Best TotalSMS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Sega master system emulators ranked against TotalSMS on the same published basis.
- 1TotalSMS vs Virtual Jaguar
- 2TotalSMS vs Gearlynx
- 3TotalSMS vs Genesis Plus GX
- 4TotalSMS vs MasterGear
- 5TotalSMS vs ares
- 6TotalSMS vs Emulicious
- 7TotalSMS vs BizHawk
- 8TotalSMS vs Dega
- 9TotalSMS vs PicoDrive
- 10TotalSMS vs MasterEmu
- 11TotalSMS vs Mira
- 12TotalSMS vs DSP Emulator
- 13TotalSMS vs jgenesis
- 14TotalSMS vs Nexen
- 15TotalSMS vs Mednafen
- 16TotalSMS vs OpenHomeKaraoke
- 17TotalSMS vs vibe-sms
- 18TotalSMS vs Miracle
- 20TotalSMS vs ESP32-FabGL-SMSEmulator
- 21TotalSMS vs SMS
TotalSMS alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtual Jaguar | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Gearlynx | 7.1 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Genesis Plus GX | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 4 | MasterGear | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 5 | ares | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Emulicious | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | BizHawk | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 8 | Dega | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | PicoDrive | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | MasterEmu | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 11 | Mira | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | DSP Emulator | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | jgenesis | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Nexen | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Mednafen | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 16 | OpenHomeKaraoke | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | vibe-sms | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Miracle | 6.2 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | ESP32-FabGL-SMSEmulator | 6.0 | No | — | — |
| 21 | SMS | 6.0 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about TotalSMS alternatives
What is the best alternative to TotalSMS?
Virtual Jaguar, number 1 in Sega master system emulators with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: Gearlynx, Genesis Plus GX, MasterGear and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to TotalSMS?
Virtual Jaguar is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.