A Mac with Apple silicon can run many of your favorite iPhone and iPad apps—which you can download right here on the Mac App Store! Just look for the “Designed for iPhone” or “Designed for iPad” badge.
You’ll find our favorites on the Discover, Create, Work, Play, and Develop tabs. You can also search for these apps by clicking the “iPhone & iPad Apps” option at the top of your search results. Compatible apps you’ve previously downloaded on iPhone or iPad also appear in your Mac App Store purchase history for easy downloading to your Mac.
Your Mac’s keyboard, trackpad, and mouse work as you’d expect with these apps, but enabling Touch Alternatives (via an app’s Preferences window) lets you perform gestures such as tilting, tapping, and swiping using your Mac’s keyboard and trackpad. You can also emulate game-controller actions in iPhone and iPad games that support controllers.
Want a different view? Use the View menu to switch between landscape and portrait orientations and to enable full-screen mode on apps that support these options.
Most iPhone and iPad apps are compatible with a Mac with Apple silicon, but some may not be available because they require capabilities unique to iPhone or iPad. A developer may also choose to make their app unavailable on Mac.
Here are some standouts to get started with:
Apps
Duolingo - Language Lessons
Learn Spanish, French, German
Overcast
A better podcast app
MLB
The #1 App For Live Baseball
Letterboxd
The social app for film lovers
Yahoo Mail - Organized Email
Fast, personalized inbox
Headspace: Sleep & Meditation
Mindfulness and Mental Health
Airbnb
Vacation Rentals & Experiences
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
News Updates, Alerts, & More
LumaFusion
Pro video editing and effects
Chronicling - Track Anything
Clean simple habit tracker
Audible: Audio Entertainment
Audiobooks, Podcasts & Stories
uMake: 3D Modeling CAD, Design
Sketch, Draw, Model and Render
PBS KIDS Video
Stream TV & Download Episodes
Zillow Real Estate & Rentals
Buy & Sell Homes & Apartments
Asana Rebel: Get in Shape
Yoga Workout & nutrition plans
Fubo: Watch Live TV & Sports
Stream NFL, Live TV & News!
Hopscotch-Programming for kids
A bite-sized intro to coding
Glo | Yoga and Meditation App
Yoga, Pilates & Fitness App
GOAT – Sneakers & Apparel
Past, Present, Future
Calm
Sleep, Meditation, Relaxation
Toca Boca World
Create, design, decorate!
Toca Boca Jr Hair Salon 4
Create, Style, Repeat!
E*TRADE: Invest. Trade. Save.
Stocks, options, mutual funds
Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos
Meal Planner & Cook Book
ClassDojo
Happy classroom communities
Kitchen Stories: Recipes
Cooking, Baking & Cookbooks
Mimo: Learn Coding/Programming
Code Python, JavaScript, HTML
Vixer – Video Editor & Maker
Reel, Slideshow, Music, Speed
MathTango: Grades K-5 Learning
Fun math practice kids games
eBay: online marketplace
Shop fashion, car parts & more
Drops: Language Learning Games
Learn Spanish, French, Korean
Hungry Caterpillar Play School
Preschool kids + toddler games
Picsew - Screenshot Stitching
Indispensable stitching tool.
Lose It! – Calorie Counter
Food Tracker for Weight Loss
Games
Grand Mountain Adventure
Open-World Ski & Snowboard
Among Us!
Games
Townscaper
Instant town building toy
Sky: Children of the Light
Play Together with Compassion
Hyper Light Drifter
Explore a mysterious world
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Epic Card Battles
Crossy Road
Endless Arcade Hopper
FAR: Lone Sails
Games
Monument Valley 2
A story of beauty and illusion
Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
Relaxed but Smart Puzzle Game
The Unfinished Swan
Paint A World To Life
Off The Road - OTR Mud Racing
Extreme open world simulator
Property Brothers Home Design
Design My Dream Home
Assoluto Racing
Drift & Race Real Cars
Daggerhood
A sharp and cunning platformer
Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
A card-based dungeon crawler
Pokémon Café ReMix
Games
Canabalt
Games
Incredible Mandy
Beautiful 3D puzzle adventure
SpellTower
Wordsearch meets strategy