LAST UPDATED: 14 SEPTEMBER 2026
These terms are the agreement between you and Retro Station for the Retro Station app and this website. By downloading or using the app, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the app.
Retro Station is emulation software for iPhone and iPad. It reproduces the behaviour of older game consoles so that game files you supply can run on your own device. It is built on open-source emulator cores, credited in the app under Settings › About.
Retro Station ships with no games. We do not supply, host, sell or distribute copyrighted game files, and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Nintendo, Sony, Sega or any other console manufacturer or game publisher. Console and game names are used only to describe compatibility, and remain the trademarks of their owners.
You are solely responsible for every file you import into the app, including game files and BIOS images, and for having the legal right to use them. Copyright law differs by country; in most places, downloading or sharing a game you do not own is unlawful even if you own another copy.
You agree that you will not use Retro Station to infringe anyone's copyright, and you accept full responsibility for any consequences of the files you choose to use. We cannot inspect your files and do not attempt to.
You must be at least 13 years old, or the minimum age in your country, to use Retro Station. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the app only with the involvement of a parent or guardian, who agrees to these terms on your behalf.
Subject to these terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use Retro Station on Apple-branded devices you own or control, as permitted by the App Store Terms of Service. You may not:
Retro Station includes third-party open-source software, each under its own licence, listed in the app. Where such a licence conflicts with this section, that licence governs that component.
Some features require a paid subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock. All purchases are made through the App Store and are charged to your Apple Account.
Our handling of data is described in the Privacy Policy, which forms part of these terms.
We may add, change, suspend or remove features, and may stop supporting a console, an emulator core or an older iOS version. We may discontinue the app entirely. We will give reasonable notice for material changes where we can, but we do not promise that any particular feature will remain available.
Retro Station is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not warrant that any given game will run, that emulation will be accurate, that the app will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that save data will not be lost. Keep your own backups of anything you care about.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so parts of this section may not apply to you, and nothing here limits consumer rights that cannot be waived by law.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost data, lost save files or lost profits, arising from your use of Retro Station. Our total liability for any claim relating to the app is limited to the greater of the amount you paid us for it in the twelve months before the claim, or EUR 50.
Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for intent or gross negligence, for fraud, for claims under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz), or for anything else that cannot be limited by law.
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages and costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your misuse of the app or from game files or BIOS files you used without the right to do so.
These terms apply until terminated. They end automatically if you breach them, and you may end them at any time by deleting the app. Sections 2, 8, 9, 10 and 13 survive termination. Termination does not by itself entitle you to a refund.
This section applies because the app is distributed through the App Store, and Apple requires it:
These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The place of jurisdiction is Hamburg, Germany, to the extent that such a place may lawfully be agreed.
If you are a consumer, this does not deprive you of the protection of the mandatory laws of your country of residence, and you may bring proceedings in the courts there. The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are neither obliged nor willing to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
These terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between us about the app. If a provision is held unenforceable, the rest remains in force. Our failure to enforce a right is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these terms; we may assign them to a successor of the app.
We may update these terms. The current version is always posted here. Continuing to use the app after a change means you accept the updated terms.