Couchplay
The TV shows the game.
The phone is the controller.
Couchplay plays your 8-bit cartridge games on iPhone. Mirror it to an Apple TV and the picture fills the television while your phone turns into a full-screen gamepad.
Download on the App StoreFree for iPhone · iOS 17 or later
Made for the big screen
Start Screen Mirroring and the game moves to the TV at full size — not a copy of your phone.
A real gamepad
A full-screen touch controller you can rearrange, plus MFi, Xbox and PlayStation controllers.
Another phone as Player 2
Scan a QR code and a friend's iPhone joins as the second controller. No account, no setup.
Save states & rewind
Save anywhere, pick up exactly where you left off, and rewind the last few seconds.
Bring your own games
Add your own .nes files from Files, iCloud Drive or AirDrop. Includes the original homebrew game Moon Runner.
Private by design
No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. Read the policy.
Free to play. Plus when you want more.
Couchplay is free with up to three of your own games, TV mode and controllers. Couchplay Plus unlocks the rest — try it free for 7 days, then buy it once or yearly.
Couchplay
- Up to 3 of your own games
- Moon Runner included
- Play on TV & physical controllers
- One save state slot
Couchplay Plus
- Unlimited games
- Eight save state slots & auto-save
- Rewind & fast-forward
- A second phone as Player 2
Couchplay does not include any commercial games. Only play games you own the rights to.