Stephen

Self-taught iOS developer building @stikstore_app and @play_vapor.

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

I’m excited to officially announce my next project, Vapor.

Vapor lets you play PC and Mac games on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, with built-in JIT and support for iOS 17.4+.

It’s designed to make playing PC and Mac games on Apple devices as easy as possible.

Follow @play_vapor.

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

👀

[StikStore @stikstore_app]

January 14 10am EST

[Sean Murray @NoMansSky]

iOS Deep Dive

🪐NMS on iPhone + iPad!
👉Rebuilt for Touch
🎮Controller Support
🖱️Mouse + Keys Support
😮iPhone 11 and up
💰10 Years of Updates
🕵️‍♀️4GB Download
🚽Play Anywhere
🌍The Whole Game
🪄Metal FX
🖥️M class support
😍Console Graphics
🦸Free to Try

https://t.co/Uep0DOxzOo

[levi @leviidev01]

Husk 1.0.0 is out, the first stable release!

If you don’t know, Husk is an app that can run Android apps on iOS. It can do this natively, or by emulating, either way works. It can run many Android apps, and is actively being updated by me ❤️

Download: https://t.co/2agzZ6ZFme

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

This is a great example of why we need real third party App Stores on iOS and not the "App Marketplaces" that still require notarization and a paid developer account.

[Dan Kulkov @DanKulkov]

apple will terminate my account in 10 days

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

We need real third party App Stores on iOS and not the "App Marketplaces" that still require notarization and a paid developer account.

[Chad @ChadAppDev]

I hate to see someone’s work go down the drain, but this is necessary for the future of the App Store.

We can’t have Apple reviewers wasting their time reviewing literal copy-pasted slop.

It also makes it harder for developers building genuinely useful apps to get discovered when the App Store is flooded with thousands of low-effort clones.

[levi @leviidev01]

My Android Translation Layer for iOS is out!

You can now play your favorite (some) android games on iOS without emulation! Right now, it can 100% run: Flappy Bird, Subway Surfers, Geometry Dash, and Minecraft on their Android versions.

Download: https://t.co/2agzZ70dbM

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

@leviidev01 Minecraft? That's crazy!

[levi @leviidev01]

first preview at my android translation layer for ios, its a work in progress and hopefully released soon 🙂

[levi @leviidev01]

I'm happy to say that Podium 0.1.0 is officially live!

Podium currently only emulates iOS 6.1.6 with the iPod Touch (4th generation). I hope you enjoy this app as much as I did, and be ready for more updates soon!

https://t.co/yXbA5A6cxv

[StikStore @stikstore_app]

Hope you didn’t forget about us.

[levi @leviidev01]

Podium - an iPod Touch emulator for iOS has booted iOS 6.1.6! Release soon 👀

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

@willfaustcuber @play_vapor Thanks! You too!

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

I've been cooking. Follow @play_vapor to stay updated!

[Vapor @play_vapor]

Here's the full GTA V benchmark running in Vapor on an iPhone 18 Pro Max

City drive: 66 FPS average
Other scenes: 80 FPS average

• 1080p, DirectX 11
• High textures
• FXAA, 16x AF
• 75% population density
• 50% distance scaling
• Sharp shadows, MSAA off
• Everything else on Normal

Still a work in progress, and I have some minor issues left to fix.

[Vapor @play_vapor]

The Steam version of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, a 32-bit DirectX 9 game, is now running in Vapor on the Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) at 1080p 60 FPS!

And it’s doing that with only around 2 GB of usable RAM available to the app.

Vapor is also the first Apple TV app to self-enable JIT on-device.

Sorry for the delay on the demo videos. They should be coming this weekend, along with a GTA V video demo!

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

@patrickawsomew It's on my to-do list

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

It runs better than it does on PS4!

[Vapor @play_vapor]

As promised, here are some screenshots of GTA V running through Vapor on iOS 27!

Gameplay footage coming soon.

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

@Mr_Coconut11 @play_vapor Yes

[StikStore @stikstore_app]

Honk honk honk honk honk honk honk

[MacRumors.com @MacRumors]

X's Standalone Messaging App XChat Disappears From App Store https://t.co/mi5nTKfOeU

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

@mcon_innovation @play_vapor Ohsnap! Big fan, you should send me a controller so I can make sure it works 👀

[Stephen @StephenDev0]

I’m excited to officially announce my next project, Vapor.

Vapor lets you play PC and Mac games on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, with built-in JIT and support for iOS 17.4+.

It’s designed to make playing PC and Mac games on Apple devices as easy as possible.

Follow @play_vapor.