# rileytestut/Delta

Delta is an all-in-one classic video game emulator for non-jailbroken iOS devices.

Repository: https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rileytestut-delta
Language: Swift
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-07-30T21:16:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4195, "days_push": 34, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6085, forks 473 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.915694+00:00)

## What it is
Delta is an all-in-one classic video game emulator app for non-jailbroken iOS devices, supporting NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy, GBA, DS, and Sega Genesis via mature emulator cores. It offers a native iOS UI, controller support, save states, and customizable controller skins.

## Use cases
- play gameboy advance games on iphone
- emulate nintendo ds on ios without jailbreak
- run retro games on ipad
- use ps5 controller with ios emulator
- save states for classic games
- import roms and box art on ios

## When to choose
- you want to play classic console games on iPhone or iPad without jailbreaking
- you need multi-system emulation in one native iOS app
- you want external controller support and customizable skins

## When to avoid
- you need emulation on Android, Windows, or macOS
- you want to emulate modern consoles like Switch or PS4
- you require legally sourced ROMs you don't own

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, entertainment
- platform: -
- tags: emulator, retro-gaming, save-states, gameboy, nintendo-ds, swift, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- rileytestut/Delta (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.915694+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:48:19.402092+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rileytestut/Delta (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.915694+00:00, sha 93556263c01f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.