# TransPlay: Emulator Translator — 12 consoles, translated live

> 12 consoles, translated live (iPhone/iPad app by LittleBig AdConsulting.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/transplay-emulator-translator/id6792656291 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [LittleBig AdConsulting](https://appshunter.io/developer/1785879085)
- Category: Utilities, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 90 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Thai and 1 more
- Released: 2026-10-05
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is TransPlay?

The retro classics you gave up on because you couldn't read them — play them and read them.

The app reads the dialogue as it appears and lays the translation over it, in place. No dictionary in the other hand, no walkthrough on a second screen. Twelve consoles, from Game Boy Advance to Dreamcast and PSP, in one app.

■ 12 CONSOLES, ONE APP — STILL FOCUSED ON ONE GAME
· Pick a console on the first screen and get a screen made for it alone: core, aspect ratio, controls, translation area and game packs tuned to that console, and a library of only its games.
· Switch any time from the top-left button; the app reopens on the console you played last. Imported games are sorted onto the right console automatically.

■ TRANSLATION, RIGHT ON THE SCREEN
· Text is recognized where it stands, and the translation covers it — you never leave the game.
· Japanese and English source text into 14 languages.
· Pick how it translates: Basic (free, on your device), On-device AI (Pro, a model you download), or Advanced (Pro, a dedicated server, under a second).
· Set a translation area per game. Mark the dialogue box and HUD numbers stop getting translated.
· Freeze & Translate — when dialogue runs past too fast, hold the frame and read it at your pace.
· 601 game packs — per-title glossaries of names, tone and plot, so translations land close to the original.

■ SUPPORTED CONSOLES
· Game Boy Advance — .gba
· Game Boy — .gb, .gbc
· NES · Famicom — .nes
· SNES · Super Famicom — .sfc, .smc
· Mega Drive · Genesis — .md, .gen, .smd, .cue, .chd
· PlayStation · PS1 — .cue, .chd, .pbp, .exe, .m3u
· Sega Saturn — .cue, .chd, .m3u
· Dreamcast — .cue, .gdi, .chd, .cdi
· PlayStation Portable · PSP — .iso, .cso, .pbp, .chd
· PC Engine · TurboGrafx-16 — .pce, .sgx, .cue, .chd
· WonderSwan — .ws, .wsc
· Game Gear — .gg, .sms, .sg
· PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast need a console BIOS file; Mega Drive and PC Engine only for CD games. BIOS files are copyrighted and not included — dump them from hardware you own.
· Fast-forward up to 10× (4× on PS1, Saturn, Dreamcast and PSP) · Snapshots at any moment
· Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro.

■ ALSO INSIDE
· Time Machine — auto-saves as you play (every minute by default) so you can jump back to the moment you missed.
· Box-art library — your games shown by their covers, fetched automatically.
· Wi-Fi import from your computer's browser. No cable, no iTunes.
· Bluetooth gamepads with button mapping per pad and per game; a movable, resizable on-screen controller.
· Turbo buttons — the ones you pick fire repeatedly while held.
· Cloud backup, plus direct transfer from your other iPhone, iPad or Mac on the same Wi-Fi.
· Play statistics — what you played, and for how long.

■ APP LANGUAGES
English · 한국어 · 日本語 · 简体中文 · 繁體中文 · Español · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Português (Brasil) · ไทย

■ PRO SUBSCRIPTION
· Solo — every Pro feature for one console, one console at a time.
· All-Pass — Pro on all 12 consoles.
· All-Pass starts with a 7-day free trial.
· Prices are shown in your local currency inside the app.
· Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your account settings.
· Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
· Privacy Policy: https://transplay-web.web.app/en/privacy/

■ PLEASE READ
· This app ships with no game files (ROMs or disc images) and does not point you to any. Use only files you legally own.
· Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any console maker or game publisher. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PCE Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| GG Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| DC Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| PSP Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| MD Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| WS Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| SNES Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| NES Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| SS Solo | $1.99 | per month |
| PS1 Solo | $1.99 | per month |


## Is TransPlay safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess TransPlay.

## Is TransPlay legit?

TransPlay: Emulator Translator has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for TransPlay is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 2.5 — 2026-10-09

TransPlay 2.5 — now on Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro.

· Apple TV: a native app for the big screen. Play with a game controller; on the Siri Remote, Back opens the menu and Play/Pause freezes the screen to translate
· Send games to Apple TV from your phone or computer over Wi-Fi — scan the QR code
· Apple Vision Pro: a native app with every console except Dreamcast
· On Apple TV and Vision Pro, translation is a Pro feature
· One subscription covers every device with the same Apple Account

Something wrong? Tell us on the support page and we'll fix it.

### 2.0 — 2026-10-06

TransPlay 2.0 — twelve consoles, one app.

· Alongside Game Boy Advance: Game Boy, NES, SNES, Mega Drive, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, PSP, PC Engine, WonderSwan and Game Gear
· Pick a console on the first screen for a screen tuned to it — switch any time
· Imported games are sorted onto the right console automatically
· Solo subscriptions per console; All-Pass covers all 12
· 601 per-title game packs
· New icon

Your existing Game Boy Advance games, saves and settings are all still there.

Something wrong? Tell us on the support page and we'll fix it.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-05

No release notes.

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