RetroArch Alternatives for iPhone

There are many alternatives to RetroArch for iPhone if you are looking for a replacement. The best iPhone alternative is PPSSPP, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to RetroArch and 11 are available for iPhone so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting iPhone alternatives to RetroArch are ScummVM, Delta Emulator, Happy Chick and SkyEmu.

RetroArch alternatives are mainly Game Emulators but may also be Compatibility Layer Tools or Game Library Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of RetroArch.

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RetroArch

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Game Emulator

RetroArch is a graphical frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players.

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PPSSPP
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Blackberry
Flathub
7 PPSSPP alternatives
PPSSPP is a PSP emulator written in C++, and translates PSP CPU instructions directly into optimized x86, x64 and ARM machine code, using JIT recompilers (dynarecs).
- - PPSSPP is the most popular iPhone alternative to RetroArch.
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PPSSPP Features
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Most users think PPSSPP is a great RetroArch alternative.
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PPSSPP is an emulator, whereas RetroArch is a front-end for multiple emulators and the games using them.
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ScummVM
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Windows Mobile
Android
iPhone
Symbian S60
BSD
Snapcraft
Flathub
Haiku
AmigaOS
MorphOS
10 ScummVM alternatives
ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executables shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for...
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ScummVM Features
1. PortableScummVM can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Works OfflineScummVM can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
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Some users think ScummVM is a great RetroArch alternative, some don't.
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ScummVM is an emulator, whereas RetroArch is a front-end for multiple emulators and the games using them.
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Delta Emulator
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
iPhone
iPad
AltStore
27 Delta Emulator alternatives
The number one Game Boy Advance emulator for iOS is back, and has been rewritten from the ground up for iOS 7.
- - Delta Emulator is the most popular iPad alternative to RetroArch.
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Happy Chick
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Android
iPhone
iPad
32 Happy Chick alternatives
Happy Chick emulates more than 18 systems all in one APP, some of the included emulators are FAB/MAME/MAMEPLUS,PS,PSP,FC(NES),SFC(SNES),GBA,GBC,MD,NDS,DC,NGP,WS(WSC),PCE, ONS…etc. More games will be updated in the future...
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Multi System Emulator
Emulation
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Simple,fast easy to use and you can also get your roms here tho
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SkyEmu
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
iPhone
25 SkyEmu alternatives
SkyEmu is a low level GameBoy, GameBoy Color and Game Boy Advance emulator. Its primary focus is to provide a good user experience through a good mixture of tradeoffs of accuracy, performance, features and usability.
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SkyEmu Features
1. Dark ModeSkyEmu supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. Controller SupportSkyEmu supports the use of a controller (XBOX, PlayStation, etc.).
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Provenance
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Free • Open Source
Game Emulator
iPhone
iPad
Apple TV
28 Provenance alternatives
Provenance is an iOS Frontend for multiple emulators, currently supporting Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Master System and SNES.
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Provenance Features
Jailbreak required
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This only has about a lot more less than retroarch because only plays sega master sega geniseis and other sega and the Super Nintendo
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uoYabause
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Android
iPhone
9 uoYabause alternatives
uoYabause aka Yaba Sanshiro, is a unofficial port of Yabause SEGA Saturn Emulator. This project is focused on the Android version of yabause using OpenGL ES 3.x. Versions are also available for iOS and Windows.
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uoYabause Features
Emulation
snes4iphone
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Paid • Proprietary
iPhone
28 snes4iphone alternatives
snes4iphone is a Super Nintendo emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This port was developed by ZodTTD and the original source code was ported from Dr. PocketSNES. Though much of Dr PocketSNES' emulation cores were replaced with C/C++ alternatives to assembly cores...
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Discontinued
No activity since 2010.
iSNES
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Paid • Proprietary
iPhone
28 iSNES alternatives
iSNES is an SNES emulator for your iPhone / iPod Touch. It is fully featured and includes:
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Discontinued
gpSPhone
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Free • Proprietary
Game Emulator
iPhone
iPad
19 gpSPhone alternatives
gpSPhone is a Nintendo Gameboy Advance emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It has been ported by ZodTTD from the original source code of gpSP (made by Exophase). They are now both working together on this project.
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gpSPhone Features
Jailbreak required
SSH
Discontinued
The app seems to be no longer updated.
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iNDS
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Free • Open Source
iPhone
iPad
AltStore
8 iNDS alternatives
iNDS is a derivation of the previous Nintendo DS apps for iOS, nds4ios and Nitrogen. The iNDS Team release of iNDS is a fork of the original iNDS emulator by William Cobb. iNDS Team aims to create a version that is driven by support from the community, adding trusted...
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