Comparison

iDOS 3 vs Stardew Save Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

iDOS 3

Experience classic DOS games and applications on your iPhone and iPad. This app emulates a DOS PC, offering modern controls for enhanced playability. It also supports productivity tasks like word processing and programming.

Highlights
  • On-screen keyboard with custom layouts
  • Virtual gamepad with customizable bindings
  • Trackpad mouse emulation
  • MT-32 emulation and MIDI support
  • Bluetooth keyboard and gamepad support
  • Bluetooth mouse support
Features
Currently charting
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Play classic DOS games on your iPhone and iPad! iDOS turns your device right into a powerful DOS gaming PC, with modern game control to make your old favorites as playable as possible. You can also use iDOS for non-gaming purposes, such as word processing, casual programming. Apps in the DOS days are often simpler and surprisingly productive. KEYBOARD iDOS provides a PC compatible on-screen keyboard with carefully designed layouts for different devices and orientations. The keyboard has a sliding control in landscape mode so that you can keep it from covering critical part of the screen. Bluetooth keyboard is fully supported on iOS 14+. GAMEPAD iDOS provides a virtual gamepad with key bindings that are fairly common in DOS games. You can customize the bindings. The DPAD works in 8-axis way. It can also be toggled into a joystick. External bluetooth game controllers are supported. Make sure your game controller is connected (System Settings->Bluetooth). To customize button bindings, go to iDOS in landscape mode, tap on bluetooth icon on the auto-hiding top bar. MOUSE The screen area serves as a trackpad for moving mouse pointer. Tap on the screen for left click. If direct touch is enabled, the mouse pointer will move to where you tap. Hold one finger on the screen, and tap with another finger for right click. On-screen mouse buttons are also provided for your convenience. Bluetooth mouse are fully supported on iOS 14+. AUDIO iDOS supports mt32 emulation, MIDI sound fonts, cuesheet based CDimage with compressed audio tracks (ogg/mp3/flac). SUPPORT - Visit https://litchie.com/dospad for more information - Send email to idos@litchie.com - Follow the developer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/litchiedev - iDOS is open source, report issue on https://github.com/litchie/dospad

About

Stardew Save Editor

Modify your Stardew Valley game saves to enhance your gameplay. Add money, manage inventory, instantly complete tasks, and customize various aspects of your farm and character. Explore new possibilities and overcome in-game challenges with ease.

Highlights
  • Add money
  • Manage inventory and chest items
  • Instantly complete tasks
  • Customize farm and character stats
  • Change weather and time
  • Teleport to any in-game location
Features
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Enhance your Stardew Valley experience with my Stardew Save Editor. Now supporting Stardew Valley v1.5 and saves from PC, Mac and Nintendo Switch! Features: - Add money - Manage inventory and chest items - Instantly receive missing Community Center items - Send yourself a random daily gift (after Community Center is complete) - Instantly finish all crops, construction, incubators and craftable items - Purchase artifacts, decorations, fish, food, hats, minerals, tools, weapons and out of season seeds - Automatically remove weeds and other debris - Switch between farm types, cave types and professions - Adjust friendship, tool, luck, combat and skill levels - Add or remove pets (have both cats and dogs, or neither!) - Add custom quests and NPC responses - Change your player or farm name - Choose your own weather - Time travel between days, seasons & more You can also edit your farm in the middle of the day! Press "Save Backup" in Stardew Valley to edit the game in progress. This will allow you change time and "Teleport" to anywhere in game: - Visit villager houses and stores, even when they're closed - Access areas like the Greenhouse and Sewer before you unlock them - Shop at JojaMart after they leave town (if you must) - Gain access to 3 more wine cellars - Visit the unfinished Summit (you will need to teleport back) - Jump to any level of the Skull Cavern I originally built this as a tool for myself after having to restart the game, but figured others might enjoy it too. Please email me if you find any issues. Enjoy!

Screenshots

iDOS 34 screens
Stardew Save Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iDOS 3 at 4.3 against Stardew Save Editor's 3.9. iDOS 3 also leads on chart position (#157 vs unranked). Stardew Save Editor's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iDOS 3 costs $4.99 and Stardew Save Editor $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iDOS 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 156 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of iDOS 3's written reviews are positive against 73% of Stardew Save Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDOS 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, Stardew Save Editor weekly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
iDOS 3 versus Stardew Save Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDOS 3Stardew Save Editor
Price$4.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (52 ratings) — better3.9 (156 ratings)
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews73.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52156 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#157 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB42 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer潮激 李Chad Smith

Customer experience

iDOS 3

All ratings51 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral11.2%
Negative19.1%

Stardew Save Editor

All ratings156 ratings
Positive71.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative20.5%

User reviews

iDOS 3

From 52 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Playable classic DOS games
  • 🤖 Great DOS emulator functionality
  • 🎨 Awesome interface and user experience
  • 🔍 Supports mounting of various disk formats (floppies, ISOs)
  • 🖥️ Works best on M1/M2/M4 iPads

Room to improve

  • 🕹️ Steep learning curve for casual users
  • 🔧 Lacks support for some common disk formats (e.g. .img, .iso)
  • 🎮 Issues with game controls and mapping
  • 📁 Difficulty managing multiple floppy disk installers
  • 🔍 Limited disk mounting options in landscape mode

Stardew Save Editor

From 156 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful utility
  • 🚀 Works as intended
  • 💡 Customizable options
  • 🤝 Assists with game progression

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Outdated for latest game version
  • 🤔 Unclear instructions
  • 💰 Paid app after being free

Bugs and requests

iDOS 3

No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.

Stardew Save Editor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when accessing certain features
  • Inventory and wallet functions not working properly
  • Inability to select save files on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with latest game updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update to support Stardew Valley 1.6
  • Add more items and features
  • Improve compatibility with other platforms
  • Expand customization options

In-app purchases

None

iDOS 3

No in-app purchases

None

Stardew Save Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDOS 3 free?
iDOS 3 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stardew Save Editor free?
Stardew Save Editor costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDOS 3 or Stardew Save Editor?
iDOS 3 is rated higher. iDOS 3 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Stardew Save Editor averages 3.9 from 156 ratings.
Do iDOS 3 or Stardew Save Editor have ads?
Neither iDOS 3 nor Stardew Save Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDOS 3 or Stardew Save Editor?
iDOS 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Stardew Save Editor weekly. Most recently, iDOS 3 was updated on October 27, 2026 and Stardew Save Editor on October 27, 2026.

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