It should be noted that the iOS emulator apps we list below are different than the technology Apple has developed to allow iOS developers to easily port their iOS apps to the Mac. There are emulator apps that let you run Windows on a Mac, Android on a PC, and even old gaming consoles, like the Atari, on the Mac or PC.Īnd on e your emulator app is loaded up with the desired operating system, you can then install any app that operating system runs inside of the emulator. As a matter of fact, the technology has been around for decades now. Core available now for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. It played host to many popular games from the likes of Namco, Konami and Capcom. Because the emulator appears to be a hardware device, you can install software on the emulator that normally requires that device to run–software like operating systems, including iOS.Įmulation is nothing new. This is a Japanese home computer from the late '80s/early '90s that was used by Capcom as devkits for their arcade games. In short, an emulator is an app itself that emulates (presents to be) a specific hardware device–such as an iPhone. In recent years a number of iOS emulators have popped up for both Mac and Windows. The sad thing about this is that you need an iOS device to run them. There are literally MILLIONS of apps and games that are designed to run on iOS. But compared to the iPhone, Mac, and PC app offerings combined are slim.
