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 MasterGear
- 3TotalSMS vs ares
- 4TotalSMS vs Emu198x
- 5TotalSMS vs Emulicious
- 6TotalSMS vs Genesis Plus GX
- 7TotalSMS vs BizHawk
- 8TotalSMS vs Dega
- 9TotalSMS vs PicoDrive
- 10TotalSMS vs SMS
- 11TotalSMS vs MasterEmu
- 12TotalSMS vs Mira
- 13TotalSMS vs Sandopolis
- 14TotalSMS vs Gearlynx
- 15TotalSMS vs OpenHomeKaraoke
- 16TotalSMS vs DSP Emulator
- 17TotalSMS vs jgenesis
- 18TotalSMS vs Nexen
- 19TotalSMS vs Mednafen
- 20TotalSMS vs vibe-sms
TotalSMS alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtual Jaguar | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | MasterGear | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Windows |
| 3 | ares | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Emu198x | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Emulicious | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Genesis Plus GX | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 7 | BizHawk | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 8 | Dega | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | PicoDrive | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | SMS | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 11 | MasterEmu | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 12 | Mira | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | Sandopolis | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 14 | Gearlynx | 5.9 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | OpenHomeKaraoke | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | DSP Emulator | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | jgenesis | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Nexen | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Mednafen | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 20 | vibe-sms | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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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 6.8 out of 10. The others here: MasterGear, ares, Emu198x and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to TotalSMS?
Virtual Jaguar is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.