A Windows program with an iPad-shaped interface is not necessarily an iOS emulator. The original article confused a simulated interface with the ability to install and run arbitrary App Store applications. That promise has been removed.
Check what the application actually supports#
Look for a Windows release or a web version from the app's developer. If neither exists, do not assume that a download labeled an “iOS simulator for PC” can run the iPhone app you need.
Apple's development simulator is part of the Xcode workflow on a Mac. It runs suitable development builds; it is not a general App Store installed on Windows. See Apple's simulated-device documentation.
A Mac is a different case#
Some iPhone and iPad apps are available on compatible Apple-silicon Macs, subject to the app developer's availability choices. Apple's iOS apps on macOS documentation describes that environment. It does not establish Windows compatibility.
Remote access to a device and streaming an app are also different from running its code locally. Confirm which arrangement a service offers before paying or entering account credentials. For Android, desktop emulation has a different set of options and limitations.
