Give your Xcode Simulator superpowers with RocketSim
App Developers use Xcode and the iOS Simulator to build apps on their Macs. While the Simulator helps them build and test apps, it's limited in functionality.
RocketSim fills this gap by allowing developers to:
- Simulate locations using car or walking routes*
- Compare app designs they need to implement using grids, rulers, and the comparison tool
- Create GIF or MP4 recordings with touches and bezels to share their development progress with the rest of the team
- Open developer-related folders in Finder to quickly clear cache and debug app-specific issues
- Reset permissions in the Simulator like location or photo access. Developers need to test this repetitively, which can be time-consuming without RocketSim
- Test Deeplinks (Universal Links) and Push Notifications. Xcode doesn't provide any way of doing this, making it hard to test these features.
RocketSim keeps developers in their flow by only showing up when the Simulator window becomes active.
What people say
I use RocketSim a lot to create recordings for my articles. The touches now make it even easier to share my learnings.
Majid Jabrayilov, Swift with Majid
RocketSim helps me to create localized preview videos for Soosee, ready to upload to App Store Connect.
Jordi Bruin, Apple Design Award Finalist
Recordings with touches and high-quality GIFs from RocketSim are exactly what I need to show what I’m working on.
Josh Holtz, Lead maintainer of Fastlane
If you're a design-minded iOS engineer, you need to get @rocketsim_app
- Record screencasts that show touches
- Show grid/rulers over the simulator
- Ability to select a screenshot and overlay it with opacity controls so you can see how far off you are from the design
Stammy on Twitter, Principal Designer Rewind, Previously at Twitter
Features
Location Simulation
- Scenario testing: City Run, Bicycle run, and Freeway Drive
- Simulate routes from start to destination using Quick Actions
- Update GPS to a specific point on the map
Grids & Rulers help you to create pixel-perfect design implementations
- Use horizontal and vertical rulers
- Measure distance between elements in on-device pixels
- Configure grid size and color
Quick actions for your recent builds help you increase productivity
- Delete Derived Data with ease, globally or per app, to prevent rebuilding all your Xcode projects.
- Open common directories like your app's documents folder.
- Read and write user defaults
- Grant, revoke, or reset permissions like photo and location access, allowing you to quickly test related implementations
Deeplinks (Universal Links) and Push Notifications
- Add quick actions to test Deeplinks and Push Notifications
- Bundle Identifier based: actions automatically show up for recent builds
- Launch deeplinks to test routing in your apps
- Easily launch deeplinks from your clipboard
- Manage and share Quick Action groups with your colleagues
Compare Designs for pixel-perfect design implementations
- Create pixel-perfect implementations of your app’s design
- Drag, Paste, or Select images for comparison
- Use the overlay mode to compare your app’s implementation to its design
- The slider allows you to slide between your app’s implementation and its design
- Any image source, whether it’s Sketch, Figma, or Zeplin.
Create screenshots
- Device Bezels create that professional screen capture you need
- Adjust the background color to match your styling
Create professional recordings to share progress
- A popup next to the active Simulator allows to start a recording easily
- Enable touches to explain better how your app responds to user interaction
- Device Bezels create that professional impression you need
- Export-ready for App Store Connect. Creating App Previews has never been easier
- Landscape orientation is correctly applied in the exported video
- A floating thumbnail with the resulting recording allows to drag into any destination easily
- Select MP4 or GIF to match your needs
- Trim videos for perfect lengths
- Control the quality of exports for perfect performance
Keeping you in your flow
Each feature is developed with a focus on productivity to keep you in your flow. Configure the available shortcuts to improve this even more.
Who is this app for?
App Developers using Xcode that want to be more productive. Design-focused developers will leverage several design comparison tools to pixel-perfectly implemented designs.
Pricing
RocketSim is completely free to use. Upgrading to PRO allows removing watermarks from captures and unlocks unlimited compares.
