melonDS

2.0.1 PS

Rafael V. Caetano

4.36

700 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 93 thousand times.

User Ratings

melonDS is rated 4.36 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 700 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	93 thousand
Rating	4.36 based on 700 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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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 3.1 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

★★★★★ The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl · May 17, 2026

No longer works after recent update. Just force closes upon trying to load roms list. Uninstalled and reinstalled, rebooted device, same issue. Samsung S24 Ultra. ***Update: Works fine when only putting one ROM on the list at a time. When told to "Use This Folder" containing ALL of my ROMS, it crashes. However, it will work if you open ROMS specifically and individually when selecting "Use This Folder." Probably corrupted files on this device causing the crashing. Back to 5 stars.

★★★★★ Raiden Ramirez · Jul 17, 2026

It's a ds emulator that emulates ds games and even the os

★★★★☆ Chun Teng Kua · May 10, 2026

Would be great if android melons can load the save file from PC melons. Currently, unable to do so. However, the save file from melons to load in PC melons can be done. This is for Pokémon Platinum ROM. The name of the save file is the exact same name as the ROM, and was using Sync thing to enable the cloud sync between PC and android phone. *changed the rating, as it can be done on .sav file, but not on the save state file.

★★★★★ 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!

★★☆☆☆ 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

★☆☆☆☆ Andrés Sandoval · May 5, 2026

It was fine, until it wouldn't let me load my Pokémon Black 2 save file; it simply says it failed to load the state. What a shame.

★☆☆☆☆ Trio De Sparrows · Jul 26, 2026

Black flashing on the screen and mute button didn't work. Definitely needs some work before I'd recommend this app to anyone. Not a good performer.

Google Play Rankings for melonDS

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
166	South Korea	Entertainment	Top Free
181	Italy	Entertainment	Top Free
183	Spain	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

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Android WorkManager AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 AndroidX ProfileInstaller Android Library Icon

AndroidX ProfileInstaller Picasso Android Library Icon

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