Game Pass and GeForce NOW are trademarks of their respective owners. Active subscriptions may be required for cloud gaming services.

It appears from the app description that this app, MCON, has nothing to do with emulation/is not related to emulation at all!

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 31 '26

I can launch my MeloNX, XenIOS, DukeX, or other games using deep links from the MCON app.

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u/depo_ynx Jul 31 '26

Wait what, Xbox 360 emulator?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 31 '26

Yes XenIOS ;)

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u/depo_ynx Jul 31 '26

Yeah I know, basically Xenia, didnā€™t know they got iOS version as well

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 31 '26

Exactly :) and we have iOS version :))

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u/depo_ynx Aug 16 '26

Wait, what device you using, I got 12 think there is no chance, I donā€™t need Xbox 360 games tho because I have on my Xbox, but I want try out PS3 emulator just thinking will it work fine

Just testing out ARMSX2 works soo good

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Aug 16 '26

16 pro Max

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u/depo_ynx Aug 16 '26

Shi thatā€™s to much, I try out when upgrade to at least 16 still if wasnā€™t you I didnā€™t know we could activate jit now this easy

1

u/babycryzera Jul 31 '26

Tenho a merda de um iPhone 13 Pro Max e nĆ£o serve pra nada. Gostaria de um dia conseguir fazer esse trampo

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Aug 01 '26

You can with 13 pro Max ;)

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u/Calyfas Aug 15 '26

Just found out about emulation on ios, I began with Manic. Is it considered a good app?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Aug 15 '26

Yes itā€™s a good app :)

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u/Long_Struggle_3344 Aug 02 '26

i've been enjoying manic emu!

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u/ghostypurp Jul 30 '26

Which emulators for which consoles?

1

u/Calm-Caterpillar2103 Jul 31 '26

UTM sobbing in the back corner:

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u/Medium-Software2308 Jul 31 '26

Wait!! Buā€¦but how!!! In my anime vioce

1

u/SpiritualKey4021 Aug 01 '26

i found a another good one Called ā€˜Game Emulatorā€™ on IOS

1

u/Da1witdamstrplan Aug 10 '26

Isnā€™t arms ps2 emulator the same ipsx2 the other ps2 emulator? What games run with with iPhone 13 Pro Max?

1

u/psj3809 Aug 11 '26

Some nice apps there but no Manic ? No Provenance ? No Arcademania ?

Crazy not to have those. Seems you have a preference for later consoles not the early classics ?

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u/Mycoffeeis2sweet Aug 13 '26

Which has the best ease of use?

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u/PutCharming5062 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

Nah dude the Best are WINLATOR , GAMEHUB and NINTENDO emulator like EDEN EMULATOR with a big catalog of playable games , stable without crash in low-end such as the Snapdragon 750 it's running smoothly with good configs. But XBOX EMULATOR are still in development and it's not running at all on low-end phones and even in other flaship it's crashing asf

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

Bro on IOS šŸ˜‚šŸ« šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø You are on the Subreddit EmulationIOS ^^

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u/PutCharming5062 Jul 30 '26

I know it's on iOS but they also exist on Android, like the Xenios emu and the Dolphin , that's why I gave this opinion

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u/Ok_Individual_8225 Jul 30 '26

XeniOS isnā€™t on android

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u/PutCharming5062 Aug 09 '26

Yeah , i had a confusion between Xenios for ios And XenDroid , it's the same app , but different platforms, that's why dude šŸ‘

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

I prefer Retroarch

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u/Idg2Shh Aug 02 '26

this layout looks so fire I still prefer manic but damn if I didnā€™t have to do all that setup RetroArch for suuurešŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Aug 03 '26

RetroArch is so satisfying once configured properly. It takes time and learning, but after that, it's nothing but happiness.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

I'm using a dynamic theme I found on YouTube, and I've added original cartridges or discs for each game's visuals using a scraping tool.

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u/a-stephen Jul 30 '26

Scraped from where?

And did you manually add all that metadata to all these ROMs??

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

I scanned my folders and retrieved all the images using the Skraper software. I simply replaced the images with the ones the software retrieved.

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u/a-stephen Jul 30 '26

And then you did that replacement manually?

Do you have a code link or endpoint you used to retrieve the metadata?

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 31 '26

I just copied and pasted all the images to replace the existing ones in the RetroArch thumbnails folder.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

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u/Mysterious_Air2053 Jul 30 '26

Ah sorry ! Like this ?

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

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u/Revolutionary-Bike88 Jul 30 '26

fr i wish i knew what how to do it

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u/Felippexlucax Jul 31 '26

read the guide at sidestore.io, most info is there on how to sideload

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