2026-03-18
BEST EVER GANE INVENTED
Best thing to do for better gameplay and is invest in a phone controller !
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Description
***PLEASE NOTE: This game is officially supported on the following devices only: iPhone 4s, 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6s, 6 Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, iPod Touch 6th Gen, iPad Mini 1, 2, 3 & 4, iPad 2, 3rd Gen, 4th Gen, iPad Air 1 & 2, and iPad Pro.***
Five years ago, Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas, a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.
Now, it’s the early 90’s. Carl’s got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster.
On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Rockstar Games brings its biggest release to mobile yet with a vast open-world covering the state of San Andreas and its three major cities – Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas – with enhanced visual fidelity and over 70 hours of gameplay.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas features:
• Remastered, high-resolution graphics built specifically for mobile including lighting enhancements, an enriched color palette and improved character models.
• Enhanced for the iPhone 5 series and iPad 4th Gen and above with dynamic detailed shadows and real-time environmental reflections.
• Physical controller support for all Made for iOS controllers.
• Cloud save support for playing across all your iOS devices for Rockstar Social Club Members.
• Dual analog stick controls for full camera and movement control.
• Three different control schemes and customizable controls with contextual options to display buttons only when you need them.
Languages Supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian and Japanese.
*To listen to your custom playlist, simply create a playlist titled “GTASA”, launch the game, and select the radio station “MIXTAPE”.
Mobile Version developed by War Drum Studios
www.wardrumstudios.com
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What's New in Version 2.2.21
General fixes and improvements.
Seller
Name
Rockstar Games, Inc.
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
2.2.21
Size
2,656.9 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated 17+ for the following:
Frequent/Intense Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes
Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Frequent/Intense Realistic Violence
Frequent/Intense Profanity or Crude Humour
Frequent/Intense Simulated Gambling
Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
Compatibility
iOS 13.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 17e, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air11M4, iPad Air11M4Cellular, iPad Air13M4, iPad Air13M4Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.6 of 5 (8,017 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2026-03-05
Listen to me
Hey I love gta:sa but the one thing its missing is cheat codes why doesnt mobile version have cheat codes?? Please Please Please add cheat codes it would make the game 100x more playable and fun. Thank u.
2026-02-18
Great game. Works great
Same as above. Please refer to title
2026-02-03
Please fix the flying school!
Love the game but I keep passing the flying school and it does not save the progress. I am stuck on flying and landing when I have passed it all and the helicopter part, I can literally leave the mission and go fly a helicopter so why am I still trapped in this mission for eternity! Fix it please so I can finally save CJ’s brother, he needs me! Love the game, big fan but omg I hate the flying school, I just want to do lovely missions in peace, I have been stuck on the flying school for days! Again, love the game, love everything else, burn the school. thanks so much x
2026-01-29
Controls
The controls are awful
2026-01-02
Good game
Good game
2026-01-01
I’m a pro
100% complete
2025-12-26
Controller compatibility issue
The game is still incredibly buggy. One of the problems (a pretty bad one) is that when using a PS4 controller the game tells you to press the select button to open the map... the problem is PS4 controllers don't have a select button. Sony phased it out in 2013... so you cannot open your map with controller. Absolutely ridiculous.
2025-12-19
Hating GTA
So the reason why I stopped playing GTA because I got in trouble by my parents because I’m starting to hate GTA because GTA is very inappropriate and violence is very scary and they can make people very scared so which is why I’m rating zero for GTA
2025-11-25
Review
Great game but after a week or two the game crashes and stops working. I love to play this game but please fix the crashes its so disappointing as this is a great game. I know its an old game but please fix the crashes🙏🏽
2025-11-22
No cheats
I like the game I just can’t find how to put cheat codes on does anyone know how to do this
2025-11-14
Just like the PS2 game. Just flawless nostalgia for hours! Butttttttttt
Please I beg to the gaming gods add a way in game to get the old cheats we had along for the game, then this would be unmatched mobile game perfection!
2025-11-14
Very good and nostalgic game
But can you please fix this,when I’m driving or playing normally it suddenly stopped and runs normally in a second,rockstar can you please fix this I’m not able to enjoy this game if it’s like this by the way I’m on an (iPhone 8) hopefully it will be fixed soon☹️
2025-11-08
Terrible
Terrible bugs and glitches throughout the whole game. Unplayable at this point you can’t even drive any cars without them exploding.
2025-11-07
Crash
Game won’t load up and crashes
2025-11-05
Best Version
This is basically the cheapest and best version of all the remasters. There’s literally no point buying the Definitive edition as there’s missing songs, it’s glitchy and broken an looks like it was slapped with a Sims graphics mod. This is the version you want. Absolutely fantastic game.
2025-10-29
Not real San Andreas
There’s mechanics missing, npc’s don’t respond to situations as they should, I could find more but don’t wanna play further. How’d you f up a 30 yo game?.
2025-10-24
no sound
there is no sounds in the game, on mute on my iPhone 17 Pro
2025-10-19
I love the game so much
I love it I have every mission complete and max health and 40 million cash and every home
And all driving school and flying and bike and firefighter and police
2025-10-17
Very fun
Works perfectly would recommend
2025-10-11
Absolute joke
I got to the third party of the map. I have an account. And some reason all my game data disappeared and I have to start again. I spent ages getting to where I was just for all my save to miraculously disappear.
2025-10-01
URGENT SUGGESTION
Please make an update for controller settings because L2 R2 or RT LT are not used for acceleration and brake for vehicles PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE fix this
2025-09-13
Gta fan
Extremely good cause it’s free😀
2025-09-10
Stopped working!!!
Like the previous review left, the exact same thing happened to me. I had made quite a bit of progress, and spent many hours playing the game. Now when I open the app it loads then stops working. Can this be fixed please? Otherwise I’d like the money back I spent on it. Not good!
2025-08-17
DISGRACE
Whenever I try to use to gta it immediately kicks me of the game as I try to load in. I can’t access the game at all. FIX YOUR GAME!!!!!!!
2025-08-16
Poor dev work on this
Soooooo broken
2025-08-15
Unhappy
I can’t download GTA San Andreas on my iPhone anymore. I can’t even delete it from my phone and worst of all if I reload it will lose all my saved game data. I’m very disappointed that everything I have done has gone to waste
2025-07-27
Latest update
Latest update has ruined the game play on iPad Pro, the graphics are good but very laggy and jittery. The external controller functions have changed positions and can’t be changed back.
What was a great game to play 2 days ago is now ruined. Please sort asap!!!
Not happy.
2025-07-24
ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS
I’ve been playing GTA San Andreas on my phone for a long time — completed tons of missions, made real progress, and invested hours into the game. Out of nowhere, it just stopped working. I tried restarting my phone multiple times, but nothing fixed it. The only way to get it running again was to reinstall — and when I did that, all my saved games and progress were completely gone. No cloud save, no backup, nothing.
I’m beyond frustrated. A game of this scale should have reliable save options and not just wipe everything without warning. Rockstar really dropped the ball here. What’s the point of playing if everything can just disappear in a second?
Fix your app!!!
2025-07-05
Bugs and glitches
The traffic acts in a chaotic manner - with cars flying out of nowhere making it hard to drive through areas. The app has also started quitting randomly during certain missions and keeps on happening. Needs an urgent update to fix this!
2025-06-27
Really good
Look games like this is bad but I’m a gta gamer so I am technically like a pro and games like this isn’t good but this is the best so is vice city and gta 3so developers please awnser 😂😂❤️❤️
2025-06-08
Crashes
When I press resume, it loads for a bit before crashing.
2025-06-08
Update ruined it
When I first started it I enjoyed it so much! But then a 5 GB update came out I thought it would be a quick update, but no.. IT LITERALLY TAKES SO LONG!!! COMPLETE WASTE DO NOT DOWNLOAD
2025-05-12
App error
What to do now , my app gets closed for no reason ?
2025-05-05
Woah
This game Is just GOOD
2025-04-18
Good but bugs
Everything works well but cars sometimes randomly spawn in front of me when I’m driving
2025-04-16
Very very buggy
Everywhere all over the map there’s spots where cars zip around at a million mph. They are so prevalent and create so much chaos when cars fly into each other exploding chain reactions it’s like riot mode is constantly enabled. These factors make this title currently Unplayable. Been like this for months now been waiting for a patch.
2025-04-07
Glitchy traffic
While i was driving around cars would just spawn out of nowhere especially on motorways/highways and it made the experience unpredictable and slightly immersion breaking.
2025-04-06
To good
I love this game as it can let all the ANGER out and you can just play it without any problems or even crime
2025-04-02
God Dam Good !
Finished the game , but I wish it continued after killing smoke and tenpeny!
2025-03-23
Bad game
They need to unblock the end of the train tracks its dyslexic like they didn’t get away just unblock the j tracks its easy and how on earth does the train go through the signs it doesn’t make ANY SENSE and why do i get four stars every time I go to las venturas
2025-03-07
Sound
The sound is not working
2025-02-25
Absolute joke
This used to be an amazing port of a perfect game but the latest update has just ruined it. If you somehow get the game to actually play, then you will be faced with so many glitches that it would be easier to list the things that aren’t broken
2025-02-21
60fps update request
It needs 60fps update.
2025-02-16
Won’t even load now
Paid for this game played it for ages now it won’t load. Do Rockstar care?
2025-02-16
Game crushes
Everytime I try to start the game it loads 75% and then crushes and it almost never lets me play please fix it or refund my money
2025-02-14
YOU RUINED IT!
I don’t even need to write a review on how $h!tty the gameplay is now after the recent update; I thought the problem was to do with my device, but I saw the other reviews, and people seemed to have the exact same problems as I do. The reason behind this might be because Rockstar released the new trilogy edition on the App Store, and they ruined this masterpiece so people could buy their new trash. The funny thing is that I bought their trilogy edition, which was triple the price of this one, and I can assure you it isn’t worth the price, as you need to have a strong device to gain a satisfactory experience. And by strong, I MEAN IT, as I have an iPhone Xs Max, which is not a bad phone, but the game runs on mid- to low-resolution. Rockstar really lost gamers trust over the last few years.
2025-02-09
Stopped working
Gutted this has stopped working, I can get into the game menus but resuming game boots me out again so I can’t play. Will have to delete it if nothing changes after next update, been like this for 6 months now and getting time to delete and free up space sadly
2025-01-25
What happened to this game?!
I love this game, it is both a nostalgic masterpiece and a continuous fun game, and I've completed its storyline on my phone 4 times now (yeah I love it) and a few months ago it got an automatic update. It's literally unplayable now!
The two main problems are the traffic system and the refresh rate. The traffic is the most annoying and glitchy thing I've ever played. It's so bad that I prefer to fly an airplane instead of driving. And the refresh rate: it used to be consistent not so bad not so good but consistent at 30 fps, but now it's not locked on a specific refresh rate, it gets low as 30 and high as 60 fps, It's not a good thing, maybe it's a hardware problem but it was an unneccerry "improvement" to the game that nobody asked for it
I don't know what they can do to fix this absolute chaos, the preferred thing is to set an update to the previous version.
I have no idea why they should do this.
2025-01-24
Game is becoming unplayable
Daily issues with traffic spawning out of nowhere and causing major issues, police randomly crashing into vehicle during driving games. Also having issues with progress not saving/loading - when I fail a mission but load the most recent save the version loaded is much older than expected. I expected much better than this.
2024-11-11
What has happened?
Used to work fine but has become ridiculously glitchy. Traffic is insane and will spawn out of nowhere causing you to frequently crash in driving missions, some police keep shooting at you after you lose your wanted level and the save icon doesn’t appear in places where it’s supposed to - I just bought a property in order to be able to save closer to missions but the icon just doesn’t appear in the property, making it a complete waste. I really do t understand what’s happened because the game used to work perfectly fine
2024-05-14
Charlie Brown
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas holds a special place in my heart as one of my all-time favorite childhood games. Having it now on my iPhone is an absolute game-changer! Whether it's during breaks at work or whenever boredom strikes, diving into the world of San Andreas never fails to bring back waves of nostalgia and excitement. The seamless transition to mobile gameplay has only enhanced the experience, and I'm grateful to have had it on my phone for years now. It's a timeless classic that continues to provide endless entertainment wherever I go.
2024-04-26
Still broken
Rockstar have broken this game. It no longer works with a controller-you can’t select the map at all as the ‘select’ button doesn’t work. The controls were fine (triggers to accelerate and brake) until 2 updates ago, but have now reverted to X to accelerate with no option to change it. They have essentially removed functionality and controller support for no reason (other than making the game unplayable to force you to upgrade to the ‘definitive edition.’ I won’t buy any more Rockstar games as they seem to be able to remove functionality from a game you pay full price for on a whim. I have tried filling out a ‘ticket’ on their website, contacting them directly and even contacting Apple, but to no avail. I am not the only one to have this problem but Rockstar obviously couldn’t care less about loyal customers who have purchased their games for many years across many systems. I’m so disappointed.
2024-04-18
Please fix, Xbox Controller comparability.
So there has been an update to the controller compatibility and it’s broken the use of the Xbox controller Bluetooth compatibility on IOS, I am using an Xbox one controller and I have noticed a few things have stopped working since a recent update, opening the map you can’t press “Select” because there is no select button on an Xbox controller and pressing the same little button doesn’t do anything, the old controller layout was perfect where you could press Y or Triangle to open the map in the menu, it’s also not nice playing with your old controller layout, then mid way through having to get used to your new layout that doesn’t function with my controller. This is an issue I’d only assume this is across the Xbox one controller board, you guys should make it so your game recognises what controller is being used, call of duty has that input, why can’t you? I get that it’s a new game maybe and things are being tested etc but it can unfortunately make the game unplayable and it’s a shame because I played GTA SA when I was a kid on the PS2 and so far the game has been perfect for me till now. Please fix the settings menu for more controller compatibility for my good old memories needs!!!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😢😢
2024-04-03
MixTape doesn’t work.
And crash’s on iPad pro 6gen. I’ve made a playlist on my music library labelled as it says in audio settings in the game, and it does the spinning wheel at beginning of startup load up the game but crash’s nearly to when loading is nearly done. but when i go into audio before i load the game in mixtape nothing’s playing even i’ve got everything turned on in privacy for gta for music and labelled to. Could be a bug problem maybe.
2022-05-01
I like this game cos
You can run people over and shoot people and push people off tall things and blow people up and you can run people over even more and shoot, push and blow people up even more as well.
And there’s naughty words in it which is funny and as well as all that you can change your shoes.
Call Of Duty is a bit rubbish now. It’s the same each year and is a bit boring.
Now, if you want a good game, Tetris is awesome. But you can’t run people over in Tetris…..so actually, Tetris is rubbish.
I am having steak and chips for dinner.
Steak comes from a cow. Don’t try and run cows over though. They are VERY big and will likely damage your car.
Unless you are riding a bike. Don’t run cows over if you are riding a bike.
Bye, love you lots XX
2022-01-31
Broken Mess
I started playing San Andrea’s on an iPhone XR using the Microsoft Backbone One.
The controller worked great and reminded me of my days playing on Xbox.
The game however is fundamentally broken in numerous ways.
Most significantly, the map cursor is trapped in the leftmost half of the map, unable to place waypoints or even view much of the right side of the map, which is where Los Santos is located.
Cutscenes load broken actors, with many NPCs loaded in T-Pose in the background before their role, or they freeze in place once their lines are over.
I saved my progress to one of the empty cloud slots which I assumed is on Rockstar Games (I am signed into Rockstar Games Social Club) verified that it’d saved, then deleted the app and reinstalled, hoping to fix the aforementioned glitches.
Once re-downloaded I signed back into RGSC, and went to load my cloud save only to discover that the save didn’t exist.
I have now lost my progress of roughly a week.
I can’t remedy this situation myself as there is no built in features for managing save data, even through Files or from a Mac.
If i’d bought this app recently then I’d almost certainly be asking for a refund.
I’d rather a functional game, however.
2021-11-13
Good, But…
This game is amazing, but it’s missing something. CHEATS. Cheats are one of the best part of grand theft auto games, and this goes for gta 3 and vice city mobile too. It would be GREAT if the mobile trilogy all got updates for their respective cheats. I’ve watched videos of gta cheats, San Andreas in particular, and those cheats are the BEST CHEATS I have EVER seen in games EVER. There NEEDS to be an update adding cheats. And yes, I KNOW you can use a wireless keyboard, but I think those cheats should be accessible to EVERYONE. Maybe a tab in the pause menu where you can type in all the cheats from the original game for PS2. Developers, PLEASE take action on this idea. It’ll make this game a MILLION TIMES BETTER. Thank you.
2021-08-31
GREAT GAME
I known GTA San Andreas for all my life, but I now decided to get it on my phone, it’s honestly amazing. The game itself is a great game
Though there is only some Problems, when I try to enter a mission, it just crashes and this isn’t the first time it crashed. I don’t know what to do and I lost all my progress. Please fix this issue. Thanks
I’m currently around 15 missions in I think from counting. I will come and edit back once I beat the game and tell you how the game it for more information
2021-07-01
Simply the Best App Store Game and Worth Every Penny
It really is. Sorry to hear people are having glitch problems. I’m playing it on a 4th gen iPad Air. Smooth and slick. Played through once and just started again. Last time I played this game was a few years back on Xbox 360. Thought it was awesome then but it really is an even more enjoyable experience on tablet. Thoroughly enjoyed Vice City on iPad too and can’t wait for the release of the rest of the titles.
2021-06-07
Best game ever 5 stars
I’ve completed this game so many times on so many devices (Ps2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS4, PC) and now I’m going to try complete it on mobile (which will be a challenge) but the game is so fun loads to do! Would be awesome if they added or updated the game because I know this game inside out and I’m sure many others do, or maybe rockstar could remaster or even bring our GTA SA stories which we never got :’( end of the day this is probably the best mobile game out there:)
update: Completed the game I loved playing it on the phone, I would love if rockstar updated this game like make sweet recruitable, or even make all main characters recruitable, let grove street families take over all city’s, but amazing rockstar thank you for this game❤️
2021-04-17
Disappointing
I don't know whether it's the quality of the game or the fact I'm using an iPhone 5 but I often find the overall responsiveness of the game poor, and simple, basic settings like graphics quality, visual and audio preferences are missing, which is a shame because the actual storyline is really good, hopefully in the future rockstar will try to improve the compatibility with older versions of iOS and newer PC versions which apparently have similar problems.
2021-01-14
The game is good but I wish it can have less GB
I love sa I use to play this on the ps2 and I bought for the ps3 and PS4 I reached 100% but however I’m addicted to this game on my phone and it’s annoying that the fact it’s over 2GB wish makes it harder since I download too many apps and now or again I have to offload this app and it would be way better if it wasn’t that much to Download
2020-11-13
A better experience than the original (if you have a controller)
Decided to give this a try on my iPhone 12 after I heard that you can now connect your DualShock 4 controller for supported games. The game runs wonderfully on the 12 and looks a hell of a lot better than the original. My minor gripe would be that you can’t switch targets or manually aim (without auto locking on to the first person you see) with the controller and have to tap the screen to lock on to something else. I’ve spent roughly 3-4 hours on the game and I have no other complaints. Massively recommend if you have a PS4 or Xbone controller to use
2020-10-25
Fantastic
Playing this game is really fun. You don’t need WiFi to play it, you can play it anywhere. Graphics are actually pretty good for a mobile game and on top of that it’s free! When you fail missions, the game gives you an option to restart unlike on console. Overall I recommend this game to all. Especially if you haven’t tried it out.
2020-08-15
Can’t complete the game!
I loved this game on PlayStation, finding it on the App Store I thought this would be my chance to finally complete the game! I was so wrong... I had a few days where I wasn’t able to save the game as the floppy discs had disappeared from everywhere where they were meant to be but they finally reappeared and I was able to save my progress. However, I have just sat down to finally complete the game and upon loading the game it’s now back at the start... I gave up and deleted the app! Unless you want to waste many days on missions for it to just restart near completion DO NOT BOTHER!
2020-07-16
Awesome game... Just one little thing
I played this on ps2 years ago so I decided to give it a try on my iPhone. I played this game with the dueshock PS4 controller connected and I was amazed how well it worked. I highly recommend everyone playing with a controller for the best experience when playing. The graphics are really good if not better then the ps2 version.... BUT if there’s one suggestion I could ask its for the game to recognise what controller I’m using or be able to set custom keybinds
Over all really worth the buy👍
2020-07-14
GTA: SA
Nostalgic! The controls are a little strange at first, and it would be wrong to expect the responsiveness from a console controller, however the fact that this game is now on our own personal little devices in our pockets is quite incredible!
I would love to have a menu in game from which cheats could be activated, for that ultimate nostalgic feel, after all, who DIDNT play with cheats either during the story, or after the story?!
2020-07-13
Brilliant
This game passed me by the first time around. I played all the GTAs before this one and loved them, but for some reason I never picked this one up.
It is brilliant to play on the iPad. In have only ever used a PS4 controller, the touch screen controls seem a bit difficult, but it works perfectly with the controller.
A few tiny little glitches which I think can definitely be forgiven:
Occasionally I cannot get to the start menu or map so have to save it and kill the app and reopen it.
All of the button prompts onscreen are Xbox prompts so I have to translate them in my mind
I can’t go up or down any ladders (but apparently this may be true of all versions?)
Really good game and it’s great to be able to play such a large map, free to roam, game on the go.
2020-07-05
Great! But a little bit of crashes
It’s amazing but When I try to load in it’s just crashes and kicks me out well that’s how I say it lol since I’m on iOS it’s a bit hard especially the races those are super hard would you mind making it easier anyways when I load in san ferieo I dunno how you spell it but when I spawn in the hospital it just crashes gosh so frustrating anyway BUT ITS AMAZINGGGGGGG WOO hope you read this and decide to help thank you!
2020-05-28
A great game - with some MAJOR set backs!
So, I’ve actually really really enjoyed a lot of things about playing San Andreas via iPad - the controls are pretty easy once you get used to them (and tweak the sensitivity a little), and the missions can be tricky and time consuming (but possible) so I consider it to be extremely good value for money in this sense...
However, after less than a month of having installed the app, I have had to reinstall it twice (and start an entirely new game) because of infuriating glitches.
First, the game would simply load and crash - after an error message every time I tried log in to the social club account so I could save my progress online in case this happened! I restarted the app & my iPad to no avail, but I hadn’t got too far in my save at this point so I begrudgingly reinstalled the app and started all over again.
Now, the game loads without crashing, kind of, but every time I open the app CJ is sort of falling through blank space in the desert (where I last was in the game) but the locations keep changing in the bottom right of the screen and the map doesn’t show any locations at all. Have done the same restarting everything nonsense again, with no luck again...
I’m now in a position where I will probably have to scrap all my progress up till this point to reinstall the app for the second time, but to be perfectly honest I’m so angry right now I’m even sure if the game is worth this hassle, not to mention the possibility of me smashing my iPad in pure rage by starting again and this happening for the third time.
If this game didn’t screw up this badly, it would hands down be the best £7 I’d ever spent. Such a shame 🙃
2020-04-20
All food shops bugged
Whenever you take CJ to Cluckin Bell or Burger shot the screen goes black with with the title of the venue at the bottom right screen, I cannot play no more because I can hear CJ’s feet moving when you control him but it is still a dark screen with the venue title. The only way to go back to playing is to reload my save. How can I play if all the food shops are not patched? And also when it’s stuck on the loading screen I swipe my phone down to pause it but when I unpaused the game I was stuck in the same way as if Desmond would be if he was loading running around in complete nothingness. Please find a way to stop this inconvenience please, this is supposed to be a legendary game.
2020-03-19
Constantly Crashes
The fact I payed £5.99 for this game has me shocked. It was so good and really enjoyed it and I got really far with the missions etc and saved my game multiple times, then my game kept crashing and wouldn’t load on my iPhone. I then made an executive decision to delete the app and try and reinstall it to see if it would work and it did but all my game data had deleted and it’s put me all the way back to the beginning and I want a refund or for this issue to be resolved. I’ve only had the app a few days
2020-02-24
Incredible but damaged in places
Still an amazing game and incredible that the whole thing is available on a handheld device, truly worth the price...
but the flying controls are beyond abysmal.
Honestly some of the most frustrating moments I’ve ever had in a game. Making people fly the jet in race missions to 100% the game is sadistic. There’s no learning curve to it, just coping strategies and absolutely worth losing a star for an otherwise 5 star game. I feel sorry for the sofa cushions I keep throttling in anger.
They don’t deserve it.
2020-02-19
Mobile port could be best version of game
I first bought this game/app a while back but could never get into the touch controls. Now that iOS has controller support I am starting to think that this version of the game is one of the best.
Except from 1 or 2 minor glitches this game runs perfectly on a mobile device (I used 7+).
I find the smaller screen size benefits the games graphics a lot, especially when considering the refreshing fact you can now use any current mainstream controller on your iOS device.
I never got to play this game properly as I wasn't allowed GTA until I was 13 yet now Ive played it on mobile I think it is in my top ten games of all time.
Also a lot of great mechanics which I haven't seen in a R* game since such as gang recruiting & territories.
My only request would be to add controller input for cheats and changing cameras while in vehicles.
2019-11-29
Just as good as the first time
I absolutely love the GTA series and thought the phone port would be shocking but after spending a little time with it it’s come over quite well definitely not perfect but I was pleasantly surprised can’t wait to get back into it properly and with it being on mobile it’s never been more accessible definitely worth a buy if you love GTA or are new to it
2019-11-24
The hood is mine...
...after 6 long years of tears, tantrums and frustration with longs gaps of not playing I overcame all difficulties and got to the end of the line and then repeated the game again and completed it in just a couple of months with gaps of having to go to work in between. This is my favourite iOS game of all time. None of the other GTA games on IOS compare to the smooth controls and scope that SA gives. I want, DEMAND GTA 5 or a SA sequel with my man Carl. I am playing through it again.
2019-10-24
Amazing game, blast from the past
Amazing game, blast from the past, occasionally keeps crashing though which is annoying as it keeps bouncing me back to an auto save which is frustrating after getting new weapons and money and then end up losing it due to it crashing, needs sorting as I paid £6.99 for it, might not sound a lot but when you’re paying with real money for a product you expect it to be fully operational..
Putting that aside the game is astonishing, just as good as it was the day of the original release!
2019-10-05
Gta San Andreas
I have played this game on ps2 when it came out I played it on PS4. They were both Amazing experiences. But this was so good on the iPhone 6. The graphics were so good the gameplay was amazing. It’s very easy to pick up the controls I recommend you get this. Note:this might run slow for the iPhone 4 just to let you know so play it on iPhone 6. Thank you for adding a mobile version for gta San Andreas.
2019-08-05
Nostalgia from PS3 but...
This game honestly is a good throwback from ps3 when my dad bought me GTA sa on it and it was exactly how i remembered the game:not bad graphics, cool cars, simple but fun missions, etc and I remember just not doing any missions but try a steal a nice car in the city!!
Reason I didn’t give it a 5 star is because whenever I start to play the game by clicking ‘resume game’ when I log back it instantly crashes and takes me to home screen.
I am using iPad 6th gen.
Thank you for being a very fun and simple game we can alll remember!
2019-05-08
Massive traffic glitches and freezes after the latest update !
Although the instructions on how to proceed with the game progress after the latest progress have been strictly followed, I experience massive traffic glitches - no matter what the traffic settings are (light/classic/heavy), all the surround cars drive at supersonic speed, appear spontaneously right into your vehicle, collide with each other massively, going backwards, which makes gaming nearly impossible! The game seems to be much heavier for the my iPhone 5 operative memory as there are occasional freezes during the game too (there is plenty of free space on my device, other heavy games play well).
Neither traffic glitches, nor freezes were experienced before the latest update!!!
Please release a fix to the said bugs asap, or please let me know how to revert back to the previous version which worked perfectly well.
Thank you.
2019-03-15
Update social club✅
I really enjoy playing this game, graphics are amazing, missions are beyond any other games’. However I would like to bring to your attention that social club needs some sort of update as I have completed half of the game or maybe even more but I had to delete the app due to it glitching and re-installed it thinking social club will work but it always crashes. Can this please be fixed as I now have to start again due to this.
2019-02-12
Doesn’t port well
The driving is just awful. The analog stick is totally unresponsive, missions like the driving school were hard enough on PS4 with a proper controller on this it is impossible. Made it to San Francisco now stuck with 4 different mission routes. I am stuck simply because the touch screen controls make it so I cannot do any 4 of the missions I need to advance. On one I am expected to drive behind 4 bikes and “grab” packages off them - except the touch screen is so unresponsive this is impossible - for some reason the package grab button is above the analog stick so you can either direct the bike or perform the task but you can’t do both at the same time. Drive bys are also basically impossible too for this reason as you either accelerate or drive, I don’t have three hands so I can’t accelerate, drive and shoot at the same time. The targeting system for shooting with a touch screen makes this game worse than the Vice City port, it hinders rather than helps. The racing missions take hours because the driving controls are awful. Because the analog stick only appears when you touch the screen it can take forever to activate it.
This used to be one of my favourite games of all time but they have managed to ruin it for me.
2018-12-06
Best game out there
I have had this game on my iPhone now for years. I have completed it twice and yet I still love to play this game. How this is not 5 stars I have no idea. Firstly you pay once to download and that’s it ! No ads, no collecting cards and no in apt purchases, just download and play. The game is so detailed with days if not weeks of game time, roaming the the three cities and the other landscapes. The 100odd game missions and other side missions you’ll be hooked for hours.
please GTA release another ASAP
2018-11-03
Flawless.
I couldn’t label this anything more than a flawless, mobile version of my childhood. San Andreas, for most people like myself was hours, days, weeks and years spent driving, killing, shooting, completing non-stop FUN! But to be able to completely enjoy this experience on-the-go is something I cannot thank fellow developer and designers for creating. A brilliant AAA+ experience for any GTA fan. Thank you!
2018-09-24
San Andreas
I bought the Trilogy with 3 GTA games inside and they’re very entertaining. I used to play these games on the PS2 time ago and knowing you can replay these games on an up to date device is really good. Worth the money, however there is one issue, the app does close itself randomly which can be annoying especially if you’re in a mission. If this was sorted then it’d definitely be given a 5 star rating.
2018-07-27
Amazing Mobile phone Port
A game still as fantastic and enjoyable since it’s release on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004, it’s amazing to think that a game like this can be played on a mobile phone, would never of thought that would be possible until now. Controls work well on the iPhone but the downside is your PlayStation or Xbox cheat codes will not work meaning you have to play the game the hard old school way, Graphics are cleaned up and you can now see more attention to detail in game a definite must have game for anyone
2018-05-26
Crashing issues spoil what’s one of the best apps ever
Always was an amazing game and a godsend for a recent long flight to Hong Kong and on tube journeys. Loved the recent update to make full use of the iPhone X screen but why does it still crash all the time? Frustrating when you’ve finally completed one of those really annoying missions and it crashes when you’re on your way to a safe house to save your progress. Grrrr!
2018-05-20
Awesome but bugs need fixing
I have this game on my iPhone X on the latest iOS. I have taken over territories but the game all of a sudden crashes and I have to take over territories again. It gets frustrating and not acceptable for a paid game. Apart from that I thought the controls were a bit crappy but they can be adjusted and don’t forget we are limited to our device’s functionality. I could play for hours if it weren’t for the morale drop and loss of momentum having to continuously redo everything then drive miles to manual save. Amazing experience other than that.
2018-04-19
Amazing.
GTA SA for the PS2 was one of my first ever experiences with gaming, so there might be a bias, however such a vast and amazing game on a PHONE is just the best idea ever. I wasn’t a fan of the graphics, they made everything shiny and reflective, but the core game is still there. All of the gun and vehicle spawns I remember are there, the map hasn’t changed one bit and its San Andreas as I remember it. The controls are a bit hard to get used to at first but begin to feel natural as you adjust them in the settings. Minigames such as working out at gyms have been adapted for mobile use. Even though everything now is disturbingly shiny, it’s still San Andreas.
2018-04-04
Better than the original!
This game is amazing, I played it on PS2 back in the day PS3 when it was ported to that and XBox just because! Now from what I can tell they’ve not added anything however they have removed cheats for this port so don’t get your hopes up for the jet pack!
On a technical front the textures look okay, I can’t tell if they’ve made them a higher res but they’ve definitely altered the material properties for just about everything! Most things in game have a nice shine to them (including fabrics for some reason) but I guess it creates that illusion of HDness. The game runs without issue on the IPhone 6 however I wouldn’t recommend buying for the smaller IPhone 5 or 4 simply due to the screen size, and the controls being a little bit close together.
I have to say if you can look past the bad acting, you’ll love this game.
Note: for some reason pool still breaks, ever since PS2 I’ve never been able to finish a game of pool with ai as it pauses half way through and I can’t continue
2018-03-08
Unlimited Fun in an Open World
My first experience of GTA was GTA IV on the Xbox with Nico Bellic. I remember thinking that it was (at the time) just the most fun game ever...it ticked all the boxes, with storyline missions, side quests, a good story & importantly HOURS (days!) of game play.
Anyway, I’ve been without the Xbox for some years and missed the experience; I never thought GTA would transfer onto the phone but I decided to give it a shot a few weeks ago. I was NOT disappointed with this. Playing as CJ and manoeuvring out of the ghetto, with the usual mix of bent cops, shady types, treacherous allies...it’s just brilliant. The three different cities on the map, the variety of vehicles (the flight! Though I can’t say I love the plane missions!)...it’s just so rich, so fun & so engaging. I’m in a second play through now and have found things I didn’t the first time.
Easily 5* - I wish the other GTAs available were as good as this one!
2018-03-02
Just like I remembered
I loved this universe the first time around on PS2 and spent countless hours exploring the towns, wastes and secret locations it had to offer. I recently bought this for my PS3 via the store but the graphics don’t hold up as well on a 65inch 4K TV so I was a little bit disappointed. But, on my iPad - wow, this looks perfect. The controls feel a bit clunky sometimes but who cares, this is everything I remembered and has proved a great travel companion on my commute and on the plane. If you enjoyed this game first time around and plan on buying for iPad, don’t hesitate! Grove Street for life.
2018-01-20
Works brilliantly with the IPhone 7 Plus
Great game, brings back so many memories. Still getting used to the controls they are different as compared to playing it on the Ps2! No issues with it so far only just started playing properly. Would recommend to those who need to kill time or so! Overall great game integrated with the iPhone (7 Plus).
2017-11-20
BAD!! Poor iOS11/iPhoneX compatibility
After just upgrading my iPhone from 7+ to iPhone X 64Gb, I thought I would add this classic GTA game. This worked fine on my previous iPhone and iPad. However, I tried signing into the ROCKSTAR SOCIAL CLUB with my known user details to no avail. I even reset my password twice via email link yet ‘Sign In Fail’. It also crashes if I choose to SKIP login.
Since the iPhone X launch there appears to have been a couple of updates to this game. Yet, they obviously haven’t checked to see if the iCloud saving facility is working and that it properly works.
If you’ve bought this game already then wait for an update. If you haven’t I would avoid it until these bugs have been sorted.
2017-08-22
Waste of money!
Was really enjoying the game, until I've had the same issue that so many others have had, crashes on loading up. It's annoying you spend money on the game, and even tho there has been so many people with this crashing issue rock star can't be bothered to fix this issue.. anyone know where you can get a refund?!