# Manic EMU - Game Emulator — user reviews > 2,815 indexed App Store user reviews of Manic EMU by 傲霜 李, rated 4.70/5 from 13,954 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manic-emu-game-emulator/id6743335790/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manic-emu-game-emulator/id6743335790.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11,869 · 4★ 1,041 · 3★ 390 · 2★ 181 · 1★ 473 ## What do users think of Manic EMU? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Runs well on devices - 👍 Great emulator overall - 🚀 Smooth performance - 👍 Intuitive controls **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🐛 Lag and performance issues - 🐛 Compatibility problems - 🐛 Audio issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Certain games crash or don't work - Issues with importing and loading ROMs - Screen scaling and optimization problems **Most requested features** - Allow sharing save states from other emulators - Add more 3DS settings and options - Improve support for 3DS features like the keyboard - Add ability to hide touch screen controls when using a controller ## Newest reviews (13 of 2,815) ### 3/5 — I like the app, but I’m having 3DS shader issues *2026-08-28, version 1.9.2* I like the look of the LCD1 shader on 3DS, but the screen adjustments for positioning the two screens (in landscape mode) keep glitching and disappearing or getting cut off the screen when any shader is active. ### 3/5 — Psp *2026-08-26, version 1.9.2* Psp doesnt work for me idk ### 4/5 — Good on most parts *2026-08-25, version 1.9.2* I tried to download tomodatchi life but after I got to the avatar creator it kept crashing idk if it was the games fault but Yh ### 4/5 — Better than Delta…. BUT *2026-08-25, version 1.9.2* I’ll be real Manic is better than Delta besides a few things. Some important features being locked behind a paywall is unnecessary. The Gyroscope support feels very jank as in its weirdly to fast. Besides that better than Delta in every way. ### 4/5 — Nice, but… *2026-08-22, version 1.9.0* This emulator is AMAZING, but if nothing, NOTHING was locked behind a paywall, it would be better. ### 2/5 — tomodachi life *2026-08-22, version 1.9.2* i downloaded it to play tomodachi life and by the third day of playing it does not let me go into the apartments when i do it just kicks me out of the whole entire app ### 3/5 — Glitchy but good. *2026-08-20, version 1.9.2* It was very glitchy for 3ds Pokémon games but, God of war games ran smoothly. ### 4/5 — Best iOS Emulator *2026-08-19, version 1.9.2* The best emulator I’ve used for iOS. My only concern is ps1 memory card emulation. I’m able to do as many save states as I want in Chrono Cross, but there is no way I can actually save my game inside the game. This is unlike other games, as I could save inside the psp version of Persona 1. ### 5/5 — This is awesome *2026-08-18, version 1.9.2* I get to play the old 3ds games on my phone! ### 5/5 — Great *2026-08-17, version 1.9.2* It’s awesome ### 5/5 — New platforms please *2026-08-17, version 1.9.2* Great emulator ### 5/5 — Best 3ds emulation and i think only 3ds emulation available to ios unsideloaded to date. *2026-08-17, version 1.9.2* Are there bugs and glitches? Yes. Is it 3ds emulation allowing you to play 3ds pokemon games? Yes. Ill take it like ive never been able to play these games before and this is sick! ### 5/5 — Best *2026-08-17, version 1.9.2* Best emulator out there ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I cannot get this app to work. *2026-08-24, version 1.9.2* Every time I do anything so simple as upload roms or run a game the app just implodes and will not run again constantly crashing. The parts of the app I can see look good but the functionality is just sad. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t save *2026-08-23, version 1.9.2* Crashes every time I try to save ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2026-08-21, version 1.9.2* People in charge of “help” in discord will refuse to steer you in the right direction, they’ll put you on blast for asking what to do without doing any wrong and then ban you from the discord! Theres no guidance whatsoever this app is full of bogus nonsense and app doesn’t do anything, the reviews are fake too so good luck if you find a way of navigating through it, I honestly mean it, but with my experience I 101% don’t recommend… ### 1/5 — Really Bad *2026-08-19, version 1.9.2* I’m gonna make it short and simple. You can rarley download anything, I have tried at minimum 30 games and only 1 WORKED I tried 10+ roms for each game and non worked but 1 and that 1 game that did download runs suuuuuperrr laggy. Honestly genuinely very disappointing ### 1/5 — Save data gets corrupted too much. *2026-08-19, version 1.9.2* I’ve done a full playthrough of Pokemon Emerald. If you tab out of it, there’s a chance that your save gets corrupted and then you have to start all over again. ### 1/5 — BANNED for not playing Pokémon! *2026-08-17, version 1.9.2* This emulator is so GARBAGE!! No matter what I do, it's preventing me from playing Fire Emblem Awakening at every possible turn! Heck, this emulator can even ban you for playing any game NOT named Pokémon!! Delta could run a 3DS emulator much better than this Pokémon biased garbage! But Delta will never support 3DS emulators, so I'm stuck with this Pokémon biased garbage!! I hate Manic Emulator!! And I hate their Pokémon bias!! And I hate their treatment to every game NOT named Pokémon!! ### 1/5 — Save State BS *2026-08-17, version 1.9.2* Lost so much progress because I unintentionally quick loaded an old save state. Wtf ### 1/5 — Crashes every 10 seconds *2026-08-12, version 1.9.2* Tried playing pokemon ultra sun, can’t get past route 1 because it crashes every time I try to pas through the first patch of grass with my rowley ### 1/5 — Crashing *2026-08-12, version 1.9.2* This application will crash randomly causing me to have to open the app and load everything again. ### 1/5 — App won’t open save files *2026-08-10, version 1.9.2* I played for 7 hours and saved the game inside the Pokémon game. The app would not open the save file it created. App is trash, delta is way better ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Smooth and Satisfying *2026-08-26, version 1.9.2* Best emulator ever! Has anything I can ask for and more! I’ve really been enjoying Mario Kart DS and it really runs well. ### 5/5 — MM RANDOS! *2026-08-25, version 1.9.2* I love randomized games, and always wanted a way to play it on the go, this lets me! I love it! And if you pair it with a backbone controller it’s the best way to play any Zelda game! 10/10! ### 5/5 — GREATEST EMULATOR EVER *2026-08-24, version 1.9.2* It had the most beautiful selection ever! 3ds, ps2, ps3, gameboy, gamecube, NES, and so much more! I would give this a ten if i could!!! ### 5/5 — Manic EMU *2026-08-22, version 1.9.2* Great to play games from when I was younger. ### 5/5 — Best Emulator Experience *2026-08-21, version 1.9.2* Genuinely one of the best apps I have ever used. Super high quality UI, tons of features, and so easy to set up and play. Not only is it a high quality app, but the monetization is the least obtrusive I’ve seen in a long time. There’s a super cheap subscription, less than a dollar a month, and even a one time purchase to get access to some quality of life improvements. However they didn’t sacrifice the functionality of the app by locking necessary features behind a pay wall. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2026-08-21, version 1.9.2* This is the best emulator out on the App Store. My only question is when are we getting GameCube??? ### 5/5 — PERFECT *2026-08-20, version 1.9.2* i use it for animal crossing ### 5/5 — 1 Emulator out there! *2026-08-18, version 1.9.2* I have yet to find an emulator that tops Manic EMU! Love the built in rom patcher and the ability to download a rom through your web browser! Also unlocking all perks for $10 is a no brainer… ### 5/5 — I love *2026-08-18, version 1.9.2* THIS APP. ITS PERFECT ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-18, version 1.9.2* 3Ds models shaky idk if that’s the roms tho great emulater --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*