Best TotalSMS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Sega master system emulators ranked against TotalSMS on the same published basis.
- 1TotalSMS vs MasterGear
- 2TotalSMS vs Emulicious
- 3TotalSMS vs Genesis Plus GX
- 4TotalSMS vs Dega
- 5TotalSMS vs MasterEmu
- 6TotalSMS vs vibe-sms
- 7TotalSMS vs ares
- 8TotalSMS vs BizHawk
- 9TotalSMS vs PicoDrive
- 10TotalSMS vs Nuked-SMS
- 11TotalSMS vs Mednafen
- 12TotalSMS vs Nexen
- 13TotalSMS vs Sandopolis
- 15TotalSMS vs DSP Emulator
- 16TotalSMS vs Miracle
- 17TotalSMS vs jgenesis
- 18TotalSMS vs SMS
- 19TotalSMS vs Mira
- 20TotalSMS vs ESP32-FabGL-SMSEmulator
- 21TotalSMS vs Emu198x
TotalSMS alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MasterGear | 9.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 2 | Emulicious | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Genesis Plus GX | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 4 | Dega | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 5 | MasterEmu | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 6 | vibe-sms | 7.4 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | ares | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | BizHawk | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | PicoDrive | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Nuked-SMS | 6.4 | No | — | — |
| 11 | Mednafen | 6.4 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 12 | Nexen | 6.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | Sandopolis | 6.3 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | DSP Emulator | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| 16 | Miracle | 6.2 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | jgenesis | 6.0 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 18 | SMS | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
| 19 | Mira | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | ESP32-FabGL-SMSEmulator | 5.5 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Emu198x | 5.1 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about TotalSMS alternatives
What is the best alternative to TotalSMS?
MasterGear, number 1 in Sega master system emulators with a score of 9.7 out of 10. The others here: Emulicious, Genesis Plus GX, Dega and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to TotalSMS?
MasterGear is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.