Zaparoo

Launch games with NFC cards

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Write your games to NFC cards, browse your library, and launch games from your phone. Works with Zaparoo Core on MiSTer, PC, handhelds, and media devices. Save your games to NFC cards and launch them with a tap. Zaparoo App is the companion app for Zaparoo Core, the free software that launches games from NFC cards, QR codes, and barcodes on your MiSTer, PC, handheld, or media device. Use it to write cards, browse your library, launch games, and control what's playing. ZAP • Use your phone as a reader. Scan NFC tags, QR codes, and barcodes with your phone and launch them on your device (requires Pro) • See what's playing, with pause, stop, and playlist controls, and favorite, like, dislike, or save a game for later • Use the on-screen remote and keyboard to control your device • Rearrange the Zap page, hide what you don't use, add buttons that run any ZapScript, and add rows of games from a collection or deck. Each device keeps its own layout • On iPad, go full screen to leave the Zap page up as a display LIBRARY • Browse every system and folder on your device, or search across all of them • See artwork, descriptions, and release details. The system, year, developer, genre, and region each open a search for more like it • Favorites, Liked, Disliked, and Play later collections, plus Recently played and Top played • Build decks of games and cards, reorder them, play them as a playlist, or write them to a tag CREATE • Search your library and write a game to an NFC tag • Build custom ZapScript one step at a time, or edit it as text • Manage mappings for NFC toys and barcodes, and read, format, or erase tags with the NFC tools SETTINGS AND DEVICES • Find Zaparoo devices on your network, or add one by IP address, and switch between them in one sheet • Set playtime limits and a launch guard, and use profiles • Layouts made for both iPhone and iPad • Choose a light, dark, or system theme and adjust text size. VoiceOver and reduced motion are supported WHAT YOU NEED Zaparoo Core running on your device. Managing Core, browsing your library, and writing tags are always free. Using your phone as a reader (NFC, camera, barcodes, and shake to launch) is a one-time Pro purchase. Some features need a recent Core. Recently played and Top played need Core 2.12 or newer. Liked, Disliked, Play later, and decks need Core 2.18 or newer. Zaparoo is open source. Docs and support are at zaparoo.org.

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Zaparoo App 2 is a redesign. • A new look that matches Zaparoo Online, with a light theme that follows your phone • Separate layouts for phones and tablets, now including iPad • Tap a game's system, year, developer, genre, or region to find more like it • Recently played and Top played in the Library (Core 2.12 or newer) • Customize the Zap page: move or hide widgets, add buttons that run any ZapScript, and add rows from a collection or deck (rows need Core 2.18 or newer) • Full screen on iPad, so the Zap page can sit next to your setup as a display • ZapScript is built one step at a time, and Test replaces Run • One sheet to choose, add, and manage devices, and a Played tab in History

Version 2.0.2

The developer, Wizzo Pty Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Purchases
    • Contact Info
    • User Content
    • Identifiers
    • Other Data

  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Identifiers
    • Usage Data
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The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More

  • Supported Features

    • VoiceOver

    • Larger Text

    • Dark Interface

    • Sufficient Contrast

    • Reduced Motion

Information

Seller
Wizzo Pty Ltd
Size
57.7 MB
Category
Games
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.5 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
13+
  • 13+
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  • Contains
    User-Generated Content
    Social Media
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
© 2026 Wizzo Pty Ltd
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  • Privacy Policy

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