melonDS

2.0.1 PS

Rafael V. Caetano

4.29

808 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Highly customizable emulator

About melonDS

melonDS is an entertainment app developed by Rafael V. Caetano.

Download Statistics

melonDS has been downloaded 2.8 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 110 thousand times. It is ranked #145 in entertainment.

User Ratings

melonDS is rated 4.29 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 810 ratings.

App Information

melonDS is FREE to download. The APK download size is 20.02 MB. The latest version available is 2.0.1 PS. The last update was on May 5, 2026.

Technical Requirements

melonDS requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2021.

Description

Unofficial port of melonDS, a free, open-source and highly customizable emulator. Its main features include:

More data about melonDS

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	2.8 million
Recent downloads	110 thousand
Rating	4.29 based on 810 ratings
Ranking	Medium ranked
Version	2.0.1 PS
APK size	20.0 MB
Number of libraries	15
Designed for Android	7.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Common keywords of similar apps

Melonds Highly Layouts Codes Provided Custom Support Customizable Files Emulator Features Game Save Rom Systems

Keywords missing from this app

Games Retro Gba Roms Play Load App Boy Performance Device Controls Supports Emulation Gameplay Nintendo Devices Screen Advance Full Smooth Fast States Sega User Arcade External Storage Control File Multiple Access System Classic Controller Gamepad Console Bluetooth Usb Offline Legally Content

Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

melonDS has been downloaded 2.8 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 3.6 thousand downloads per day.

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Developer information for Rafael V. Caetano

Rafael V. Caetano

rafaelvcaetano@gmail.com

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Comments on melonDS for Android

★★★★★ tyler Plaster · Jun 24, 2026

The best ds emulator out of all ds emulators, it supports ds and dsi, you can upscale the emulation screen, you can emulate having something in slot2, and It's just too good!

★★★★☆ Myrus Flores · Jun 4, 2026

It's great wish the button skin is changeable like the old legend drastic

★★★★★ KREEK_KRAKY Sarabia · Aug 1, 2026

Love this, runs very smoothly and the sound isn't choppy like the other DS emulators, this is the best one I've played on

★★★★☆ sme64 · Aug 3, 2026

Works really good but when I have my finger on one of the buttons I can't put my other finger on the other button it just doesn't work I have to swipe to the button and it can get really annoying

★☆☆☆☆ Iron Head · May 27, 2026

No matter if from GitHub or play store, I can't make the cheats for bb2 or vw2 work.

★★☆☆☆ Vipin Vindhyaraj · Jun 7, 2026

Not optimized for high-end devices Pokémon platinum runs like a turtle it's super slow and laggy constant fps drops make it almost unusable for me, gonna stick to drastic for now until these issues are gone

★☆☆☆☆ Edgar Carrillo Aguilera · Aug 14, 2026

Can't run Pokémon ROMs. Get error message saying they could be corrupted. Bios and firmware files are there. Can play same ROMs on PC version of Melons with no issues. Shite

★★☆☆☆ Libby H · Aug 5, 2026

For some reason nothing I play has any sound. It worked for the first 5 minutes I used it, then it dropped out.

Google Play Rankings for melonDS

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
145	Italy	Entertainment	Top Free
165	Spain	Entertainment	Top Free
188	South Korea	Entertainment	Top Free

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Technologies used by melonDS

melonDS is requesting 15 permissions and is using 15 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access

Hardware controls

take pictures and videos, record audio, control vibration

System tools

change network connectivity, connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi, run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC, android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, me.magnum.melonds.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

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Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable Android Jetpack Widgets Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Widgets Android Jetpack AppCompat Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack AppCompat AndroidX App Startup Android Library Icon

AndroidX App Startup Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 AndroidX ProfileInstaller Android Library Icon

AndroidX ProfileInstaller Picasso Android Library Icon

Picasso

AndroidX Preference Jetpack WindowManager Android Library Icon

Jetpack WindowManager Jetpack Compose Android Library Icon

Jetpack Compose AndroidX Graphics Android Library Icon

AndroidX Graphics CameraX Android Library Icon

CameraX

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